Task 3

Task 3 Objectives:

Today you will:

§ understand that missing or inaccurate information can mislead people.

§ judge the reliability and relevance of information that you find.

§ learn why you should state the source of any information that you use.

Instructions	Help and Resources	Time
3.1 Watch teacher 3.1.ppt	teacher 3.1.ppt	10 mins
3.2 Create a folder in ICT called Info. Download and Save student3_2.doc into the info folder. Complete the sheet	Save student3_2.doc	10 mins
3.3 View the web page in a new window	http://www.lakedistrictwalks.com/scalan.html
3.4 Watch teacher 3.4.ppt	teacher 3.4.ppt	10 mins
3.5* View the web pages in a new window and discuss which one is most reliable	http://www.hrp.org.uk/webcode/home.asp http://www.toweroflondontour.com/	10 mins
3.6 View teacher 3.6.ppt	teacher 3.6.ppt	5 mins
3.7 Download and Save student3.7.doc. Evaluate the web sites.	Save student3.7.doc	10 mins
Plenary		5 mins
Homework Complete homework 3.doc	homework 3.doc	mins

*Teacher info:

3.5 Explain to the class that when they are seeking reliable information, they may be presented with more than one possible source. They will need to choose between the sources to find which of them provides the most relevant and reliable information for their purpose. Ask the class:

When may you need to compare the value of information from different information sources?

· When choosing a holiday, or anything else that you want to buy;

· when choosing material for a report you want to write;

· when you are interested in a different perspective or point of view on something (for example, how local newspapers in Leeds and Southampton report a match between their two football clubs);

· when you want something that is as up-to-date as possible (for example, weather or road conditions, the arrival time of an aeroplane).

Load your Internet browser on the large display and use Google to search for the Tower of London. Look first at the website pages for the ‘official’ site, http://www.hrp.org.uk/webcode/home.asp. Ask:

Besides the Google description, what clues are there to indicate that this is an official site?

· The suffix ‘.org’ on the URL suggests an organisation. (This is not sufficient on its own but is backed up in the Google description.)

· A simple scan of the texts and links shows that the official site is part of a larger ‘Royal Palaces’ site and provides official ‘contact’ information.

Now look at the ‘unofficial’ site, http://www.toweroflondontour.com/. Ask again:

Besides the Google description, what clues are there to indicate that this is an unofficial site?

· The URL ‘toweroflondontour’ suggests that it does not contain all information about the Tower of London but is simply a tour, and the suffix ‘.com’ suggests a commercial interest.

· Scrolling to the end of the unofficial site will show when it was last updated.

Keywords:

From Year 6: browse, home page, identify, information, Internet, search, web page, website, World Wide Web (WWW)

From Year 7: information source, locate/location, reliable, search engine, uniform resource locator (URL), web browser

Other: relevant