Blog post about the instGrok.com website.
"Using instaGrok to find information will have your students spending less time searching, and more time learning."
a golden opportunity to train kids in critical thinking.
“The big thing in assessing search results is authorship—who put it there and why have they put it there?”
“This is learning how to learn.”
, mastering “crap detection 101,”
One prerequisite is that you already know a lot about the world.
Google makes broad-based knowledge more important, not less
But, crucially, she also trains students to assess the credibility of what they find online. For example, she teaches them to analyze the tone of a web page to judge whether it was created by an academic, an advocacy group, or a hobbyist.
she also trains students to assess the credibility of what they find online. For example, she teaches them to analyze the tone of a web page to judge whether it was created by an academic, an advocacy group, or a hobbyist.
she also trains students to assess the credibility of what they find online. For example, she teaches them to analyze the tone of a web page to judge whether it was created by an academic, an advocacy group, or a hobbyist
she also trains students to assess the credibility of what they find online. For example, she teaches them to analyze the tone of a web page to judge whether it was created by an academic, an advocacy group, or a hobbyist.
kids grok the intricacies
A group of researchers led by College of Charleston business professor Bing
All subjects need to teach students how to search for, analyze and utilize digital information within the subject area. This is where students will be getting info until someone pulls the plug or locks them in a bookmobile.
"We're often told that young people tend to be the most tech-savvy among us. But just how savvy are they? ,,, High school and college students may be "digital natives," but they're wretched at searching."