DML2 by Mr Downes' Padlets

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Searching & Evaluating: Due to Classroom Based Assessments making up a big part of the new Junior Cycle and also an important aspect of all these assessments across every subject is research. The internet has a lot of information on it and you need to be able to navigate it and decide what makes your research good. Knowing how to search the web appropriately and efficiently is a useful skill to develop not only for the Junior Cycle but also for life. The language used to describe research terms can be difficult for students to understand at first.

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2.3 Search the internet to gather information on a specific topic of interest.

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2.4 Compare information from various sources to evaluate its reliability, validity, accuracy, authority

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Evaluating Research: It is sometimes difficult to know if sources are accurate and reliable. Deciding what sources to include in your research project can be a daunting task even after narrowing down your Google search. Therefore, we evaluate our sources so that we can include the most relevant and valid information in our research projects. We will use the CARRDSS methodology for evaluating digital research.

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create a digital image montage from images sourced online

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present examples where image and video manipulation has been used in the media

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represent information about a topic that is relevant to their lives in graphic format