Federal site has some nice links to internet safety publications. Netcetera caught my eye. Free pdf download. we could photocopy for parent presentation
On April 11th Google launched a new daily puzzle to help teachers and students learn how to search more effectively. AGoogleADay.com presents an ever-changing search challenge that exercises your internet search skills, and if you get stumped, there's a solution path just one click away to show you how to solve the problem. In the first two weeks, AGoogleADay.com has had more than 300K visitors, all coming to learn what's possible on Google, challenge their Google-Fu, and learn a bit more about what can be done to improve your search skills.
I think it's a great tool to have," said Cameron's mother, Jane. "Obviously it's not going to replace going to school. But for situations like this, I think it's wonderfu
I am sure someone told Gutenberg that they would never read his printed text because they loved the feel and smell of hand written scrolls.
To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and has the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate and analyze information using digital technology.
educators need to model learning. Not being media literate in the 21st Century is a very POOR model.
A teacher’s content expertise is a small rival to the internet. Teaching and guiding kids to harness that content should be the goal.
It is a professional responsibility! Media Literacy requires people enter a world that gives up a great deal of control. Many educators are not prepared for that.