Evaluating InformationPublication by Stanford History Education Group. Suggested activities:
1) Article Evaluation: In an open web search, students decide if a website can be trusted.
2) Research a Claim: Students search online to verify a claim about a controversial topic.
3) Website Reliability: Students determine whether a partisan site is trustworthy.
4) Social Media Video: Students watch an online video and identify its strengths and weaknesses.
5) Claims on Social Media: Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information.