credible internet sources!

10/3/2022

Today finished our fitness testing. Students will use the data collected to set a personal fitness goal. They will learn the goal setting steps which they will be able to apply to many other situations throughout the school year and the future. The afternoon was spent organizing research inquiry groups and learning how to check if a source is reliable! The inquiry skills learned this year will be essential for success in high school!

1.) MATH: Mark the assignment from last week

2.) WORD WORK: Word Analysis. Test Friday.

3.) PLANT ID PROJECT: Due Friday

4.)POST A RESPONSE:

Today, you learned a little bit about credible information and images. You used the 'FAKEOUT' website to learn about reliability.
Write one paragraph about something you learned about checking sources for credibility.
LEARNING INTENTION: I can explain one tool/trick that I learned in Inquiry today.
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1.) PARAGRAPH FORMAT: intro/body/ conclusion.
2.) GIVENS: Pay close attention to your spelling, capitals, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, etc.
3.) INTRO: Make it exciting and engaging.
4.) BODY: Include at least 2-3 supporting points and examples.
5.) CONCLUSION: Tie up your paragraph smoothly.
6.) PEER FEEDBACK/SELF-ASSESSMENT: Give 1 student 2 things to improve on based on the above criteria.
7.) REVISED VERSION: Based on the feedback you receive or the self-assessment you complete, post a revised version as a reply to your original post.

Taedyn

10/3/2022 03:17:28 pm

First

jahan

10/3/2022 03:22:46 pm

second

Max

10/3/2022 03:31:18 pm

third

Jahan

10/3/2022 03:47:12 pm

Today at school we learned that to never trust all the information you see on the internet for our inquiry project and it was fun.

we played our first round of fakeout a game that shows information and you have to guess if its real or not. My first game I got was a 6 out of ten not a bad score for your first round then we watch these three videos about how to watch out for fake information.

The first video we watch was check a claim, so lets say on google I see information that says " scientist have nuke mars because they think aliens are on the planet" so you search it up on google and look for a reliable resource Eg Snopes. you pull up snopes on your tab and you can see if its true or fake.

The second strategy is check the source which is when you find a article you don't think is real on the search bar. Then delete everything after the URL even the slash and type wikipedia and it will pop up and will say if its fake or not.

Lastly we have check an image, if you find a weird photo on google you can use this strategy called the reverse image search and it only takes 3 quick steps. first press the image and hold it if your on mobile if not right click on the mouse if using computer then select search google for this image and then review the results by checking reliable resources to see if its fake or not.

These 3 tricks will help you from fake information from random website and I suggest you use them.

Max

10/3/2022 04:33:46 pm

(for Jahan) maybe explain what you should see after you click Wikipedia???

Max

10/3/2022 04:37:03 pm

(oops accidently sent my other one)

also, check for punctuation e.g.

"if you find a weird photo on google you can use this strategy called the reverse image search and it only takes 3 quick steps. first press the image and hold it if your (supposed to be you're not your) on mobile" (from Jahan's paragraph)

Taedyn

10/3/2022 03:56:33 pm

Something i learned about for checking reliable sources is to use a website checker. I will explain what a website checker does and how it is used. I will give 3 reasons what it does and how it is used.

a website checker is used for searching up websites that you don’t think are reliable. Some of the things it does is shows if a picture or a website is real. It also does stuff to clear information. A website checker is used by searching up the website by using the website checker. You can use the wikipedia method but it is not that reliable. or you can search on google if it a good method to search. I these website checkers are good.

These are some of the methods you can use to check if your website source is good. I think these ways can help a lot for a project.

Alex (for Taedyn)

10/3/2022 05:30:34 pm

"a website checker" the a should be capitalized
Also I think you wanted to write "I think" on "I these website "I these website checkers are good"

Taedyn

10/3/2022 06:04:06 pm

Oh ok

Max

10/3/2022 04:32:10 pm

(uggg i had to redo this after my browser crashed :( )

Everybody knows what the internet is, a place that helps you learn the answer to almost any question but did you know there's also fake information there as well which is why I'm here to tell you 3 tricks that I learned to help you with figuring out fact from fiction.

