Language Arts Lesson - "Digital Literacy - Can We Use Wikipedia?"
By Mary Pat Mahoney Just Add Students
Grades 6 - 8
Getting students started on a research project, whether big or small, can be fraught with snags. Where should the research begin? What resources should students use? That’s why digital literacy is so important to teach!
A first step into assessing online information is to look at the undoubtedly biggest and best loved resource: Wikipedia.
Whether you allow students to use Wikipedia or not, this activity will help them understand how and why it works. This is also a perfect lesson to use as a jumping off point for evaluating websites for bias and learning how to cite sources.
This resource includes everything you need to start teaching today!
*Daily lesson plans
*Student survey activity with data collection and analysis
*Analysis of Wikipedia pages
*QR codes for easy reference
*Exit slips/ journal topics for each lesson
*Rubric for graphing analysis activity
*Answer keys
A first step into assessing online information is to look at the undoubtedly biggest and best loved resource: Wikipedia.
Whether you allow students to use Wikipedia or not, this activity will help them understand how and why it works. This is also a perfect lesson to use as a jumping off point for evaluating websites for bias and learning how to cite sources.
This resource includes everything you need to start teaching today!
*Daily lesson plans
*Student survey activity with data collection and analysis
*Analysis of Wikipedia pages
*QR codes for easy reference
*Exit slips/ journal topics for each lesson
*Rubric for graphing analysis activity
*Answer keys
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