Federal site has some nice links to internet safety publications. Netcetera caught my eye. Free pdf download. we could photocopy for parent presentation
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.