DAY TWENTY-NINE: May 4th

I personally, do like Wikipedia. I believe it contains lots of great enriching information, although some information you must be careful with. After reading the article 4 Ways to use Wikipedia I have decided that I would allow my future students to use this site as a reference. The greatest thing about Wikipedia is all the extras it gives you on the topic. It will give you related sites that can be recorded and appropriate references. It also gives you books and articles. I believe this is a great tool, although the teacher might want to evaluate or skim over the site before the student uses it. As a student, I have never had a problem with Wikipedia. It has always been a resourceful tool.

DAY TWENTY-EIGHT: April 29th

I validated the website called All about Explorers. I found out that the entire website was made just for students to learn that not all information found on the internet is correct. This teaches students to look for authority, credibility, and reliability of information on the site. Within my Think Aloud I ask the viewers to summarize what they think the site will be about by analyzing the title. I point out that the URL ends in a .com meaning that it is used for commercial. I also have the viewers notice the information at the bottom of the pages; copyright date, last updated, etc. Throughout the rest of my Think Aloud I have the viewers skim, read, synthesize, and analyze information on the site. By then end they will have concluded that the site was a learning tool and the information was inaccurate.

DAY TWENTY-SEVEN: April 27th

I learned many things while searching for information on the internet today, however, one specific event caught my attention and curiousity. I learned today that the interent contains falsely made sites in order to teach children about the internet. I think this is a brilliant idea because there is too much information on the internet and students need to know how to discover good/true information from bad/false. I was intrigued that educators and others came together and spent so much time to make sites like these, but they are such a great learning tool! I believe this activity related most to standard 4a; Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility: advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.

Think Aloud: May 4th

My Think Aloud