Ollie speaks about the first spam photo in the internet, which was a hoax, It showed an american helicopter in front of the Golden Gate threatened by a large african shark. The respon to the picture was so massive, that National Geographic had to pu a post on the site, explaining that it was a hoax.
This is an intersting story in credibility and important message to our student that we have to look at all kind of content, not only digital sources. The challenge for the educators is to teach the students what the digital clues are.
Helpful tips
They shouldn't believe everything they read
Look closely at the URL
Does the publisher of the site make sense?
Look at domain reliablitity.
- .edu or .ac extension indicates a college or university
- .org extension indicates an organisation
- .gov extension indicates a government entity
- .com extension indicates a commercial enterprise
Scan the page parameter.
Check the quality information
What is the purpose of the website?
In the video Ollie mentions the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus for which the below website has been created. This is a great example of a website that can be used with your students to investigate the reliability of digital content. Take a browse through the website and in the Padlet further below identify elements of the website that would indicate a lack of reliability.
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