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From: Voni Rivas [mailto:voni.rivas@cache.k12.ut.us] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 7:15 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: HITS: FAKE WEB SITES

 

WOW I got a lot!   This is SO AWESOME!!!   I thought I would go through and
cut out the duplicates. but so many asked for the list soon, I decided I
better just copy & paste the things people sent me. I'm so swamped with the
last week of school. I'll do a better job of editing later if you want me
to. (Let me know)   Thanks to everyone. (can one send an attachment to
LM_NET?)

Someone sent a powerpoint. wonder if they would mind if I shared that. but
can one even send an attachment?  The following list is in reverse order of
what I received.  I deleted names & requests for hits and extra stuff, but
left in what was said about their lesson or ??? (I decided that would be
useful to me)  There were a couple of attachments I couldn't open.

You all are so great to send so many things so fast!  I'll be looking at
these all summer!  Thanks, thanks, thanks...!!!!!!

If I get more, I'll pass them on too.

 

Hi Voni,
I just did a huge lesson on bogus sites, Internet searching, and website
evaluations. I used the Google Game from School Library Journal. I attached
a list of the sites I used (except the bread site). 

Have fun!
Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie

http://zapatopi.net/afdb/ 

 

Buy Dehydrated Water

http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/faq.htm 

 

Tree Octopus

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ 

 

Velcro Crop

http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html 

 

Save The Rennets

http://www.savetherennets.com/ 

 

Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division

http://www.dhmo.org/ 

 

Dangers of Bread

http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/bread.html 

 

Dog Island

http://www.thedogisland.com/index.html 

 

Giant Palouse Worm

http://www.palouseprairie.org/invertebrates/palouseworm.html 

 

 

http://www.norid.no/domenenavnbaser/domreg.html?sort=name

domain name registries across the world

 

Canada .ca

Australia .au

United States .us

France .fr

United kingdom .uk or .gb 

China .cn

 

http://www3.widener.edu/Academics/Libraries/Wolfgram_Memorial_Library/Evalua
te_Web_Pages/Actual_Web_Pages_as_Examples/5722/ 

Evaluation pages

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Here are two websites that I was given that are not real:

http://zapatopi.net <http://zapatopi.net/>  - for the tree octopus

 

www.dhmo.org - for a substance known as dihydrogen monoxide

 

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Here is a link to several of the fake web pages--you will have to scroll
down a little to get to them.  I used these with my students too.

 

http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/teachers/searchtools.asp#Fake_Websites_to_Use

 

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I love the Mankato, MN bogus site, probably because I went to school there
and lived close by; the Velcro crop is another.  I also like the Pacific
Northwest Tree frog site.  ALl three work well with 6th grade.  At first
they are very laid back and savy, and then there is an "AH" moment and
giggles. 


http://www.mckenziehighschool.org/mhs/bogus.htm

 

---------------------- WEBSITES

 

Websites can be tricky to decipher.  You want to make sure that it presents
you with accurate information.  We will evaluate the following websites to
determine their validity.

 

1.    http://city-mankato.us/

Where is Mankato?  

What is the current temperature?

What tourist activities are available?

Is the map correct?

2.      http://www.fvza.org/

When did this agency start?

Can you find any reference to it on any government website?

 

3.    http://www.umbachconsulting.com/miscellany/velcro.html

How is Velcro made?

Is it possible that weather could effect its production?

 

4.    http://www.dhmo.org/

 

What is dihydrogen monoxide?

Should it be banned?

 

5.    http://zapatopi.net/afdb/

 

Can aluminum foil protect your brain from electromagnetic psychotronic mind
control?

 

6.    http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm

 

7.  http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

 

Can a tree octopus survive?

Are the pictures legitimate?

 

I hope you can open the attached file. I developed the Webquest for a course
I took. There is a list of fake websites. My favorite is the Federal Vampire
and Zombie Agency www.fvza.org. Gotta trust our government to keep us safe
from all the vampires and zombies running around. Also students get a kick
out of the Dyhydrogen monoxide website. 

Good Luck!

Introduction

You will be writing a research paper sometime this year. Not all information
sources are going to be valid. You can't rely on Google, Dogpile, AltaVista,
etc. for all your information needs. Even Wikipedia isn't always a reliable
resource. To find the "good" information that you need for your papers you
need to develop a set of criteria to judge the websites that you find. This
WebQuest is designed to help you do that.

