In class we checked out Google a day and the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus websites to enhance our media literacy. Google a day is a cool part of Google that has you search for the answers for obscure questions using a limited search engine. This means you are required to think about the keywords and things you search for. The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus website helped us determine what a good source was and showed us how some sites can be unreliable.
While playing around with Google a day i discovered it was fun. Its very rewarding to see all your hard work searching for the answers pay off. However, it is frustrating at times when you've tried a million different answers and none work. I learned that you need to search a lot of different things until you find what you're looking for. Also, you can't be too specific in what you're searching for or else you won't find anything. Finally, it is important to use a variety of sources so you can be sure the information is correct.
The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus website is a joke site for an endangered fictional creature called the (you guessed it) Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. The site's focus is to protect this "endangered" creature and it is very good at promoting its cause. three terms are used when you are trying to determine if a site is good for you to use. These are accuracy, authenticity, and reliability. Accuracy is testing whether the site's information is correct or not. Authenticity refers to if the site is actually what it claims to be. Reliability is used to determine if you could actually use the information for research. The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus website is only authentic because it is what it claims to be, a site to protect the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. However, this information is not real and could not be used for research so it is not relevant in a classroom situation.
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