The first trick is to check the claim,
Even though a claim may seem true, you should always check to see if other websites are reporting on it.
To do this you will type in the key words at the search toolbar for instance if my claim was "burger king foot lettuce actually gives you better eyesight" I would type in "burger king foot lettuce better sight" and see if any reliable sources are also reporting on that claim, if there are, then you would know it's probably true. Don't forget there are websites like "Snoops" dedicated to snuffing out there's fake claims!

The next one is to check the source,
The sources is also a good way to check if the claim is reliable, you can do this by using "The Wikipedia Trick."
To do this you would take the URL (found at the top) and delete everything after the "dot (blank)" including the slash (/) and instead, put in a space and "Wikipedia," for instance if my URL was "http://www.mrfishersclass.com/text" then i would take out "/text" and put in "Wikipedia," from there, you can see all the important information like reliability, found date, and more!

The last one is to check the image
The image is usually with the claim most likely under and helps visualize the claim or support it and be checked by doing "a reverse search"
To do this, just right click it (or tap lightly if one mobile) and then a toolbar should pop up, from there tap or click "search image on google, from there you can see if the photo was changed or altered in any way that makes the photo seem more realistic.

Those are a few tricks that you can use to help snuff out those annoying fake news and I hope use can now enjoy surfing the web without being scammed and to help you remember, Claim, Source, and image or just CSI (not that one.) Enjoy!

Max (revised)

10/3/2022 04:40:54 pm

The last one is to check the image
The image is usually with the claim most likely under and helps visualize the claim or support it and be checked by doing "a reverse search"
To do this, just right click it (or tap lightly if on mobile) and then a toolbar should pop up, from there tap or click "search image on google, from there you can see if the photo was changed or altered in any way that makes the photo seem more realistic.

Kiran

10/3/2022 04:45:13 pm

@Max maybe you should check your spelling. And also maybe you should make your sentences a little shorter but Idk

Kiran

10/3/2022 04:37:48 pm

Today in inquiry we learned about website checking and what it does. I will explain how website checking works and which website checkers are the best.

First, website checkers are used to help check if websites are reliable. One thing a website checker does is say if the article is real or fake. The website checker "Snopes" is a reliable website checker. If you look up your article and then put Snopes after it the "Snopes" website will pop up and you can go on there and check if your article is real or fake.

These website checking things are good because you can use them to get away from fake info.

Emily. C

10/3/2022 10:50:54 pm

I think its good but if your writing "first" I feel like you should add more points after it such as "secondly" "after" and etc. Or I could be saying completely random and my lag is making me only see half of the paragraph C:

Chloe

10/3/2022 04:46:46 pm

Could you post the answer sheet for the math? I forgot to bring my book home.

Chloe

10/3/2022 05:14:42 pm

You have probably learned that you shouldn’t trust everything you read/hear/see on the internet. There are many ways to do this, but here are one of the ways we learned how to do this in school.

This skill is called ‘Check an image’. Usually, when people make a claim there is an image that goes along with it. If you find out if the image is fake or real, it might help you figure out if the person is telling the truth of not.

What you are going to do, is called a reverse image search. First, you hold your finger on the image (or right click if you are on a computer). Next, click the button that says ‘Search google for this image’. (Make sure you are on Google Chrome when doing this.) Lastly, look at the results and see what other websites say about the image.

One example of a reliable resource, is Snopes. This website will help tell you which photos and website give information that might be misleading or fake. For example, you might see a photo of a polar bear on a bus. If you reverse search the image you might find that it’s not a real polar bear.

This is one of the ways you can find out if the claim is true/reliable or fake. Hopefully this will help you not get fooled by fake information in the future!

Hayley

10/3/2022 05:29:37 pm

@Chloe Good job! I like how you give us step by step instructions on how to make a reverse image search. I think you can check your comma placement. For example, you don't need a comma between "what you are going to do" and "is called a reverse image search" (Paragraph 3 line 5) and also "One example of a reliable resource" and "is Snopes" (Paragraph 4 line 8).
But all in all I think you did a really good job! :))

Chloe

10/3/2022 05:38:28 pm

@Hayley Thank you! I couldn't really find any other comma misplacement's (hopefully I didn't miss any), but I will try to find something else to revise

Alex

10/3/2022 05:17:23 pm

Have you ever thought that the information you see may be wrong? Well, there are 3 ways that you can find out if the information you see is fake, real or the website is trustable.