 

 

WebQuest Task

 

Your task is to develop a resource(handout, index card, poster, etc.) that
your classmates can use in the media center or at home to help them evaluate
Internet resources on their own.

 

WebQuest Process

 

1.      The first step is to get organized into groups of three. You will be
working with the students on either side of you.

 

2.      Then your groups will examine web sites that explain what to look
for in quality web sites. Is it a good web site to use or has someone put it
up as a hoax? Look at three or four of the following sites.

 

Criteria for Web Site Evaluation:
http://www.lib.unich.edu/ugl/guides/evaluate

Evaluation Wizard: http://wizard.imsa.edu/evaluate

Quality Information ChecKlist: http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm

Kathy Schrock's Guide:
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/evalmidd.html

Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools:
http://www.library.conrell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html

How to Evaluate a Web Page:
http://manta.library.colostate.edu/howto/evalweb.html

 

3.      Take notes as you read through the web site. Make a list of the
criteria that you find. What things are listed as important? What questions
should you be able to answer about quality information sites? Is there a
checklist or chart provided?

 

4.      In your groups compare the notes you have taken. Develop a list of
at least 5 questions you need to answer to evaluate a web site. (Your list
can have more than 5 questions to answer.)

 

 

5.      Now take your group's master list and use it to evaluate a web site.
Select a web site from the list below.

 

Federal Vampire & Zombie Agency: http://www.fvza.org <http://www.fvza.org/> 

Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division: http://www.dhmo.org
<http://www.dhmo.org/> 

The Twinkies Project: http://www.twinkiesproject.com
<http://www.twinkiesproject.com/> 

The Jackalope Conspiracy: http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm

California's Velcro Crop: http://home.inreach.com/Kumbach/velcro.html

Buy an Ancestor Online: http://www.fulkerson.org/ancestors/buyfix.html

Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches: http://www.pmichaud.com/toast

6.      Evaluate your list. Did it help you? Do you need to change it by
adding or removing anything? Work on making any necessary changes in your
group.

 

7.      Now select a site from the list below. In your groups use your
revised master list to evaluate the web site. Discuss whether you would use
the site for a research paper or project.

 

Facts about the Civil War
http://www.idiotica.rom/cranium/encyclopedia/content/civilwar.htm

 

American Civil War  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_war

 

Civil War, American http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar117060
<http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar117060&st=amerrican+civil+wa
r> &st=amerrican+civil+war

 

Civil War, U. S.  http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0064040-0

 

8.      Re-evaluate your list. Make any final revisions.

 

9.      Now your group can create your resource for the media center. It can
be a handout, an index card, a checklist, etc. Be creative. What would be
most helpful for you and your friends?  Be sure to include all of the
following in your resource:

 

Who made it- Take credit for your hard work and include the names of
everyone  in your group!

 

A Title - Make it something to remember

 

At least five questions/criteria to ask when evaluating a web site.

 

 

Evaluation Rubric

 


 

1

2

3

Score


Students will be able to write a list of criteria for web site evaluation.

Students create a list of 4 criteria. Criteria are uneven in focus or
contain mistakes.

Students create a list of 5 criteria. Criteria are uneven in focus or
contain mistakes.

Students create a list of 5  or more criteria. List is comprehensive and
accurate.

 


Students will be able to use their lists to effectively evaluate web
resources.

Students feel that their list is less than effective to evaluate web sites.

Students feel uncertain about the effectiveness of their list to evaluate
web sites.

Students demonstrate that their list is effective when evaluating web sites.

 


Students will identify valid and reliable web resources.

Students are able to identify reliable web resources.

Students identify one or two reliable web resources.

Students identify three reliable web resources.

 


Students will be able to create a resource to help their classmates evaluate
web resources.

Students create a resource that contains errors.

Students create a resource that is accurate but not visually interesting.

Students create a resource that is accurate and visually interesting.

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

 

Congratulations! And Thank You!! By completing this Webquest, you and your
classmates are closer to being good information consumers and expert web
site evaluators. You have learned valuable things about the authority,
accuracy and currency of information you find on the Internet. The criteria
you developed can be applied to free web sites as well as to the online
services the media center has. You also made a real tool that others can
use.

