Credible Sources Analysis Activities - Media Literacy Unit - Conducting Research
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Help students select analyze and select credible sources while conducting online research! Locating reliable sources and evaluating websites are essential digital literacy research skills. Now, more than ever, students need to know how to analyze what they read and view online for accuracy, credibility, and bias.
This digital resource benefits students by teaching them to independently navigate online research effectively and efficiently!
Your purchase will include a lesson plan for grades 6th-10th with materials on how to independently evaluate digital resources. Implementation will take 3 days to complete.
Introduction to Credible Sources
Links to 3 high-interest website evaluation videos serve as an engaging supplement or introduction to this credible sources mini-unit! Introduce website evaluation with the 30 Credible Sources Slides featuring the following topics:
✅ Conducting Online Research Step-By-Step
✅Utilizing Effective Keyword Searches for Relevant Results
✅The Right and Wrong Way to Use Wikipedia for Research
✅Examining Website Domains for Publication Information
✅Identifying Author's Purpose and Analyzing Content for Bias
✅The Significance of Publication Dates and Last Updates
✅Unreliable Content Red Flag Indicators and Warning Signs
✅Evaluating Digital Resources for Accuracy, Credibility, and Support
The Credible Sources Student Handout will hold your students accountable as they answer questions based on the effective research skills slides presentation.
Website Evaluation Application Activity
Put their knowledge to the test with an engaging website evaluation activity. Implementation and access are easy with this mini unit's Credible Sources Google Site!
Are Google Sites blocked for your students? Just use the Website Evaluation handouts instead! The same information and activity links can be accessed from both.
Students will choose two websites on the same topic (six topic options are available.) No matter what topic is selected, one of the sites is biased or a hoax site. The second site is considered a credible source!
The Website Evaluation Chart with Guiding Prompts will ensure that students provide support for their website analysis!
This research skills mini-unit includes the following materials:
- Links to 3 engaging website evaluation videos as an introduction option
- 30 Modern Credible Sources Google Slides
- Credible Sources Presentation Questions with a Teacher's Answer Key
- Access to a Credible Sources Google Site for easy implementation
- Optional Website Evaluation handouts (for schools blocking Google sites)
- Website Evaluation Activity with 12 resource links for application
- Website Evaluation Charts Graphic Organizers with guiding prompts
- Website Evaluation Charts Answer Key
- Directions on downloading files for Microsoft Office compatibility
- PDF Teacher's Guide with Google Drive resource links, implementation tips, and pacing guide
- Free BONUS Resource - 20 Research Task Cards with implementation ideas
A complete pacing guide, all resource links, teacher notes, and answer keys for all handouts and activities are included!
See what other teachers like you are saying about this resource!
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Martisol C. says, "This was an awesome resource. It was an easier way for students to look for credible sources."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Joy Lements says, "I think my students just weren't completely invested in doing this when I taught them during a research unit. Now that there has been significant cases of "fake news" being seen on social media and mainstream media, we have revisited this material with a new perspective."
This resource is ©Teen Tech University and includes a license for your classroom use.
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