MONDAY: Statistics, Research, and Infographics!

2/16/2015

Today, (to be updated)

1.) MATH 6: Check your teacher's website.
MATH 7: Complete 5.2 WS and second Area of a triangle worksheet.

2.) POST A RESPONSE:

You created a criteria for creating an infographic in class today. You learned about the importance of why you need reliable information from a trusted source.
Why is it important to use factual and true information and not random numbers that you have not verified to be true?
In a structured paragraph (intro, thesis, supporting statements, conclusion) please write your response.
Include at least 2 supporting sentences.
Give at least two students one thing that they can do to improve the content of their work.
Give at least two students one thing they can do to improve the structure, spelling, grammar, etc of their response.
Respond to any feedback you receive.
Edit/revise/repost.

VIDEO LINKS:
How to Create an Animated Infographic
The best

Billy Bob

2/16/2015 07:40:08 am

First

Billy Bob

2/16/2015 07:45:44 am

Why do we need to use reliable info? We need to because if we didn't we would be spreading false knowledge making people believe that and possibly affecting our generation and/or future ones. We also need to use proper info so we can get better grades and in the long run a better job. We don't want to do either of those things so we need to use reliable info in projects. Why do you think we should use reliable info

TweetyBird

2/16/2015 08:08:35 am

Nice post! How would putting reliable information in your work get you a better job?👍

Billy Bob

2/16/2015 10:05:14 am

Well technically it would be a factor because reliable sources/information affects your grades on any assignments with the slightest bit of research involved which is a factor in your report card which is looked at when applying for college/university which gets you a better job. Which is why I said in the long run. (If you make it a habit)

Sargent Sqweeker

2/16/2015 11:31:03 pm

Billy Bob what will happen if he keep spreading it?
why fo we need proper info to get a proper job?

Billy Bob

2/17/2015 12:34:13 am

REVISED

We need reliable information to survive. If we didn't have reliable info people would be able to believe they can jump of a high rise or catch a bullet with their teeth because they would have nothing else to believe in. Without reliable information we would spread unreliable info to others who would spread it further and eventually the majority of the world population would believe something dumb like pizza is the cure for the common cold. Also if we didn't use reliable info in school (at all) you would receive a lower average grade and not learn as much making you less able to get a scholarship and eventually a job. (In the long run) that is what I think

NHL Boy

2/16/2015 07:49:00 am

Math class was fun
I made a deli meat sandwich
Recess

Billy Bob

2/16/2015 10:06:37 am

Good to hear from you on the website NHL Boy

Oracle

2/16/2015 12:49:52 pm

@NHL Boy, What did you do in Math class?

TweetyBird

2/16/2015 08:06:05 am

Why do you need true information? The question is why wouldn't you need true information. If you didn't use true information and used some random numbers that you just thought of from the top of you're head you would be giving false information to people. By doing that you could lose marks because if the teacher went to a reliable website and checked you're answers he would see that you didn't put in any effort.

TweetyBird

2/16/2015 08:14:57 am

(EDITED/REVISED)
Why do you need true information? The question is why wouldn't you need true information. If you didn't use true information and used some random numbers that you just thought of from the top of your head you would be giving false information to people. By doing that you could lose marks because if the teacher went to a reliable website and noticed your answer was wrong he would see that you didn't put in any effort. In conclusion, I think that you need to put in reliable information in your work so that you don't give false information to society and that you get good grades.

Azbo

2/16/2015 08:40:15 am

Azbo

2/16/2015 10:49:14 am

Please can people give me feedback!

Oracle

2/16/2015 12:48:44 pm

@Azbo, If the Doctor makes a new Vaccine then it would be tested first to see if it is capable of removing the bacteria temporarily or maybe permanently. Also, could you explain how we could get our reliable info and explain into 4 paragraphs? (Topic, Supporting + Detail, Conclusion)

Azbo

2/16/2015 11:14:27 pm

Thanks Oracle.

