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**Lesson 5: More NoodleTools, Class Pathfinders, and Evaluating Web Information**
Now that you have created some notecards, time to create an Outline. On the MS Library page, in the Cite Your Sources box, there is a link to a brief video clip How to Create an Outline. After viewing the video, please sign into your NoodleTools account, go to Notecards, and create an Outline**.** Use the assorted buttons to add, delete, indent.

Return to the Middle School Library page and click on the Class Pathfinders tab. Browse one of the Class Pathfinders. Teachers: could your students benefit from a list of approved websites and resources? I can also set up the links to allow students to rate the websites.

Return again to the Middle School Library page and find the box Evaluation of Internet Information. Choose one of the links: How to Evaluate Websites, Searching the Web and Evaluating Websites or Web Evaluation Tutorial. Always ask Who, When, What, Where, and Why. the Who is the author - which person, which group created the website. is there bias? a specific point of view? the When is the created/last updated - if you're working on a currents events project, you don't want to use a website last updated in 205 the What is the content - have you seen this information before. if you're studying astronomy and a website tells you the moon is made of green cheese - is that information you've seen anywhere else or should you be suspicious the Where is the url and the publisher of the website. watch out for a tilde ~, that means it's a personal page the WHY is critical - WHY did someone create this website? is it to inform? to persuade? (remember to check for bias) is it to sell? is it to entertain? What if a story seems unbelievable? Check Urban Legends at Snopes link or any fact checking site. It is a good idea to __always__ check a forwarded story that seems unbelievable before you forward to everyone in your contact list. Perhaps the story is true - yes, the babysitter's boyfriend did place the baby in the laundromat washing machine...BUT...how embarrassing if you forward a hoax to friends, family, and colleagues. Now try your evaluation skills on the provided links: the Science, the Artist, and the Google Tech. Don't forget Who, When, What, Where, and WHY. What do YOU think?