This is another blog post required by my 10th grade history class. A few days ago we did A Google a Day and looked at a website about the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. By doing this, we learned more about how we should use search engines and use sources responsibly.
A Google a Day is a game where you must answer three questions and they vary in type of question. You must search for the answer and the Google engine only finds things from before the creation of the game. The frustrating part of it is that the answers can be really obscure. But it is fun to try and find them. I learned you can multi-layer searches.
The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus website is about a fake animal, the tree octopus. It provides no sources and the site overall is comical. Accuracy is important when researching a topic. This means that the info is updated regularly. Authenticity means the info is real. One example of something that is real and has updated info is the Renaissance. Reliability means can you rely on the source. Wikipedia is a source you can and cannot rely on. If the site ends in .edu or .gov, it is reliable. The tree octopus site shouldn't be used as a source in school because it is unreliable, not real, and not accurate. Other websites mention it and claim it is fake.
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