Azbo

2/16/2015 11:14:02 pm

Why exactly is not having reliable information not a good thing?
Well, say all the information we where getting were not true. Then that will be horrible!! Every thing we are learning wasn't backed up with a source. Now say that there was a "infograph" (which is supposed to be info) ws not true, so everything we just got was nothing and we don't know it is not true so we think we know what it is. Bottom line is your never done without it being proven...never. Say that a docter makes a new vaccine and without any proving people start to get the shot, if that was the case in this world millions of people die!! Thats why you need to get used to making sure you have a reliable resource. To make sure you have a reliable resource you can double check with another website, if its not the same information then you might want to try with 2 other websites. You can look in a book or you can check when the website was last updated and by who. For example if you are using wikipedia in the top corner it shows who and when it is last updated. Normally Wiki is a realiable resource and it pretty well up to date. What will you prove?

Yogi Bear

2/16/2015 08:59:52 am

The reason it is important to use factual instead of fake information is because all your info will be false and no one will know unless you say that it is. To illustrate, if you make false information, other people could possibly use that without knowing that it is fake. Also, if nothing in the world was backed up with information, how would we know if anything is true? To conclude, I believe that it is very important that people use real information.

Goofy

2/16/2015 09:23:27 am

You need a hook.

Billy Bob

2/16/2015 10:07:29 am

@Goofy

How are you goofy, you weren't at school today's???

Hero of ages

2/16/2015 09:00:02 am

At least 40% of humans don't exercise. You need reliable info so you don't just take guesses.You don't take guesses because you might be wrong.That is my post =-]

PLEASE FEEDBACK

Hero of ages

2/16/2015 09:02:12 am

At least 40% of humans don't exercise. You need reliable info so you don't just take guesses and you do not lie and be wrong.You don't take guesses because you might be wrong and fail a assignment or a test.

Hero of ages

2/16/2015 09:03:21 am

^^^^^^^^ REVISED ^^^^^^^^^
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Goofy

2/16/2015 09:21:23 am

You need 2 supporting details.

Mr.potato

2/16/2015 09:43:15 am

You need to recheck your grammar and you need 2 supporting scentences

Xbox man

2/16/2015 10:21:49 am

Make sure you respond in paragraph form and have everything needed.

Azbo

2/16/2015 09:54:23 am

Where is your hook? Your thesis? Concluding sentence? Detail? Be sure to read the post again becuase you need to follow the criteria closly. Good job though.

Goofy

2/16/2015 09:17:36 am

Do you want to lie to the people that are important to you.You need true information so you can tell other people true information for example you need a stasastic about your business like 7 out of 8 people pay people to cut their lawn or your kid asks you a question like what's one of the main ingredients they use to make yogurt and a website tells you water and you say water but it's actually milk. The reasons you need a reliable source is to look like a good romdel for your kids and not look dumb also to give true statements for a business.

Billy Bob

2/16/2015 10:09:12 am

Nice job goofy.
I would suggest a clincher but overall its a great post.

Azbo

2/16/2015 10:37:06 am

Your post is really good knowing you were not here today! Good job!

Ariel.

2/16/2015 10:52:01 am

@Goofy, good job! Keep up the good work ;-)

Tacosaur

2/16/2015 11:12:11 am

@Goofy a spelling mistake (statistics). Also your second sentence is very lengthy try adding some commas and periods.

Goofy

2/17/2015 09:01:19 am

Thank you guys.

Goofy

2/17/2015 09:03:37 am

Revised
Do you want to lie to the people that are important to you.You need true information so you can tell other people true information, for example you need a statistic about your business like 7 out of 8 people pay people to cut their lawn, or your kid asks you a question like what's one of the main ingredients they use to make yogurt and a website tells you water and you say water but it's actually milk. The reasons you need a reliable source is to look like a good romdel for your kids and not look dumb also to give true statements for a business.

