Chapter 5
It is so important that students are taught about to effectively and efficiently use search engines to help them research various topics. There are many sources online that provide various information for people, but not all of the information is credible. Students need to be taught how to filter what is useful and accurate and what is not a reliable source. It is very hard to regulate what people put online and to verify the actual information that is posted up online. Students have to research the information they are reading and determine if the source is credible.
Not only teaching students about how to filter out credible sources, but teachers also have to teach students how to actually complete an effective search for information they need. There are different ways to search for topics that they need. Keywords and exact match search are used to search topics. If you put in words in the search engine box, any website or article that has those words in it anywhere will pop up. However, if you put quotation marks around the keywords will bring up sources about the exact keyword you entered. Teaching students this skill is crucial for students to aid them in using the Internet for research purposes.
Chapter 6
This chapter focuses on various sources on the internet and how to use this websites. The chapter also discusses the varying types of websites that are available. There are different websites and each type of website offers something different and are used for different reasons. Bookmarking and information alerts are two tools that students should be familiar with. Bookmarking allows students to tab important and helpful websites so that they are readily available for use whenever they need to use them. Information alerts serve as an electronic notice that new information about a particular topic has just become available. This feature is helpful for students who are researching a topic for a project and are looking for updated sources about the topic that are researching.
Questions:
1. What are some ways you would teach your students about verifying sources on the internet?
2. How would you incorporate using the internet to search in your own classrooms?
I would teach students about verifying sources on the internet by providing them with a couple different websites. I would include government websites and then websites with blogs and discussion boards to show the blatant differences. I would also include a couple of websites that look accurate but have incorrect facts. I would provide students with a checklist of things to look for to ensure accurate information is posted.
ReplyDeleteI would teach them they way that Prof. Chen taught us. I think looking for websites with ".gov" and ".edu" are important, especially if you want your work to be creditable. I think Katherine brought up a good point on showing the students a couple of websites that look accurate but have incorrect facts. This way we could show the students how important it is to publish correct information. If I had a computer in my classroom I would, before teaching the topic, search for it and show the students some fun facts about whatever it is we are going to learn.
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