Looking at a website, how can you tell if it is a real website or if it is a hoax? This can become a big challenge for students who need accurate information for projects and/or papers. Can you imagine if a student was mislead thinking they needed three cups of acid to mix in with their chlorine? This would end in a disaster if it got into the wrong hands, or the student didn't know how dangerous it was and began drinking it (this is way out there, I know). As a teacher, you should not only ask your students to explore for answers, but also provide them with a couple accurate websites. They should also be shown that not all websites are real, and that some people create fake ones. Not all websites ending in .edu, .org, or .net are considered accurate websites anymore. Anyone can purchase that ending for their domain.
After looking at the websites, we explored some podcasts. Making a podcast is easy. You can make a video and upload it to YouTube, or you can do a voice recording like we did in class. For our podcasts we used Garage Band where many of us read a book that teaches students how to do something. Your students can do this as well, whether create a video or an audible podcast. For mine, I read a book on why it is important to brush your teeth, starting at a young age.
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