Digital Citizenship
The Internet is a constantly growing resource of knowledge. “Before the Internet, it was difficult to locate specific resources or items of information" (Roblyer, 2016, p.182). However, without search engines, it would be very difficult to locate this information. It is important for everyone to be able to efficiently navigate through search engines to that they can effectively learn from the knowledge the internet offers us. As teachers, it is our responsibility to ensure that our students know how to efficiently access the information that they need.
Website Evaluation Video
This video helps set simple guidelines on how to effectively tell if a website is reliable."The Internet’s vast information storehouse, unfortunately, contains some information that is incomplete, misleading, inaccurate, and/or out of date" (Roblyer, 2016, p.199). This video gives four factors to look at when reviewing a website: authority, accuracy, currency, and objectivity. Teaching these factors to my students will help them become aware of the differences between reliable and unreliable sources.
Favorite Professional Websites
This website is very helpful because it contains lessons and activities created by other teachers as well as tips and advice from experienced teachers.
I found Edsitement useful because it is a free reliable website developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Trust for the Humanities. It offers lesson plans for all grade levels as well as videos, interactive maps and photos for a wide range of humanities topics.
Online Safety & Security
Something that stuck with me when looking at the safety section of the text was the fact that people could learn information about students through the teacher using cookies. "The purpose of cookies is to provide the server with information that can help personalize Web activity to your needs, but cookies also may track behavior on the Internet in ways that violate privacy" (Roblyer, 2016, p.175). While I am aware that cookies can be a form of privacy invasion I never really considered the fact that through cookies people can learn about the people surrounding you and not just yourself.
Roblyer, M. D. (2016). Integrating Educational Technology Into Teaching (7th ed).
I did not realize that cookies, "small text files placed on a hard drive by a Web server contacted on the Internet," invaded privacy until reading the text for Module 2 (Roblyer, 2016, p.175). It was a shocking discovery for me. For something that invades personal privacy, cookies developed from a place of good intentions. According to the text, Integrating Educational Technology Into Teaching, "the purpose of cookies is to provide the server with information that can help personalize Web activity to your needs" (Roblyer, 2016, p.175).
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with the statement "The Internet’s vast information storehouse, unfortunately, contains some information that is incomplete, misleading, inaccurate, and/or out of date" (Roblyer, 2016, p.199). It seems like this is a hard idea for the students to understand. Do you have any ideas on how to help students understand the significance of checking sources? I think that your websites are awesome also. I have never heard of them before, but I will definitely be checking them out.
ReplyDeleteI love how you used a video resource that discussed authority, accuracy, currency and objectivity. This will help highlight to students about the website evaluation criteria, and the key concept of, "All information is factually accurate" (Roblyer, 2016, p.197). In what ways would you incorporate teaching these key concepts about website evaluation to your classroom?
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