11/5 - 11/6 (S / A): How to Read Websites Effectively

 "When you open a webpage, it may contain many things that want your attention, like ads, related articles, or clickbait. Although it may seem overwhelming at first, we'll show you how to read a webpage so you can ignore the distractions and focus on the main content." - GCFGlobal.org

Today we will continue learning about webpages, internet safety, and how to Read a Webpage effectively.  We will discuss topics such as specific parts of a webpage (both full size and mobile), tips for understanding content on websites, and think about sponsored content and define what click-bait is.  We will use a variety of sources and there will be a constructed response in your TFDL Digital Portfolio at the end of the session.  Please spend time reviewing the resources below, and make sure that you review the presentation tomorrow and complete the Internet Website Identification Student Worksheet tomorrow during your ASYNCH class period.  Good Luck!  - Mr S

(❗️) CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE (TFDL Digital Portfolio Journal Entry)

Explain why students should learn to Read Websites critically?  Make sure explain how to avoid sponsored content and clickbait.  Cite at least one specific site you use regularly and ways you can make sure you are evaluating the sources of the information.

Create a NEW Journal Article on your TFDL Digital Portfolio Journal (Google Drive)

EXAMPLE: 05 November 2020: Reading Web Pages Critically

3-4 Sentences written about the article

R.A.C.E.S. Method R - Repeat the Question, A - Answer the Question, C - Cite Evidence, E - Examples / Explanation, S - Summarize your Thoughts

(❗️)  Send Gmail Verification

Copy and Paste your Journal Entry to a Gmail to Mr. S for credit.  Please use the following email address to send a copy of your Journal entry to Mr. S: harvey.scribner@techfreire.org

REFERENCE LINKS

"How to Read a Webpage" Google Slides Class Presentation (For Review)

(❗️) "Internet Website Identification Student Worksheet" Google Document
You must open the document, click FILE and MAKE A COPY, and SHARE it with Mr. S (harvey.scribner@techfreire.org) for credit!

VOCABULARY

Accuracy the condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness

Bias a particular tendency or inclination, or prejudice

Credible worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy

Credentials anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc

Domain Extension the suffix at the end of a web address, such as .com or .org.

Evaluate to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of

Publisher a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, newspapers, online articles, computer software, etc.

Relevance relation to the matter at hand

Skeptic a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something appearing to be factual

URL web address you type into a browser to reach a website

STANDARDS ADDRESSED

• ALA Standard 2:1: Student determines accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness.
• ALA Standard 2:2: Student distinguishes among fact, point of view, and opinion.
• ALA Standard 2:3: Student identifies inaccurate and misleading information.
• ALA Standard 2:4: Student selects information appropriate to the problem or question at hand.
• ALA Standard 6:1: Student assesses the quality of the process and products of personal information seeking.
• CCSS: RI.3.5: Use text features and search tools (e.g, key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
• CCSS: RI.5.7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
• CCSS: W.6.1.b: Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
• CCSS: 7.1.b, 8.1.b: Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
• NETS: 3:b: Students locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
• NETS: 3:c: Students evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

11/3 - 11/4 (S & A): Evaluating Websites

"If you're looking for information, the Internet has a lot of it. The problem is, you can't trust every website you find. You'll need to evaluate each website to decide whether it's reliable." - GCF Global (.org) Digital Media Literacy

Today you will spend time learning about verifying information, and websites online in class.  We will take and reference a Pre-Assessment Survey on a Zoom Poll.  We will work through most of the information in class using the presentation listed below.  You will have the chance to discuss parts of the lesson together in breakout rooms.  Once we complete the discussion, view the videos in the presentation, and wrap-up the SYNCH portion of the class, you will be instructed on how to complete the worksheet below during your ASYNCH time tomorrow.