One way to find out if the information on the internet is true or false, you could use a trustable source like Snopes. Snopes is a fact checking website that would help you find what websites are trustable and what websites are not. If you see a post saying that if you eat Tylenol pills a million times an hour it would give you superpowers, and if it seems wrong go to Snopes and search the key words on Snopes, more information will come out also stating if true or false.

This method would help you get the most accurate information you need for your projects and work!

Max

10/4/2022 01:31:52 pm

maybe you should change eat to ate
"If you see a post saying that if you eat Tylenol pills a million times an hour it would give you superpowers,"

Chloe (revised)

10/3/2022 05:42:11 pm

You have probably learned that you shouldn’t trust everything you read/hear/see on the internet. There are many ways to do this, but here are one of the ways we learned how to do this in school.

This skill is called ‘Check an image’. Usually, when people post a claim there is an image that goes along with it to help prove their point. If you find out if the image is real or not, it might help you figure out if the person who made the claim is telling the truth.

Here is what you can do to help figure this out. It is called a reverse image search. First, you press and hold your finger on the image (or right click if you are on a computer). Next, click the button that says ‘Search google for this image’. (Make sure you are on Google Chrome when doing this.) Lastly, look at the results and see what other websites say about the image.

One example of a reliable resource is Snopes. This website will help tell you which photos and websites give information that might be misleading or fake. For example, you might see a photo of a polar bear on a bus. If you reverse search the image you might find that it’s not a real polar bear.

This is one of the ways you can find out if the claim is true/reliable or fake. Hopefully this will help you not get fooled by fake information in the future!

Jan

10/3/2022 05:42:15 pm

Today, we learned about checking sources for credibility by using a website checker, the Wikipedia and the image method.
The first method is to check the claim. When you’re not sure the information from the website is real, you can use the website checker to check whether it’s real or fake. One of the most reliable website checkers is Snopes. You have to copy and paste that information and then the checker will show if it’s true or fake.
The second trick is to check the source by using the Wikipedia method. To do this, you have to delete everything after the URL, type “Wikipedia” after the URL instead and press enter. Then, you can see all the information of the source.
The third one is to check the image. You need to press/right click the image and the tap or click “search image on Google”. Then, it will show you the picture and you can see if it’s real or fake.
Checking the website is very important because then, you can know it’s true or fake. These methods can help us to check the information and tell us the true information. I hope this can help you all.

Leo

10/3/2022 05:47:44 pm

Have you ever read something and thought "is this actually real?". Well if you have, there are three ways to check if it is true or a lie.

The first method is to search the key words. If you go to google and search the key words of the headline and there are other websites dedicated to it, it's probably true. You should check the website anyways because it might tell you it is actually fake and that it was a troll or something like that.

The second method is to to the wikipedia search. In order to do this, you need the link of the article you're reading. You then delete everything after the dot and type wikipedia. This will show you the thing you're reading on wikipedia and tell you if it is actually true or not.

The last method is called the reverse image search. If there is an image in what you're reading then you right click and click the "search on google" button. This will search up the image and tell you if it's edited or anything that alters the picture.

Those are the three ways you can check if an article is true or not and now you will know if you can trust something or not! Does not work in real life.

zara

10/3/2022 07:23:10 pm

great writing! but i found in the 2nd paragraph when you wrote "a troll or something like that" you could've used another example to describe what you meant by "something like that". also, maybe go over your paragraph and check for proper punctuation. besides that, it was great.

Leo

10/3/2022 10:23:31 pm

Have you ever read something and thought "is this actually real?". Well if you have, there are three ways to check if it is true or a lie.

The first method is to search the key words. If you go to google and search the key words of the headline and there are other websites dedicated to it, it's probably true. You should click on the website anyways because it might tell you it's actually fake and that it was made up.

The second method is to do the wikipedia search. In order to do this, you need the link of the article you're reading. You then delete everything after the dot and type wikipedia. This will show you the thing you're reading on wikipedia and tell you if it is actually true or not.

The last method is called the reverse image search. In order to do this, you will need an image in the article you're reading. If there is an image in what you're reading, you right click the image and click the "search on google" button. This will search up the image and tell you if it's edited or altered in any way.

Those are the three ways you can check if an article is true or not and now you will know if something is true or false when reading something online.

