If it's on the internet, it has to be true...right???

Too many students take google and bing as 100% accurate. You tell them to research topic; they open the search box, put in a topic, and hey, if it's on the internet, it has to be true. What they lack is internet safety training. When I worked in the media center at Yeager Middle school our media specialist did a internet safety course each year. The first time I sat through it I was the one that got educated. Not only did I have no idea that companies pay for their name to pop up first on the list, I didn't realize there were sites out there that anybody could go in and add information. Since that point, whenever I use technology in the classroom, I remind students of what a reliable source is. I would also ask them if they chose a site to use, check it's credibility.