Gooner

2/16/2015 09:19:47 am

If you don't have reliable information than it could turn into a big problem. Firstly If you belive something that somebody has said like um 95% of people who eat pie die. If you belive that than you will not get the joy of eating pie and you will tell other people and nobody will eat pie! But pie is really good! In conclusion, You NEED right info or else it could end up bad.

Mr.potato

2/16/2015 09:41:34 am

whst if you are talking with a friend and he says something completely ridiculous but he thinks it is true. So the two of you get in a big fight about this "fact". This is one of the reasons why you need to always double or even triple check your facts. Another reason to recheck your information is because if the kid grows up knowing this lie his whole life and he thinks this, than people with think he is stupid for saying milk is actually called cow juice.

Mr.potato

2/16/2015 09:45:30 am

You can't just dive right in, you need a hook

Rainbow Unicorn

2/16/2015 01:02:14 pm

Good job but I think you should put more detail at the end of your paragraph.

batman

2/16/2015 10:10:40 am

Well if someone tells you a rumor about no homework for the week and the teacher tells their is homework for the week. Well if you believe your friend than you will probably get a f on your homework. Well if you believe your teacher and do all of you work you will most likely get an a on your homework.

Xbox man

2/16/2015 10:20:48 am

You did not follow the criteria and you need a paragraph form with everything needed at the top of the screen.

Tacosaur

2/16/2015 11:08:00 am

@Batman you have a spelling mistake like their means its their toy. The other there means look over there so you need to put the second meaning. The f and the a should be in capital letters so its easy to see you mean a mark/grade.

Xbox man

2/16/2015 10:19:51 am

Well if someone famous or you know of that had posted this information then it might be true or look for the link. Then check if its true or not.

If you need to know if your information is not made up look for the link and click on it. Then you need to also make sure the website does not have a weird name like Skylanderboy123. Don't click on that.

Now you know about reliable resources of information and if its not.

Ariel.

2/16/2015 10:23:25 am

@Xbox man, great job! I really liked your response. But remember to do it in paragraph form and to have a interesting hook in the beginning of your paragraph. Overall, great job!

Xbox man REVISED:

2/16/2015 11:44:20 pm

Imagine going to your computer, full of excitement. You are researching something about bears for your school project. You look up bear activities. Then something comes up saying: Bears! What they do, eat, sleep and so on! This website is rated 1 star! We are not fake! You don't click on it and scroll down and find a different website that says: Bear research for kids. Made by National Geographic. You click on it.

The only way you find out if your information your looking at is true or false you just have to look at the link, who posted the website and before you click it read below it about the site. Then you know if its trustworthy or not.

Now you know how to check your information and see if its reliable or not!

Ariel. S (LUYSA Soccer Player)

2/16/2015 10:21:30 am

CLICK! Today I'm going to be talking to you on why it is important to use true information instead of fake numbers that are not true. Firstly, It is important to use factual and true information instead of fake numbers that is not verified to be true because people can know that you lied or you either were to lazy to do real research. For example, if I said 23 out of 30 people in our class have blonde hair", then that's not true because we've seen all of us and we know that 23 out of 30 people in our class don't have blonde hair; and that is a lie. Secondly, it is also important to use true information from sources because it helps us do research and it could help us learn more about the topic we are learning. In conclusion, I have just talked to you about using why real information is important instead of fake numbers. What do you think?

Julio

2/16/2015 10:39:59 am

I think you can take out either in your second sentence and your conclusion shouldn't be saying that its important I think you should say why its important for example, Its important to use true facts because you would give people wrong information. Besides that you post was great!

Ariel. S (LUYSA Soccer Player) REVISED.

