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From the "Cybrary Man...his list on evaluating information. Check out the left side panel -"Teacher Notes" with resources for teachers as well as mini-lessons.

From the "Cybrary Man...his list on evaluating information. Check out the left side panel -"Teacher Notes" with resources for teachers as well as mini-lessons.

"Digital literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies  to find, understand, evaluate, create, and communicate digital information, an  ability that requires both cognitive and technical skills.

Interesting research article looking at young adults and how they look for and evaluate web content.

Similar to CRLS's webpage. This website has a ton of information on many topics from citing to evaluating online sources.

I like their explanation of why it is necessary to cite source material properly. It stresses the credibility that expert sources lend to an argument, the author's assumed interest in building his/her own professional reputation, the reader's possible interest in further study of a topic, and the importance of giving and receiving due credit for one's thoughts.

The six Dimensions of Inquiry are: Questioning, Locating Information, Evaluating Information, Applying Information, Sharing Knowledge and Reflecting. Together they represent the inquiry process. Standards now require that inquiry be taught across all content areas and all grade levels. The IMatrix System allows you to see the hierarchical scaffolding of skills in these dimensions from early grades through high school...

I highlighted this new AP course being offered and just wanted to place the bookmark here: The primary goals of the AP Seminar course are to help you understand how to study an issue from multiple perspectives, evaluate source information, and then develop and communicate effectively a logical, fact-based point of view. You will practice and apply these skills through the exploration of the complex topics and by examining a variety of and often divergent or competing perspectives.