Madrea BurnsSeptember 8, 2012 2:23 PM (initial posting datefor week 2)
This summer the topic of discussion in the staff development courses for our district was information fluency.
Information fluency is the ability to unconsciously and intuitively interpret information in all forms and formats in order to extract the essential knowledge, authenticate it, and perceive its meaning and significance.
This idea was emphasize to let the students know the importance of validation of resources. Especially since there are no laws or governing bodies to monitor who can have a site or the content within.
There is actually a page on our site that helps a teacher/learner evaluate the site validity:
http://www.livebinders.com/media/get/MjYzMTIzNw==
This is also a site that will help teachers explain the importance:
http://21cif.com/rkitp/features/v1n4/leadarticle_v1_n4.html
The biggest implication of not being successful at driving the practice of validation home with students is that there will we a generation of misinformed, incredible intellectuals. Mainly because the first resource learners use for information is the internet, without consideration for the soundness of the source.
I do see one major advantage to social bookmarks and that is to maintain and protect my bookmarks from being lost or unorganized. However, I have not chosen one as of yet.
Information fluency is the ability to unconsciously and intuitively interpret information in all forms and formats in order to extract the essential knowledge, authenticate it, and perceive its meaning and significance.
This idea was emphasize to let the students know the importance of validation of resources. Especially since there are no laws or governing bodies to monitor who can have a site or the content within.
There is actually a page on our site that helps a teacher/learner evaluate the site validity:
http://www.livebinders.com/media/get/MjYzMTIzNw==
This is also a site that will help teachers explain the importance:
http://21cif.com/rkitp/features/v1n4/leadarticle_v1_n4.html
The biggest implication of not being successful at driving the practice of validation home with students is that there will we a generation of misinformed, incredible intellectuals. Mainly because the first resource learners use for information is the internet, without consideration for the soundness of the source.
I do see one major advantage to social bookmarks and that is to maintain and protect my bookmarks from being lost or unorganized. However, I have not chosen one as of yet.
