Brief Description

This activity helps students evaluate the Internet. They take a pre- and post- test to see how much they know and learn from the lesson. The students produce an article about an obscure town that contains facts and believable fiction. Peers will try to determine which parts of the article are fictions. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 2.

Standards and Frameworks

Technology Standards

• 2T-P3: Demonstrate legal and ethical behaviors among peers, family, and community regarding the use of technology and information

• STANDARD 2: Writing

Students effectively use written language for a variety of purposes and with a variety of
audiences.

Academic

• Students will create an article about a town, putting in believable fiction.
• Students will evaluate papers of their peers.

• Students will learn how to evaluate the Internet

• Students need to be able to type a URL
• Students need to be able to research the Internet

• Pre-test
• Post-test
• Computer with access to the Internet

Reach/gifted students: These students can use their knowledge and creativity in the article.

SEI (Sheltered English Immersion) students: Teacher will read through the handout and explain the pre- and post tests for all students at the beginning of the lesson. These students could be paired with another student or be asked to write less. Directions could be put on tape for the student to listen to.

Special Education Students:  Teacher will read through the handout and explain the pre- and post tests for all students at the beginning of the lesson. These students can sit next to or be grouped with strong readers. They can dictate their article for some one else to type. Directions could be put on tape for the student to listen to.

Procedures

• Students will do the pre-test
• Students will follow the directions in the handout.
• Students will evaluate someone else’s article to determine which information is fiction.
• Students will take the post-test

• Comparison of pre and post tests