2/16/2015 11:17:15 pm

CLICK! Today I'm going to be talking to you on why it is important to use true information instead of fake numbers that are not true. Firstly, It is important to use factual and true information instead of fake numbers that is not verified to be true because people can know that you lied or you were to lazy to do real research. For example, if I said 23 out of 30 people in our class have blonde hair", then that's not true because we've seen all of us and we know that 23 out of 30 people in our class don't have blonde hair; and that is a lie. Secondly, it is also important to use true information from sources because it helps us do research and it could help us learn more about the topic we are learning. In conclusion, I have just talked to you about why using real information is important instead of fake numbers. What do you think?

Julio

2/16/2015 10:28:25 am

Why is it important to use factual information? Well you would be lying to everyone you tell the fact to, for example if I tell everyone that 50% of the food they eat every day should be candy because it makes you get energy to make your heart pump faster which gives you more blood which is good. That would be false because everyone would be unhealthy and if I was a teacher and I taught students this they would all be unhealthy. In conclusion it's really important to make sure your information is true especially if your a teacher.

Pebbles

2/16/2015 10:41:27 am

@ Julio, can you explain in even more detail why it is so important to not give false information and give some more problems that could occur with giving false information.

Pebbles

2/16/2015 10:38:51 am

Ya there are 1000 people living in Mexico. Thats not true. Thats false information. Firstly, it is important that you don't give out false information because if you tell someone wrong information then the person you are telling it to may think that that information is true and tell someone else that may tell someone else and then all of these people have the wrong information. Secondly, if you were doing a project that required information and a source from where you got it from you would have no source because you just thought of a answer and if you got marks for this project you would probably get no mark. Thirdly, say we went to school for a year and half of the information we learned was not true well, they goes half a year of our learning because we got the wrong information and if we got the wrong information well in the next grade the teacher might say " Remember the blah blah blah" and you will be totally of because you got the wrong information. In conclusion, giving wrong information can lead into many different problems over the years so its always important to give correct information. Why do you think its important to give correct information?

Pebbles (Revised)

2/16/2015 10:49:39 am

Ya, there are 1000 people living in Mexico. Thats not true. BAM! Thats false information. Firstly, it is important that you don't give out false information because if you tell someone wrong information then the person you are telling it to may think that that information is true and tell someone else that may tell someone else and then all of these people have the wrong information. Secondly, if you were doing a project that required information and a source from where you got it from you would have no source because you just thought of a answer and if you got marks for this project you would probably get no mark. Thirdly, say we went to school for a year and half of the information we learned was not true well, they goes half a year of our learning because we got the wrong information and if we got the wrong information well in the next grade the teacher might say " Remember the blah blah blah" and you will be totally of because you got the wrong information. In conclusion, giving wrong information can lead into many different problems over the so its always important to give correct information. Why do you think its important to give correct information? Oh and remember false information is like a sword, bad!

Rainbow Unicorn

2/16/2015 01:06:28 pm

@Pebbles in your fifth sentence try to rephrase that so you can put more commas in so you can take a breath. Otherwise I liked it. It was very descriptive and a little funny.

Cookielover

2/16/2015 10:43:19 am

"That's not true!" It is important to use real numbers and statistics because what if someone from the government looked at your statistics and they were not true. Also, lying is not a good thing to start to do, because you could get in to far over your head. For example, I could say that there are 18 out 30 of our classmates are girls. In conclusion lying on info is bad.

Pebbles

2/16/2015 10:54:30 am

@ Cookielover, at the end of your third sentence you said "you can get over your head" Then you said "For example, I could say that there are 18 out 30 of our classmates are girls." Well how is that bad? How is that false information? Provide evidence and explain. But your over all post was good!

Tacosaur

2/16/2015 11:02:28 am

Why is it important? It's important because if you didn't post a reliable source people think that you could be lying. For example if i say 100% of people eat meat everyday, that wouldn't be true because some people are vegan which means they don't eat any type of meat.
It's really important to make sure your resources are true and reliable. It is also important because people can then go them selves and see if your source is reliable.