Hayley

10/3/2022 06:00:26 pm

The internet is a powerful tool. It holds knowledge that we can access to with just a click. There are millions of useful websites that can give us answers to our questions. However, while there are useful websites that help us, there are also plenty of fake websites that try to mislead us. Today we learned a few useful tricks to help classify between certified and fake information.
Sometimes when we search something up, an answer pops up right away. While it is tempting to just jot it down and assume it is correct, we need to remember that some of the answers that pop up are from fake websites. This is where checking your source comes in handy.
If you notice that the website is unfamiliar, what you can do is click onto its URL, delete everything after the slash and type in “wikipedia” at the end. Once you hit search, you will be directed to Wikipedia, which often has information about the reliability and reputation of that website. These key factors can help you determine whether your website is trustworthy or not.
Using this Wikipedia tool can help you make sure all the information you get from your google searches come from reliable and trustworthy websites. Fake information is scattered around in all your google results.
The internet is a powerful tool, but only if you know how to steer clear of the Land of Fake Information.

Chloe

10/3/2022 06:10:37 pm

@Hayley Wow! This is very detailed and easy to understand. In the second paragraph when you wrote "search something up", a better way you could say that is "look something up" instead of search. Also, it might be good to add the fact that you can't always find answers using this method. But it's your choice. Good job! :)

Kaede

10/3/2022 08:09:18 pm

@Hayley
wow! I really liked how you used very descriptive words!
Maybe putting in at least one more example might make the reader understand more.
But everything else in brilliant!

Hayley

10/3/2022 10:18:15 pm

Thank you for the feedback !

Hayley (revised)

10/3/2022 10:24:55 pm

The internet is a powerful tool. It holds knowledge that we can access to with just a click. There are millions of useful websites that can give us answers to our questions. However, while there are useful websites that help us, there are also plenty of fake websites that try to mislead us. Today we learned a few useful tricks to help classify between certified and fake information.
Sometimes when we look something up, an answer pops up right away. While it is tempting to just jot it down and assume it is correct, we need to remember that some of the answers that pop up are from fake websites. This is where checking your source comes in handy.
If you notice that the website is unfamiliar, what you can do is click onto its URL, delete everything after the slash and type in “wikipedia” at the end. Once you hit search, you will be directed to Wikipedia, which often has information about the reliability and reputation of that website. For example, if you were on cbc.ca/news, you would delete everything after ".ca", put a space and type wikipedia. The first google result would be Wikipedia's page about CBC, and you would find out that it is a reliable source. These key factors can help you determine whether your website is trustworthy or not.
Of course, sometimes Wikipedia does not have any information about a certain website, in this case you would want to use other tricks and tools to determine the credibility of your source. Nonetheless, using this Wikipedia tool is still a very useful way to help you make sure all the information you get from your google searches come from reliable and trustworthy websites. Fake information is scattered around in all your google results.
The internet is a powerful tool, but only if you know how to steer clear of false information.

neil

10/3/2022 06:28:40 pm

Today, I learned about how to know if the image or photos are real or fake . There are many ways to figure out if the images are real or fake. Either you can check the image carefully. Check in website checker "Snopes". You can also search in google.
Social media could be helpful but need to careful.

vyom

10/3/2022 06:37:55 pm

Today we learned to never trust everything you read about on the internet. We also played take out for the first time.

in takeout it gives you a pice of information and you have to figure out if its real or not. my first game i got a 10/10 then we watched a couple videos about how you can spot a fake piece of information.

the first one was check a claim, suppose you wake up check your phone and it says Justin Trudeau died. Your supposed to go on a website called snoops and it will tell you if Justin Trudeau actually died

zara

10/3/2022 06:51:29 pm

When browsing the internet, you can find funny, engaging and informing things. The problem is, though, that some media can spread misinformation and even be harmful to your day-to-day life. Knowing this should help you to be safe, but knowing a few tricks to find scams and fakes online as well will be helpful even more so.

When online, you may find a website that includes an article about something, like a news report that shows a shocking animal sighting. If you're skeptical about the article, you can use a certain trick to find out if other website are reporting the same story. What you want to do is pinpoint the key words on the title of the article and enter them into your internet browser. When the page loads, you'll want to find well-known and reliable news websites and see if they have anything about the article you are searching about. If you find a trust-worthy report about the same story, good for you! You can use the information from before knowing it's true. However, if it seems the information is unreliable, you'll have to find a different report.

