Although not specifically education related, I wanted to take a moment to highlight Snopes. com, the best site on the web for information about urban legends or scams. Snopes provides some history of the urban legend or scam, and information to confirm or deny the accuracy of it. It allows you to browse by category such as: Crime, Computers, or Fraud or you can use the sites built in search to find a particular myth.
So the next time you or your students hear about a gang initiation activities at a local Walmart, or an email claiming Bill Gates will give you $100 if you forward the email on take a moment and check out Snopes.com.
