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More interesting yet bogus sites. Victorian Robots http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/ The dangers of dihydrogen monoxide http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html School Information Technology Discussion <[log in to unmask]> on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 8:33 AM -0500 wrote: >As part of my middle school curriculum, students develop Internet literacy >and learn how to "read" Websites. Part of this involves examining sites >and >analyzing them for accuracy, validity and intent (of the site). I'm now >looking for more sites which may appear legitimate but are actually (in >the >words of the students) "fake." Students learn how to use Snopes, Museum >of >Hoaxes and other sites to verify the information the see, but finding good >(and appropriate, and virus free) sites to examine is time consuming. > >Here are examples which I've already used: > >http://www.thedogisland.com/ where dogs can run free as nature >intended > >http://www.bambooturtle.us/NationalCryptozoologic.html home of the >Rock >Nest Monster > >http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ where you'll find the Pacific >Northwest >tree octopus > >http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html which examines >California's >threatened Velcro crop > >http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/ because dehydrated water would be >sooo much more convenient > >I also use some sites which appear to be filled with inaccurate or >fantastic >content but which are quite legitimate. Such as http://www.dinofish.com/ > > which tracks the rediscovery of coelacanths in the word's seas and >oceans. > >Lastly, we also look at sites which contain more than a grain of truth, >such >as http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/sep/25/usa.theobserver which, >despite the crazy headline, features accurate information about the use of >dolphins in the military. We also look at http://www.athletes.com/ a >URL that's been around for a long time but which doesn't seem to have a >clear purpose or good design (at first). > >Now I'm looking for more examples, to help assess whether or not students >are able to determine accuracy and validity of what they read on the Web. > >Suggestions? > Bob Sargent Technology Coordinator Waits River Valley School