With this newly-learned skill, you are sure to find the right information for yourself. Stay safe, everyone!

Diana

10/3/2022 07:30:08 pm

Today, we learned about three different ways to identify if a piece of information is real or fake. I’ll show you one of the ways.

To use this trick, you'll have to look for the same information that you want to know about at a different website. Not any website but a reliable website like snopes, the new york times, cnn, and the guardian. Search for your information on a reliable website and read through it. Most reliable websites will tell you if it's real or fake.

If not sure about an information, do some research and you'll find your answer sooner or later.

Haydee

10/3/2022 08:08:11 pm

@Diana That was awesome! But maybe you can make the website names like Snopes and New York Times with a capital since it would pop up with a capital if you search it up. Besides that, your paragraph was great!

Diana

10/3/2022 08:15:05 pm

Today, we learned about three different ways to identify if a piece of information is real or fake. I'll show you one of the ways.

To use this trick, you'll have to look for the same information that you want to know about at a different website. Not any website but reliable websites like Snopes, The New York Times, CNN, and The Guardian. Search for your information on a reliable website and read through it. Most reliable websites will tell you if it's real or fake.

If not sure about an information, do some research and you'll find your answer sooner or later.

Diana

10/3/2022 08:15:45 pm

REVISED VERSION

Haydee

10/3/2022 08:24:11 pm

10-02-2022

People now days are always on the internet curious for the latest information about some sort of rumor or just checking news. However, on the internet, there are false rumors and information that may not be true or entirely correct. Here is how you can tell if something that you find on a website is reliable or not.

Once you type in your question and click search, no matter what it is, something would pop up right away. Sometimes, the information is accurate, but sometimes it could also be wrong. A way to check if the article is right is to check the website and see if it is dependable. To do that, you go to the top of your screen, (bottom for phone... etc.), and take away everything that’s after the slash, put in “Wikipedia” after it, and search! Afterwards, it should lead you to a page on Wikipedia which would say something about the website to assure you if it is valid or not. However, this does not always work.

Just because there are frauds and incorrect information on the internet, many of things are still real! You can still browse and check out anything you want; except this time, you will just be able to tell if an article on a website is the truth or not!

Diana

10/3/2022 08:48:05 pm

@Haydee

Tell us more about what we're looking for at the top of the screen because there's like a lot of things at the top of the screen.

Be more specific about which slash to take away and everything after it. There's a lot of slashes in most websites.

Other than that everything is fine.

Haydee

10/3/2022 09:11:46 pm

Okie

Kaede

10/3/2022 08:34:52 pm

When looking up or finding information on the internet like Safari or Google it is fun and entertaining but also dangerous and unreliable. So that we can search for good and reliable information, Ms. Altman, Mr. Hong, and Mr. Fisher taught us how to find safe and dependable information and sources.

The first tip was to search up the image. To do that right click or press on the image in you are on an iPad or phone on the image you think is not true or you want to make sure it trustable and click “search image”

For example, when you see a polar bear coming out of a train on a website. You are not sure if you can trust it or do not believe it. Then use the tip and if not, a single website shows that a polar bear came out of the train. Then there is a high chance of it not being right.

Another tip was to copy the website you want to check. Even the www or https. Then paste it on the search bar on google or safari and put a space then type in “Wikipedia". It should tell you if that information you got off the internet is correct, reliable, or not true.

The last tip was to use source checkers such as Snopes and more.it could help you with many websites , images and information found on the internet.

These are just some tips on finding reliable information on the internet. This does not mean “STOP USING THE INTERNET!!!!” because the internet is a very good learning tool. These tips are telling us to Check . Before trusting the information.

