Bogus+websites

The following are classic "bogus sites" :
 * Feline Reactions to Bearded Men @http://www.improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html (scroll down)
 * Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie @http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html
 * Dihydrogen Monoxide Research http://www.dhmo.org
 * Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow Torches @http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/~pmichaud/toast/
 * MoonBeam Enterprises and Lunar Travel Agency @http://www.dreamweaverstudios.com/moonbeam/moon.htm
 * Tree Octopus @http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus.html
 * British Stick Insects []
 * Bio defense detector-McWhortle @http://www.mcwhortle.com/index.htm
 * Monitor camera...takes your picture @http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3072/camera1.html
 * Left-handed Whopper release from Burger King []
 * First Human Male Pregnancy http://www.malepregnancy.com
 * Jackolope conspiracy @http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm
 * Dog Island @http://www.thedogisland.com

When in doubt about whether or not a site or an email is real or bogus, check out the site on these **hoax buster sites**:
 * http://www.snopes.com
 * http://www.hoax-slayer.com
 * @http://www.truthorfiction.com

Strategies to encourage students to evaluate resources:
 * Require annotated bibliography, two or three sentences which describe the author's credentials and why the site was particularly valuable
 * Require them to rank their sources and reflect on their rankings
 * Require them to explain the credentials of the source for each URL
 * Require a balanced bibliography. When appropriate, insist that the works cited list include online or print journal articles, books, primary sources, etc.
 * Ask them to attach first pages of the sites they have documented