Information Literacy

“If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow ennobled and no-one dares criticize it.”  ~ Pierre Gallois

Unless we want the next generation of world leaders to be easily fooled, then we better train them to be critical. With so many resources at their fingertips, students need skills in evaluating information. Before starting any Web-based projects, teachers should provide students with tools and knowledge on how to tell what’s legitimate and what’s not.  

Here are a few sites to help students and teachers fine-tune their information literacy skills.  

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html (an extensive list of resources to help you and your students evaluate information found on the Web)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N39mnu1Pkgw&feature=related  (a good quick explanation about why students should do more than just google a topic when researching. This is geared toward college students and upper level high school students.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlqZSg5ER6A (a prezi from Plymouth University about information literarcy)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TqD0oKOT6Q&feature=related (a fun video to introduce a lesson about intentional plagiarism)