Finding reliable information
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can choose reliable information and repurpose assets to improve the quality of the digital guidebook.
Key learning points
- Not all information found online is reliable or accurate.
- Information found online should be verified by using more than one source.
- Choosing reliable information will help to improve the quality of a final digital product.
- Assets found online can be repurposed for a project but copyright should still be considered.
Keywords
Asset - text, images, audio, video clips and other media
Source - where information comes from, for example, a person, a website, a book or a video
Repurpose - take something that already exists and use it again in a new way
Copyright - the rights given to the owner of a piece of work to control how it can be used
Common misconception
The first result on a search page is the best one.
Search results are ordered by popularity or advertising, not reliability, so it is important to check a range of sources.
Teacher tip
You could extend the learning cycle on analysing the reliability of information by getting pupils to research a number of facts online and then judge the credibility of their sources.
Equipment
Pupils will require access to the internet for this lesson and appropriate tools to search for and save information they find.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is an example of information found online?
Q2.Everything you find on the internet is accurate.
Q3.Which best describes success criteria?
Q4.How many stages are there in the project lifecycle?
Q5.A is a visual planning tool used to generate, organise and explore ideas around a topic.
Q6.Biased information is ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following best describes reliable information?
Q2.Which source is most likely to provide reliable information?
Q3.Match each term to the correct description.
text, images, audio or video
where information comes from
does not favour one person, group or idea
Q4.Which statement about copyright is true?
Q5.When using AI tools to edit images found online, you should check and licences, and give credit where required.
Q6.Why might a website that is selling a product be less reliable?
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