gabriel

10/3/2022 08:34:58 pm

Hello today i am going to tell you what i learned from the thing

the first thing i learned is that you should not trust all websites you should use reliable ones like Wikipedia

the second thing i learned is that not all websites are reliable they can make fake things and lies

the last thing i learned is that yo
u can see if the website is a lie or not

this is all for today bye

Kaede

10/3/2022 08:42:24 pm

@ Gabriel Mr. Fisher had posted and had a success criteria that said:
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1.) PARAGRAPH FORMAT: intro/body/ conclusion.
2.) GIVENS: Pay close attention to your spelling, capitals, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, etc.
3.) INTRO: Make it exciting and engaging.
4.) BODY: Include at least 2-3 supporting points and examples.
5.) CONCLUSION: Tie up your paragraph smoothly.
6.) PEER FEEDBACK/SELF-ASSESSMENT: Give 1 student 2 things to improve on based on the above criteria.
7.) REVISED VERSION: Based on the feedback you receive or the self-assessment you complete, post a revised version as a reply to your original post.
I think that you should try reading the criteria first and then rewrite your post. But I really liked how you had put Firstly, Secondly and the last.

Kaede (after self assessment.)

10/3/2022 08:37:06 pm

When looking up or finding information on the internet like Safari or Google it is fun and entertaining but also dangerous and unreliable. So that we can search for good and reliable information, Ms. Altman, Mr. Hong, and Mr. Fisher taught us how to find safe and dependable information and sources.

The first tip was to search up the image. To do that right click or press on the image in you are on an iPad or phone on the image you think is not true or you want to make sure it trustable and click “search image”

For example, when you see a polar bear coming out of a train on a website. You are not sure if you can trust it or do not believe it. Then use the tip and if not, a single website shows that a polar bear came out of the train. Then there is a high chance of it not being right.

The second tip was to copy the website you want to check. Even the www or https. Then paste it on the search bar on google or safari and put a space then type in “Wikipedia". It should tell you if that information you got off the internet is correct, reliable, or not true.

The last tip was to use source checkers such as Snopes and more.it could help you with many websites, images and information found on the internet.

These are just some tips on finding reliable information on the internet. This does not mean “STOP USING THE INTERNET!!!!” because the internet is a particularly good learning tool. These tips are telling us to Stop. Check and think before trusting the information on the internet.

Haydee

10/3/2022 09:33:42 pm

People nowadays are always on the internet browsing for the latest information, news or checkup rumors. However, on the internet, there are false rumors or information that may not be true or entirely correct. Here is how you can tell if something that you find on a website is reliable or not.

Once you type in your question and click search, no matter what it is, something would pop up right away. Sometimes, the information is accurate, but sometimes it could also be wrong. A way to check if the article is right is to check the website and see if it is dependable. To do that, you go to the top of your screen, (bottom for phone... etc.), (the bar which is has all the numbers and letters with a forward button, star button and lock button). Then take away everything that’s after the slash, (and the slash should be after something like .com/.ca/.net/.org, etc.). Put in “Wikipedia” after it, and search! Afterwards, it should lead you to a page on Wikipedia which would say something about the website to assure you if it is valid or not. However, this does not always work, as there are tons of websites that Wikipedia might not know about in this world.

Just because there are frauds and incorrect information on the internet, many of information are still real! You can still browse and check out anything you want; except this time, you will just be able to tell if an article on a website is the truth or not!

Haydee

10/3/2022 09:42:29 pm

Revised version.

Aryah

10/3/2022 10:04:02 pm

Today we did some more work on our inquiry project in the library with Ms. Altman.

We played a game called Fake Out, and it is about teaching students (even adults) how to spot fake news by checking the image it provides or websites. In my opinion, the easiest trick for me is to copy and paste what the person has posted and claimed to be true.

For example, if you are scrolling on Instagram, Twitter, or a different social media platform, you would be able to see what they have out as the caption. You can take the caption and paste it onto Google or a trusted app to search up things. If a trusted website pops up, then you can check it out and see if what the poster said is true or false.

If the person who posted the image or video did not explain clearly what was happening, then you could watch and see what is happening.

This is one trick that might help you and I hope it does, with spotting fake news.

Aryah (after self assessment)

10/3/2022 10:20:04 pm

When you are doing a project that is worth half of your grade, you would not want to put fake news in it!

People are constantly scrolling on different social media platform, and everybody comes across a fake news story that will make them believe terrible things that are not true.

Today we went to the library and saw Ms. Altman who helped us spot fake news to help with our inquiry project. We played a game called Fake Out, that will help you learn how to spot fake news. One of the tricks that we learned today was searching up the caption that is provided. Let's say that you were scrolling on Instagram and came across a post that said, “look at this Elephant playing with a monkey that is also playing a guitar!.” I do not think that you would think that is true, but to make sure, you can copy and paste the caption.

