"Choosing appropriate search engines, following relevant links, and judging the validity of information are difficult challenges, not only for students of all ages, but also for most adults, including many teachers. More than half the adults surveyed in Great Britain were not able to use search engines or databases at a basic level (Buckingham,2007). In the United States, almost two-thirds of a national sample of adults doing online searches were not aware of the difference between paid and unpaid search results and believed that search engines provide fair and unbiased results for any given search (Fallows,2005)."
Libraries are almost thing of the past. When I was a little kid we had to actually look things up in books. Thankfully, Google has since been invented, and has made the world a much better place. It can be used as such a great tool, but it’s important to be educated on how to use it the right way. Just like we were taught how to use the Dewey Decimal System, we need to teach students how to find information on the Internet. They need to be able to dicier which sites will provide good information, and which ones to avoid.
I think this picture is a good representation of a teacher showing a student how to do something on the computer.
I agree with your statement that students need to be taught how to determine which sites are reliable and which sites are not reliable. Within your quote, the “validity of information” is emphasized. This is a very important issue for students to understand when relying on an internet search.
ReplyDeleteI do feel that libraries still have a place in the “big picture” of providing a service to guide individuals to appropriate resources. I also feel that we will retain a certain amount of print material for many years, but libraries are beginning to offer many electronic search resources along with providing print material.
I totally agree with you and what your saying I think teachers should teach this subject and everything that includes in this article. Also your quote really emphasizes what your saying in this post !
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. It's scary but amazing at the sane time that libraries are becoming less and less popular. Amazing due to the fact that the interact has taken the place of researching hundreds if books. Great job with connecting your post to the quote.
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