REFERENCE LINKS

"Evaluate Websites" Digital Literacy Classroom Interactive Presentation (Google Slides)

"Website Verification Pre-Assessment Survey"  Google Docs Worksheet
(This resource includes the questions asked during in-class Zoom Poll)

 (❗️) "Internet Resources Verification Student Worksheet"
ASYNCH Google Docs Worksheet Link
(You MUST click FILE and Make A Copy, then SHARE it with Mr. S for credit)

GCF Global (edu.gcfglobal.org) Original Source Material Link

REFERENCE VIDEOS

VOCABULARY

Accuracy the condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness

Bias a particular tendency or inclination, or prejudice

Credible worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy

Credentials anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc

Domain Extension the suffix at the end of a web address, such as .com or .org.

Evaluate to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of

Publisher a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, newspapers, online articles, computer software, etc.

Relevance relation to the matter at hand

Skeptic a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something appearing to be factual

URL web address you type into a browser to reach a website

STANDARDS ADDRESSED
• ALA Standard 2:1: Student determines accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness.
• ALA Standard 2:2: Student distinguishes among fact, point of view, and opinion.
• ALA Standard 2:3: Student identifies inaccurate and misleading information.
• ALA Standard 2:4: Student selects information appropriate to the problem or question at hand.
• ALA Standard 6:1: Student assesses the quality of the process and products of personal information seeking.
• CCSS: RI.3.5: Use text features and search tools (e.g, key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
• CCSS: RI.5.7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
• CCSS: W.6.1.b: Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
• CCSS: 7.1.b, 8.1.b: Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
• NETS: 3:b: Students locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
• NETS: 3:c: Students evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

11/2 - 11/3 (A): 12x12x12 Rule (Perceptions of Others)

Today is the day before what could be one of the most pivitol, and devisive elections in modern history.  I do not want to focus on the election itself, but on a simple rule that we unconciously should break.  It is important that as young adults you will be asked to step into the offices and careers that will one day shape future generations.  In an attempt to help you understand how important it is to be tolerant, accepting, and be the person in the room who can lead from a higher point of view, please consider spending a few minutes today in reflection of the materials below.  You will watch the videos, read the passage, and write a Journal Entry in your Digital Portfolio for credit.  To verify that you completed your assignment today, please copy/paste your response into an email to Mr. S (harvey.scribner@techfreire.org) for credit.

Step 1:  Please READ the passage below (12x12x12 Rule) 

12x12x12 RULE (https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/302635)

12 by 12 by 12 is the distance at which you are being judged by the people you meet every day of every week of every year of your life.  It is also the distance you judge others if you are not aware of this rule, and try to change this perception.

Your first impression starts 12 feet away. This is the distance people see what you are wearing and how you are acting. This is the first chance you have to make sure that people see you in a positive, accepting light. 

At 12 inches away you are now about to speak. People will notice the minute details of the way your face looks as you smile, frown, or grimace. People are judging your looks, your demeanor, and the way you carry yourself. The way you shake a hand, smell to others, and present yourself are now under the microscope and you should be aware that what you are about to say will forever place a note in people’s head about your level of maturity.

Finally, the first 12 words you speak are a reflection of your heritage, upbringing, and education level. Whether you like it or not, the person you are interacting with is taking a mental picture of you for future reference. What kind of picture have you given them? How can you make a difference in how you appear? 

The mark we leave on the world is a made up of the thousands of appearances in other people’s memories. How you are perceived by others is the only yardstick we are all measured equally by. Make your impression a positive lasting one with others, and you will make your world a better place live in. 

Step 2:  Watch the Videos 

1. "All Of Us" Video Link (Click Here)

2.  "Too Quick to Judge" (Youtube)

Step 3:  Write a Journal Entry (Digital Portfolio

  a. Open your Google Drive and Locate your Digital Portfolio.

  b. Navigate to the Journal Page

  c. Click TEXT BOX in the Tool Bar

  d. Create a Journal Entry similiar to the example below.

(❗️) Journal Entry Example:

02 November 2020: Rule of 12x12x12
Please write 3-4 Sentences about your feelings about the 12x12x12 Rule and the meanings of the videos you watched.  Make sure to write about whether you think these ideas are right or wrong and how you might change the way you act and judge others now that you are aware of them.

STEP 4:  (❗️)  Send Gmail Verification

Copy and Paste your Journal Entry to a Gmail to Mr. S for credit.  Please use the following email address to send a copy of your Journal entry to Mr. S: harvey.scribner@techfreire.org