If the post does not provide you with a clear caption, then you can see what is going on in the post and use your own words to see if it can be trusted. You could copy and paste it into Google and if a website pops up that is trusted by many people, then it could be true, but if it is a website that is random like RainbowUnicorns/:).com, then you should not trust it.

This is a trick on how to spot fake news while doing research, so you do not come across a fake article!

gabriel

10/3/2022 10:31:10 pm

today i learned about credible information and images from the fakeout website and i am going to tell you what i learned from it

the first skill i learned from it was do a web search you do it by typing key words into a google search bar then check a fact checking website in it to see if the thing is true or false

the second skill i learned was check the source you do this by going to your browser toolbar then delete everything after the root including the slashes then add a space then type Wikipedia then hit enter

the third skill is check an image you can do this by pressing the image and hold or right click the image then select search google on the image then review the result

(these facts were from the fakeout website videos)

these are the tools/tricks i learned in inquiry today hope you guys enjoyed
i made this because i did the other one incorrectly

emily k

10/3/2022 10:31:21 pm

Using the internet as a source for your information can be easy to use, but not everything is correct data. Some websites are fake, and today we learned all about how to identify whether it's reliable news or not.

The first step is to check the website, see if it's a known website for research. Such as famous news websites, like CNN, CBC, Toronto SUN, etc. It's more likely bigger official news websites will do more research on the topic, and release correct information.

Another way to do this is entering the websites name into Wikipedia. Ex. emilyk.com, you would put emilyk into the search bar and it would tell you if it's a fake website.

Just because fake news exists, doesn't mean to stop using the internet for research. As long as the website you are using is a reliable source, you can find out more valuable information. These are the ways to find, and avoid incorrect data.

emily k (revised)

10/3/2022 10:40:46 pm

The internet is a good source of information, if used correctly. and today, we learned how to identify correct and incorrect news.

Although there are many other ways of checking for false information, these are two ways i'll be talking about here.

The first step is to do some backround research on the website you are using. Big famous websites are more likely to hlave correct facts and information, like canadian news channel websites. Ex. CNN, CBC, Vancouver Sun, Toronto Sun, etc.

Another way to do this without having backround knowledge is to simply enter the website name into Wikipedia, and see if anything comes up, going along the lines of "website for news and information"

Because false news exists is not a reason to stop using the internet for research. When used correctly, it can make your research experience much more easier. As long as the website you are using is reliable, you can research above and beyond. These are some ways to find and avoid incorrect information.

Alice

10/3/2022 11:01:08 pm

Have you wondered if something on the internet was real or not? Today div 1 and 2 went over some important internet safety tips to help you determine what might be fake or not. We used Fakeout to go over and practice how to determine if a post/caption is misinforming or fake.

Fakeout was an enjoyable and interesting way to explain to students how ratios of what you may come across on social media can be unreal or misleading, to safely browse the internet and avoid scams. One of the few main ideas was to search up the cation and check that it’s on a reliable website. Personally, this might be the easiest method for me, it’s reassuring to see my asked questions appear on a well-known and reliable website.

In other words, it’s very important to cover these tips whether you are at school, at home or even on vacation because you’ll never know what you’ll come across on social media!

Emily. C

10/4/2022 12:12:43 am

Have you ever seen something online and were questioning whether it was real or not? If the website or source was reliable? Well, here are some tips and tricks to see if it was or not.
First, you could start by searching for the picture again and seeing if you could backtrack and find it on the internet again. If you can, then it would most likely be real. However, if you find the same image but without the major part there that you saw then it was most likely to be edited or photoshopped.
Next, what you could do is check the website. Is it a reliable source? Have you seen this website before, and does the information on it fit what has happened before in possible history? If for example, the source was something like “veryreliablesource.ca” you would probably want to double check the information that’s given to you on there, however if the website you were taking notes from was www.cnn.com it would probably have been more reliable than others considering the fact that they do actually have their own broadcast on TV.
Lastly, what you could do is fact check the website. It's basically the same as checking your website except you would be checking the information of your website instead of the website itself. When you check the information on the website itself you could look at other sites and see if they have somewhat the same information and if they do you would know that the source would be credible. However, if that is the only cite that has that sort of information then you should take it into consideration if what your taking notes of is true or not.
Those are some of the things you can do to double or even triple check your information from websites.

