RESEARCHING and EVALUATING INTERNET INFORMATION
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Focus question #1:What is the meaning of information literacy for teachers and students.
- Instantly available information on the internet is transforming the work of teachers, creating the need to teach students how to access and assess the resources and materials they find online.
- Teaching students how to do internet research is a crucial element of information literacy an dinvolves learning how to recognize and utilize high-quality electronic information
- Information literacy and Internet research together enable students to act as critical readers and thoughtful researchers in Web-based environments.
Tech Tool 5.1 : Photo and audio resources on the web
Pictures and sound are valuable resources for creative learning and teaching. Images always make an huge impact on a students learning. Students enjoy visual images because it gives them some kind of understanding in a lesson it keeps them engaged and helps them grasp the ideas the teacher is trying to put out.. I have heard a lot about cool photo websites like Flickr as a resource to put images in projects and assignments. With Flickr you can manage and share your photos with a number of instructional options for teachers to add visual learning resources to your curriculum.
Summary and Connection
In summary this chapter is all about how teachers and students can realize the possibilities and meet the challenges of the vast library of information known as the Internet. Both teachers and students need that educational information. I believe that it is important for teachers to really know what they are doing when beginning a new lesson plan especially in ways that they can get the message out with a clear understanding from the students . Teachers should not feel reluctant to go online looking for ideas to help with a lesson or to just do some quick research after all, the internet is great for that. The internet is full of ideas and tools for students and teachers. For myself I know I would use the internet a lot for many things because I want to make sure I am accurate about what I am doing and have enough back-up research knowledge to answer a students question.
Resources:
Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010). Transforming learning with new technologies. Allyn & Bacon.
The internet is indeed a great place to find ideas for learning plans for teachers. Just like students, teachers need to be respectful and give attribution to their sources. Depending on the purpose, a teacher can begin to model good internet search skills, creative commons licensing, and/or bibliography in sharing their own lessons with students and other teachers.
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