Tree Octopus - 98% student validity!

I found this video fascinating ... especially that 49 out of 50 students found the tree octupus site to be a relaible source for a project on endangered animals. One student when shown a picture of a sasquach trying to eat the octupus found this evidence that sasquach existed rather than cast doubts on the site! Kids and teachers need education in new literacies. I certainly have been advised to rely on .edu or .org before now and one expert commented ... these too can be bought and this doesn't infer 'truth'. Working out something is an ad rather than an article on the front page of an online version of a prestigious newspaper is tricky for kids.  Listen to the video and you'll want more time and effort being spent on giving kids quality educations in new literacies too!