Google Has The Answer to Everything

In Honors History 10 class the other day we put our Google search skills to the test. We had to dig through websites to find whether they were reliable or not. This class activity taught me how  to find reliable information and how to really Google  search.

One of the fun activities we did in class was A Google a Day. A Google a day is a website that asked questions and in order to find the answer we had to use Google.Google provided hints if you were having a hard time finding the answer. It even gave searchers tips and tricks on how to have a successful search. I found this activity to be very fun because I enjoy activities that give me determination to find the answer. One thing I learned from this experience that I didn't know before was if you type site: it will bring you to a specific website.

When looking at a website it must have three things accuracy, authenticity, and reliability. Accuracy is when information is correct and precise. Authenticity is when the information is legit. Reliability is when you can trust the information. One website that didn't contain these three things was The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. This source is not reliable because the pictures and videos look fake. Also their are no other sources about the "tree octopus" and if it was real their would be more information about this animal. Also when I looked up the authors name it said he was an internet hoax, which means he is a joke and we shouldn't trust what he says on this website. Although some of the stuff he writes may seem true you can tell that this website should never be trusted. The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus could not be used in school as a source because the information is not accurate, authentic and reliable.

 (Google Offers Many App Options)

 Edelstine, Sam. Google Offers Many App Options. Digital image. School of Information Studies Syracuse University. Syracuse University, 3 Oct. 2013. Web. 7 Sept. 2014.