Inquiry+&+Research

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 * What characteristics make these websites so convincing?
 * Great graphics, easy to naviagate, no advertisements
 * What evidence is available to prove that these websites are hoax sites?
 * The information on ZPi (parent site) explains that this is a hoax site.
 * What guidance can we give our students to help them avoid websites that contain inaccurate information?
 * Students should investiagate who published a website when evaluating it.
 * What characteristics make these websites so convincing?
 * Pictures, graphics, medical information
 * What evidence is available to prove that these websites are hoax sites?
 * the other little to no information about the "hospital", but this is a very difficult website to defraud.
 * What guidance can we give our students to help them avoid websites that contain inaccurate information?
 * Students should look for other sources that give the same information

[|Delicious] (an online catalog of my bookmarks)

3 Minute Pause: Students must be able to evalutate websites when conducting independent research, an essential part of inquiry based learning. This process makes students responsible for their learning and makes their learning more memorable.

This will be easier for some students, depending on their prior technology skills. Model United Nations is a great example of inquiry based learning, though it is guided.

How will students be guided to finding websites? Google?