 

 

Do you know the Onion? A satirical weekly probably more suited to high
school age.

Here's the link:

http://www.theonion.com/content/index

 

just search fake, hoax, bogus websites, web evaluation examples, etc.

here is one page - the dihydrogen monoxide is great and mankato, MN - who
would spend time doing this?!?!

:)

 

http://www.shsu.edu/~lis_mah/documents/TCEA/hoaxtable.html

 

This is one of my favorite.  But search the archives for bogus or hoax
websites and you will likely find a ht.

 

http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/civilwar.htm

 

 

http://www.oskaloosa.k12.ia.us/staff/johnsonj/Site/Bogus_Webistes.html

J

 

Here's a bunch I made for info lit lessons:

 

 http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/

 

 

http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/

 

This is a terrific one we plan to use next year.  Also, idiotica.com has
some pretty funny ones.

Hi there, 

 

I've got a bunch of them linked to my website.  Check out the bottom 10
links on the "Critical Evaluation of Website Resources" page for some really
good ones.  I just used Kathy Schrock's web evaluation lesson with my highly
capable 4th & 5th graders, and even though it was a middle school lesson, it
turned out well.  

 

http://teacherweb.com/WA/HIllsideElementary/Library/links6.stm

 

 

! I have a few on this page that I used when I taught a media literacy
class.  I haven't checked the pages in a few months, so I apologize if there
are any broken links.

www.quia.com/pages/websiteeval.html

 

 

If you go to www.protopage,com/chslinks   you will find a whole widget of
them. I use them at the high school level to teach website evaluation. Hope
this helps.

 

 

I usually use http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html   which gives good
information, but when you delve deep find out the website belongs to a
website design company and I show the kids how you have to be careful where
the information comes from, they are just trying to sell their services, and
are not experts on Michelangelo. 

 

 

You may have already gotten links to these but here are some of my
favorites:

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/webeval/eval12.h
tm
(especially dyhydrogen oxide--water--ha!)

http://www.mckenziehighschool.org/mhs/bogus.htm
(especially tree octopus and velcro)

 

 

The fake site I use is: zapatopi.net/treeoctopus   

 

 

.  I put together a small list of links to sites I've used with my students
on my school library web page  (sites that I found via the great folk here
at LM_Net:  

http://hardinvalleyes.knoxschools.org
   then click on Library Media Center, under "Information", select "Website
Evaluation"

I wish our district's website program gave us manageable URLs to send people
to specific sections--I've cut and pasted the direct link below:  

http://mediacenter.hardinvalleyes.knoxschools.org/modules/groups/group_pages
.phtml?gid=508157
<http://mediacenter.hardinvalleyes.knoxschools.org/modules/groups/group_page
s.phtml?gid=508157&nid=64666&sessionid=a86ac6b6d74eab770383b9dc9589ba07&sess
ionid=a86ac6b6d74eab770383b9dc9589ba07>
&nid=64666&sessionid=a86ac6b6d74eab770383b9dc9589ba07&sessionid=a86ac6b6d74e
ab770383b9dc9589ba07

 

 

I have a couple of pages that might help.  The first 2 are lessons.

 

This is a lesson I have been working on - but have not presented yet.  I
hope to next year.

Is it real?

http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/index.cfm?subpage=311003

 

This is a lesson that I do with the 12th grade.  I think some of the links
might be broken now.  I will probably look for replacements in the fall.

12th Grade Research Web Evaluation Project

http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/resources.cfm?subpage=441962

 

Another page:

Critical Evaluation Techniques

http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/index.cfm?subpage=344288

 

Another page:

Hoax Sites

http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/resources.cfm?subpage=373543

 

Web Evaluation Workshop for Teachers

http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/workshops.cfm?subpage=623219

 

More Hoax Sites

http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/resources.cfm?subpage=527538

 

 

 

Thanks,

Voni 

South Cache 8-9 Center Media Center

10 South 480 West

Hyrum, UT 84319

435-245-6433  ext 229

 

"Wicked people never have time for reading," Dewey said. "It's one of the
reasons for their wickedness."  from The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

 


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