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Rainbow Unicorn

2/16/2015 12:57:11 pm

@Tacosaur in the beginning of your paragraph, don"t start with why is is important. Use, it is important to use true information because.....
And next time try to add a little more detail. Other than those two things it was pretty good.

Cloud Bars ton

2/16/2015 11:14:37 am

When you don't use true info in an infograph, it is unreliable and fake. The info has no statistical value, and is of no use to collect data. You would use factual info because fake information would have no true meaning to that subject and would be a non reliable source itself. Fake info has no meaning so why even bother with a full infograph if the info is fake. Now you know why not to use fake info, so tell me this: why would you use fake info anytime?

Rainbow Unicorn

2/16/2015 12:49:03 pm

@Cloud Barston maybe you would use fake information so you wouldn't have to do real reasearch.

SkaterBoi

2/16/2015 11:22:21 am

It is important because finding non reliable sources will make your work false. You can find a reliable source by its name and look. If it looks colouful and goofy you know it would be non reliable. Maybe you can find a relible source that everyone goes to. Like the Wikipedia. For example if someone says that everything in the world is safe. But it's not there is a lot of dangerous countries and people around the world.

Rainbow Unicorn

2/16/2015 12:39:26 pm

Good job @Skaterboi, but where is your concluding sentence, thesis.

Puffle

2/16/2015 11:50:42 am

Wait what? 99% of the human race are green? That's not right, is it? Facts are everywhere and they have to be true of course. In order for us to learn, we need to have TRUE facts. Why do we need to have true facts, you ask? Well I'll tell you!

Firstly, if you had to write a review on a movie you just watched but didn't know what it was about and wrote false information, who would be in danger here? You, of course and the company that made the movie. If you were to write about how horrible the movie was when you didn't even watch it, you just feel like it was bad, other people will take your advice and not watch it. Also when other people stop watching that movie (even though it's probably a good and inspiring movie), the company that made the movie would probably go out of buisness. Then everyone who watched the movie will probably get mad at you by saying it was bad when you didn't even watch it in the first place. That's why you need to give true information to those around you.

Secondly, what if you were writing an essay on eyes and you were too lazy to write down a fact? You would probably fail by saying that 95% of humans have rainbow eyes when they actually don't. Besides how are you supposed to learn about new things when you're just making things up?

In conclusion, I think that having true facts and statistics are very important. We see them everyday and learn from them. That's why you need to have true information instead if false information. So now how would you react if someone gave out false information instead of true information?

OMGCOTTONCANDY

2/16/2015 12:09:07 pm

Why do we need to use true information? It's because if you don't and you post it online people will start to believe it. Another reason why you shouldn't put false information on the Internet is because if you do people will start to believe it, or they could share the false information to more people. I hope you learned why you shouldn't tell people false information !!!

Rainbow Unicorn

2/16/2015 12:44:25 pm

Maybe you should add a little more detail. Other than that you did pretty good @OMGCOTTONCANDY.

Rainbow Unicorn

2/16/2015 12:37:58 pm

Why is it important to give true information than to put weird untrue facts you ask? Well it is important to use true facts instead of false information because, readers could clairfy this information to see if your information is really true, and you coulld get sued. Also, if you give out information and you have not verify it, your information could be wrong. You never know whats true or not unless you really research things.

Julio

2/17/2015 12:15:12 am

In your third sentence you should change verify to verified or you can leave it the same if you say didn't instead of have not. Also try to give an example.

Oracle

2/16/2015 12:43:50 pm

Why does this website say that 9 plus 10 equals 21? I'm so confused! Not every website is reliable, you can't find the right facts on just one website you got to compare data with another website to show that it is pure proof of what the answer to your question is! Let me explain.

