Help Beadle the Beetle fact-check his live stream!
Beadle the Beetle - Lateral Reading Activity: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mv-cY_sgtL6ahNFClvVwJHkBthJWCOlE02yZVA2x8lo/edit?usp=sharing
Students will evaluate online resources for one or more of the following evaluation criteria:
- Accuracy: correctness of the information (i.e., cited sources).
- Authority: the credentials of the source.
- Objectivity: purpose of the source (e.g., satire, educational, persuasive).
- Currency: timeliness and relevance of the information.
- Coverage: breadth of topics covered by the source (i.e., is it a trade journal or a popular magazine?).
