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Homework
Part I:
Select one of the tools covered in Chapter 11 of the Hamilton textbook. Post in this discussion forum about its strengths and weaknesses, along with how you might use it in your teaching.
Part II:
You are doing research online about nutrition and you find these sites:
1. Harvard School of Public Health, The Nutrition Source.
2. SELF Nutrition Data
3. USDA, Choose My Plate
Analyze each site and determine if they are reliable. Explain your reasoning in the notes section of the worksheet. You can use other sources and materials, but you MUST apply the CRAAP test. Clarify your decision: Are each of these sites reliable or unreliable? Please use the CRAAP Test Worksheet template to complete this homework.
Submit one worksheet for each of the three websites for a total of three worksheets.
CRAAP Test Worksheet
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Description
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Notes
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Evaluation
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Currency
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The timeliness of the information
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Relevance
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The importance of the information for your needs
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Authority
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The source of the information
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Accuracy
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The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content
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Purpose
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The reason the information exists
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Part III:
Create a lesson that you might actually use in your classroom that would teach your students about the importance and issues surrounding internet safety. You are welcome to borrow some ideas from ideas that you find online but, if you do, adapt those ideas to your intended subject areas and age groups (Kindergarten). Do not simply recreate someone else's activity. Explain how this activity teaches the importance of and issues surrounding online safety.
Readings
Textbook: Hamilton, B. (2018). Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Tools to Meet the Needs of Every Student, (2nd Ed.)., Chapters 3 and 11
Read this article on Preventing Bullying through Moral Engagement.
How to spot a fake news story
YouTube Video: "Evaluating Sources".