Sixth+Week

Week Six... 

Misinformation...Truth or Spoof? Most of the time when you are looking for information for reports, projects, and papers, you probably head for the Internet to find what you need. The Internet can be a terrific source of information - and misinformation. Sometimes you can land on a SPOOF SITE (a site made and updated by people that are just kidding around and is not based on real information).

Do you feel that there should be laws about what should be allowed to be posted on the INTERNET? Do you think that there is a need for a Web "censor" or an official "Cyber" police to monitor what is published on the NET? Have you ever been misinformed by an internet site? How did you know that it was real or accurate?


 * //Mrs. G's Response://** **//The Freedom of Information and Write to Express yourselves is very important to every citizen. However, sometimes when you are researching and looking for specific information for a report it is best to answer these questions to verify the information on a web site before using it as a FACT://**
 * **Is the Information what you expected? Does it seem true?**
 * **Who wrote the web site/information?**
 * **Is the information up-to-date?**
 * **Is the informatin worth using? How important is it to your project?**
 * **Where does it come from? (PDF file, web page, email, video)**
 * **Who recommended this online source to you?**