http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/03/14/missing-out-on-critical-skills/ Comments, reflections and occasional brainstorms Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:44:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.4-bleeding http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/03/14/missing-out-on-critical-skills/#comment-85737 Intute Subject Booklets ~ useful Internet skills for students Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:20:37 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/03/14/missing-out-on-critical-skills/#comment-85737 [...] choose a site without applying serious critical skills. This has come up in blogs before: Intute. EduBlog Insights. There must be many [...] […] choose a site without applying serious critical skills. This has come up in blogs before: Intute. EduBlog Insights. There must be many […]

]]> http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/03/14/missing-out-on-critical-skills/#comment-84894 Gordon Rogers Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:08:44 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/03/14/missing-out-on-critical-skills/#comment-84894 Maybe there's hope for the online versions of the traditional encyclopedias. At least they're credible and cite their sources. See this comment on the recent NY Times article: http://kindlesforkids.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/start-writing-the-eulogies-for-print-encyclopediasny-times/ Gordon Connect2Books.org Maybe there’s hope for the online versions of the traditional encyclopedias. At least they’re credible and cite their sources. See this comment on the recent NY Times article:
http://kindlesforkids.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/start-writing-the-eulogies-for-print-encyclopediasny-times/
Gordon
Connect2Books.org

]]> http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/03/14/missing-out-on-critical-skills/#comment-84590 Betty Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:28:13 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/03/14/missing-out-on-critical-skills/#comment-84590 The sad thing is that adults are doing the same thing and just taking whatever they read on the internet as fact. It is important for students to learn to check out the validity of the information so that they learn that not every website should be trusted. The sad thing is that adults are doing the same thing and just taking whatever they read on the internet as fact. It is important for students to learn to check out the validity of the information so that they learn that not every website should be trusted.

]]> http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/03/14/missing-out-on-critical-skills/#comment-84517 John Franke Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:26:03 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2008/03/14/missing-out-on-critical-skills/#comment-84517 I absolutely agree with your sentiment of "Depressing, isn't it?!" I too, have given a brief survey to my schools students and have received many of the same replies you have listed above. In fact, a few of the students replied with the answer of "Stuff on the internet must right, or why would they put it there?" That is depressing and scary. I have worked with our students on different way to determine the credibility of the sites they use for research and they are struggling to break old habits and create new ones. Many students still go straight to sites that have used before without any sort of checking on the sites informational validity. Thank you for the link to Julie Coiros handout, it looks like it has some good suggestions that I plan to use after our break. I absolutely agree with your sentiment of “Depressing, isn’t it?!” I too, have given a brief survey to my schools students and have received many of the same replies you have listed above. In fact, a few of the students replied with the answer of “Stuff on the internet must right, or why would they put it there?”
That is depressing and scary. I have worked with our students on different way to determine the credibility of the sites they use for research and they are struggling to break old habits and create new ones. Many students still go straight to sites that have used before without any sort of checking on the sites informational validity.
Thank you for the link to Julie Coiros handout, it looks like it has some good suggestions that I plan to use after our break.

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