Credible vs. Non-Credible Information and the C.R.A.A.P. Test

Just like you wouldn't believe everything someone tells you, you shouldn’t believe everything you read, just because it's online.  In the real world, if someone told you an unbelievable story, how would you determine if it was true?

In the real world, parents, friends, education and experience help us develop the ability to determine fact from fiction, truth from lie.   In situations where the line between truth and lies are blurred, we need to use our skills to examine the real from the unreal. But how do we do this? How do the people who are considered experts determine what is real? 

In order to test validity of a website or news item, you need to put it through the C.R.A.A.P. Test. Yes, you are reading that right! In order to test if information is credible, you need to put it through the C.R.A.A.P. Test. 

 C.R.A.A.P. Test Video

Watch this video below to learn more about this test. 

Digital Literacy, 2015, J. Stewart-Mitchell, Regina Catholic School Division

After you watch the video, review the C.R.A.A.P. Test in more detail by exploring the infographic. Later you will have an opportunity to test your knowledge. 

In order to Download a copy of the infographic, click on the link in the folder.