Read the URLThe first step to finding if a website is a hoax is to check the URL.
URLs give alot of information about the validity of a website. Watch thisWhat is a URL? |
Is that site a hoax?
Investigate these sites. Look at the URL. Does the URL give any hints about the authenticity of the site? It may pass this test. Don't forget there are 3 more steps in the process.
Activity sheet Sample Siteshttp://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/index.html http://huvrtech.com/ http://allaboutexplorers.com/ This site is a real example of why critical evaluation of websites is so important can you work out why? http://martinlutherking.org/ (16+ content, it should be blocked by school firewalls) |