In class we visited the website, A Google a Day. Here, we had to answer three questions only using the A Google a Day search engine. At first our group found it difficult, since we couldn't directly type in the question to the search engine. But after pulling key words from the question and searching them, we found the answers we were looking for. Overall, I thought the activity was very beneficial because we leaned how to properly search for information.
A good site to collect research from should have the following three qualities: accuracy, authenticity, and reliability. In order for a site to be accurate the information must be correct and precise. The site is no help if the information is false. The site must also be authentic which means it has to do what it says it does. If the site is supposed to be about a certain topic then that is what the site must be about. Lastly, the site has to be reliable. It should be written by an expert in the topic in which the site is about. During class we visited a website called Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. The site looks extremely realistic and might even fool some gullible people. It explains how the species, the pacific northwest tree octopus is endangered and the many steps there are to help the species prosper. Clearly the website is not accurate since the information it gives is completely incorrect. It is also not reliable because the author of the website is a writer and not an expert on endangered species. However the site is authentic because it does exactly what its supposed to do. You would not want to use this source in school since it is lacking two out of the three qualities that a site should have.
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