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Publication Date: 2008-May
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Make Students Info Literate: There Remains a Larger Challenge for Schools--How to Develop a New Generation of Knowledgeable Digital Citizens Who Can Operate in the Unregulated Online World
Salpeter, Judy
Technology & Learning, v28 n10 p24 May 2008
Many students cannot discriminate between posts that are accurate and attributable and those that are undocumented and misleading. This fact leads teachers to limit online research to subscription services like netTrekker or Web directories like Awesome Library. While sites like these certainly play an important role in the classroom, there remains a larger challenge for schools: how to develop a new generation of knowledgeable digital citizens who can operate in the unregulated online world. This article presents suggestions which can help give students the basic skills to be both technology-proficient and info-savvy. (Contains 6 online resources.)
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Literacy, Educational Technology, Evaluative Thinking, Media Literacy, Information Skills, Teaching Methods, Information Literacy, Online Searching, Search Strategies, Class Activities, Information Sources, Educational Resources, Research Tools, Copyrights
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Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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