Section 2: Evaluating Data, Information, and Digital Content
Resources on this page
You will find resources related to the following topics:
- Evaluating online information
- Spotting fake news
- Quizzes to practise your online information evaluation skills
Anyone can post anything online, and at times, it can be difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction. This is why it is crucial to use critical-thinking skills when evaluating images, emails, and websites. Watch the video below for a short review of some things to watch for when evaluating online information. You may also find the following tutorial helpful: Tutorial: Evaluating Websites
Try this lesson from Google’s Applied Digital Skills series or share it with your clients: Evaluate Credibility of Online Sources
Fake news and disinformation are also part of the information we access every day. Here are some tips on how to avoid false information: Five Ways to Spot Fake News
Check these out!
Try these fake news quizzes to practise your skills:
- So how good are you at spotting the “fake news?” by the University of Akron
- Doubt It or Trust It? by the Canadian Journalism Federation
References & Resources
Common Sense Media for Families. (2017, January 31). 5 ways to spot fake news [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2AdkNH-kWA&ab_channel=CommonSenseMediaforFamilies
Google. (n.d.). Applied digital skills: Evaluate credibility of online sources. Google for Education. https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/middle-and-high-school/en/evaluate-credibility-of-online-sources/overview.html
Trent University Library & Archives. (2022). Tutorial: Evaluating websites. https://guides.lib.trentu.ca/tutorials/evaluating_websites
The skills we use to analyze ideas and facts in order to understand the connections between them to form a judgement or opinion
False information that is deliberately spread to deceive or mislead people