Sophie

10/4/2022 08:37:08 am

The internet is a wonderful place to search for information, browse, and learn. However, it has many risks and downsides.
First, it is made of mostly strangers, with unknown intentions. Out of the 7.8 billion people on earth, it means there are a lot of dangerous people on the internet, like scammers, hackers, phishers, etc.
Second, you might never know what you just clicked. Hackers include suspicious links through ads, that may have just redirected you into a corrupted website.

How do you know if there is false information? Try looking at the image. Search up the image to find if other people have also reviewed this image. Fact checkers may have said it’s false on other websites.
You could also try looking up the website. Wikipedia can have a lot to say about a certain website, when it was made, how many people use it, and whether the website is genuine. These are only a few ways to ensure your safety.
The internet may not be the safest place, but it holds a lot of information in return. Know how to keep yourself safe, find fake information, and you will be able to use the internet safely.

Kingsley

10/4/2022 09:16:58 pm

What we learn today was fun, I think internet is a strong use of learning but there is always fake things on it. And today we went on to the fakeout website which incredibly fun. Which taught us 3 skills to know what is real and fake on the internet.

The first skill is u search the key words of the paragraph/post on google or anything. And there will be a website called snope which can help u fast check it if its real or not. This method can use less time than others. U also have to look at the website page that u looking and figure it out if its reliable or not. For example cnn is a good website to look on because there is lots of proof that says it can be trust.

The second skill is u delete everything after the root and put Wikipedia on. It can also fast check it for u.

The third skill is which u hold or right click(on computer) to search up that if there is similar or the same picture that the post/paragraph have. And it will just pop out information of the pictures.

Sam

10/4/2022 10:06:13 pm

Using reliable sources is important. So today I am going to share with you a simple technique. If there is a crazy stor, you should check other sources for the same information, if there are multiple other sources that claim the same information, it is probably true. That is a useful trick you can use.

Nadine

10/4/2022 11:32:05 pm

Many people use the internet to find information or research (especially when working on a project). Although, numerous people do not know that the internet can also hold false information. In order to find out if the source is accurate or inaccurate, here are 3 reliable tricks that may help.

Trick #1, check the claim! One trick to check the claim, is a “Web search quick check”. A web search quick check can help identify if a claim is credible. To “quick check”, type in the key words into a google search bar then examine the given results. Another way is to look for work at fact checking sites to see if the claim has been proven true or false. A web search may also inform you if a claim is proven true or false. For example, “Canadian ransomware hacker sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison”. CBC news is a reliable source and reported this story, making the claim true. If many reliable news sources are reporting this story, you can certainly know it happened. Stop. Check. Don’t get fooled.

Trick #2, check the source! One way to check the source is called “The Wikipedia Trick”. Wikipedia is an amazing reliable online platform to research uncommon sources. First step, go to your browser tool bar then delete everything after the ‘root’ URL, including the slash. Then add a space and type ‘Wikipedia’, as the source’s entry appears at the top of your search. Not all sources will have an entry, however Wikipedia can provide you valuable information about unfamiliar groups and people. Stop. Check. Don’t be misinformed.

Trick #3 check the image! In order to check an image is to use one trick called the “Reverse image search quick check”. You can find helpful context about an image by searching on google. Step one, press the image and hold or right-click (if you’re on a desktop computer). Then select ‘Search google for this image’ and examine the results. You can find out where an image has appeared elsewhere by using the “Reverse image search” trick. Stop. Check. Find the facts.

There are more ways to check for credible sources. However, the 3 tricks above can help you save some time and find reliability equally. Just make sure to double check, don’t get fooled, don’t be misinformed, and find the facts!

Kevin

10/8/2022 07:36:39 am

Internet is a good place for learning but some people use internet for bad things today we discovered how to check the right or fals sources so we dont get fake information

Kevin

10/11/2022 09:45:40 pm

Last Monday we learn how to check website,in order to know is it right or false,and now we know how to check the website.First we have to delete everything after the URL and then we have to type “Wikipedia”,and then we got the real information and we know if the website real or fake. It’s really important to knowing which the right website because nowadays peapole use internet for everything.
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