Not all websites show the same research to what others found out, all of them have different results. For example, an Expressology is a website for facts about places and they say that Canadian's live in igloos, and another known as Worldexplorer.org said that they don't. How would you figure out the answer? I know in my knowledge that I've been to Canada before and the place is full of nature, like bears or ducks and moose. And Saskatchewan is very well known for its Wheat Farming. Also, the fact that I live in British Columbia, which is a province of Canada. Still don't get it? I'll show you more.

I know that America has a Continent half-full of Nuclear Missiles! That, is FALSE! They don't have any Nuclear Missiles on them, they keep their country safe from guns and bombs they do their best to save everyone! Even from those crazy suicide bombers that run around like dummies! Here's another example, a Russian website called RussiadePersia.com said the fact that they have all these Nuclear Missiles in half of their continent. Since Russia has a grudge on America, they would say that to them so they would have their citizens move away from America. Well, if we were to drive around that mean's that we would be driving on Nuclear soil right beneath our very bare feet. But I've been across to the United States, and there are no hidden Nuclear Missiles! It's just normal soil with dirt and grass with all those seeds and what-not. Now do you understand? I hope you do now because were about to wrap it up.

To conclude, facts have to be on the same topic, and must be compared to see which is the most reliable, if you need to compare 2 with maybe another or more, go ahead. Nobody's stopping you! I told you how much I know of Reliable Information, how much do you know?

Rainbow Unicorn

2/16/2015 12:52:27 pm

Wow Oracle really detailed nicely done. Maybe in your concluding paragraph instead of to conclude put in conclusion.

Oracle

2/16/2015 12:57:58 pm

@Rainbow Unicorn, Thank you for the feedback.

Rainbow Unicorn

2/16/2015 01:07:21 pm

No problem @Oracle:)

Azbo

2/16/2015 11:16:03 pm

Good job Oracle!!

Jumpergirl

2/17/2015 12:02:58 am

Nice job!

Oracle

2/17/2015 12:34:32 am

@Those people who gave me feedback, Thank you for the feedback!

Pancake

2/16/2015 01:07:23 pm

It is important to give true information because if you don't you are misleading people.When you put stats out there it is to help them putting out wishy washy stuff just makes people lives a lot harder this is extremely true if someone uses this info for there project and loses marks. That is why it is important to use true info.

Julio

2/17/2015 12:17:21 am

You need a intro and you are missing comas.

Fish sticks

2/16/2015 01:15:06 pm

It is important to use factual information because otherwise you would just be lying. We all no lying is a bad thing so you shouldnt do that just to get your project over with quickly you should try your best and make sure you have the correct information. Also because some people might actually look your work for information and if yours is not correct then they might do something or tell other people things that are wrong.

Teddy bear

2/16/2015 01:40:14 pm

There are many false or fake website. However it is important to use factual and true information because people might think you are lying and you might not get good marks on project. First,people might think you are lying and people might not trust you. Second, You might not get good marks for the project. If you do not put correct information it is wrong and it is not following the criteria. To sum up, finding reliable source is important.

Julio

2/17/2015 12:21:26 am

You need a S at the end of website and in your second sentence you should say on your project also in the last sentence you should say finding a reliable source. Other than that your post was good.

Sarjent Sqweecers

2/16/2015 11:26:50 pm

It is important to use factual information because when you give it to some one to read, if i doesn't have factual information he/she he can't get what he needs to learn and he might tell some one else about the fake information and it keeps going on and on.

Sargent Sqweekers

2/16/2015 11:54:37 pm

Revised! It is important to use factual information because when you give a paper that you wrote to someone to read, if i doesn't have factual information he/she he can't get what he needs to learn for example: if i give a paper to someone and it doesn't have factual info he and he tells his friend and he tells his friend and he might tell some one else about the fake information and it keeps going on and on.

Butterflypuppy

2/17/2015 12:28:07 am

Why do we need reliable information?
It is important to give reliable information because of you don't it is hard for the person reading what your rote because that mean that they aren't reading something that is true they are readying something false and you wouldn't get full marks for it.

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