Sixth Grade Teachers

“Is this information REAL?”

After today’s lesson on web literacy, you have even more tools in your (figurative) toolbelt to assess the authenticity of a website. Don’t forget to use the acronyn, REAL, as you come across websites in research or personal exploration.

GET REAL:

R: READ the URL

E: EXAMINE the content

A: ASK about the author

L: LOOK for links to/from the website

(The four step REAL process was developed by Alan November. More information about web literacy can be found in his book, Web Literacy for Educators.)

Now, watch the “Evolution Commercial — Dove” video and don’t forget to comment…Why in the world would your sixth grade team of teachers want you to watch this video? What does it have to do with today’s lesson? What are your thoughts?