1. DIGITAL LITERACY + RESEARCH HTTP://TINYURL.COM/RESEARCHCCSS HTTP://TINYURL.COM/RESEARCHCCSS Serena McKinney– Ed Tech TOSA

2. IF IT’S ON THE INTERNET, IT HAS TO BE TRUE…

3. WHY EVALUATE? "The problem with quotes found on the internet is that they are not always accurate." - Abraham Lincoln Slide from Lee Olney, Venado MS- 2013

4. YAHOO ANSWERS IS LEGIT, RIGHT?

5. A GREAT STARTING POINT – WIKIPEDIA.COM

6. SOURCE CREDIBILITY

7. USE YOUR SITE RESOURCES

8. CCSS- CONNECTION Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. 8 th Grade Writing Standard- CCSS

9. DIGITAL LITERACY - BASIC LESSON OUTLINE *Purpose is to change the conversation and change the lens of the student* 1) Give Digital Literacy Quiz 2) Grade in class and take an informal “level of savviness” poll 3) Review good, okay, poor examples from Website Evaluation Guide 4) Go over Digital Literacy Practice directions, break up into groups and walk the room. 5) Review the practice in class and talk about the WHY as a whole class 6) Move into research right away- timing is everything

10. POST LESSON AH-HA’S “No, you can’t use that source! It doesn’t have an author.” “This website has an ad for sunglasses on it, do you think it is the best one to use?” “I can’t find anything about when this was last updated, so it’s probably not that current, huh?”

11. RESOURCES OWL Purdue Writing Lab- Evaluating Sources Overview https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/01/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/01/ Using effective search terms- Google Lesson Plans http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/lessons.html http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/lessons.html 8 Th Grade Lesson Plan by Serena McKinney: https://drive.google.com/a/iusd.org/#folders/0B9i6dPbIOKPpaW5XMFlIdkc3Q1U https://drive.google.com/a/iusd.org/#folders/0B9i6dPbIOKPpaW5XMFlIdkc3Q1U NoodleTools Tutorial by Serena McKinney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIvDTKstzY8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIvDTKstzY8 Caitlin Tucker- 10 th Grade ELA Teacher- Digital Credibility GoogleForm http://catlintucker.com/2013/06/common-core-evaluating-research-credibility/ http://catlintucker.com/2013/06/common-core-evaluating-research-credibility/