The first activity my class did was called a Google a Day. This activity was powered by Google to give users a chance to use the search engine to find the answers to random questions. To try a Google a Day, press here. By doing this activity, we learned how to effectively search for the answers to series of randomized questions. I liked doing this activity because it was a creative way of learning how to use search engines to find the right answers. The most frustrating part of a Google a Day is really figuring out what the question was asking. After finding out what the question was asking, its was then hard to find which link to get the correct information. I learned from this activity how to correctly search and find answers on Google.
Accuracy, authenticity and reliability are all things to take into account when searching for online sources. Accuracy means the quality or state of being correct or precise. Authenticity means being genuine and not copied. Reliability means the ability to be depended upon. We use these to get good source information. Recently, we visited a website for the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. We put our new knowledge to the test by seeing if the site was accurate, authentic and reliable. This site was not accurate because there is no such thing as a Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. It was authentic because the information was all original from the site. The information was not reliable because the author and the source site for the website was not credible. To visit the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus website, click here.
Overall, this week has made me feel more confident about finding information on the web.
The "Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus", click here to view. 
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