What is the role of information literacy for teachers and students?
Teachers use information to assist with the development of lively curricula, update academic knowledge, and answer student’s questions.
Student use information to write paper essays, prepare for exams, develop personal talents, and propel their quest for knowledge.
The internet has become the key source for information for both teachers and students. Almost all schools and classrooms have access to the internet.
The internet is immensely important as an educational tool
both in terms of how teachers use it professionally and how students learn to
use it academically.
Students in the 21st century need to learn to
develop the skills and understandings included:
- Digital and information literacy: the information found in various electronic
sources
- Media literacy: The capacities to access, analyze, evaluate
and communicate messages in a wide variety of forms.
Students begin their literacy skills at an early age and
grade level. However, many college students find it difficult to evaluate, use
and understand information efficiently and ethically. These patterns further
reinforce the importance of information and media literacy as essential skills
in our increasingly computer and information driven society.
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Recap
Information enhances the way teachers and students interact
during the school day. Teachers use
information to prepare to teach and students use information to demonstrate
their knowledge and understanding of what the teachers are presenting in the
classroom. When I first started this course I was using the images on google
image and our professor stated that I would not be allowed to use these images
because they did not come from an accredited site. I did not realize that the photos where not
useable till I read this chapter. Now I
have three new sites that I can use to find pictures and other creative visuals
that I can incorporate in my blogs. Another
thing that was part of many students learning experience is learning to do
research using accredited publications or scholarly journals.
Resources:
Edwards, S.A., Maloy, R.W., Verock-O’Loughlin, R.E., Woolf, B.P. Transforming Learning with New Technology. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J., Person, 2011
Students begin their literacy skills at an early age and grade level. However, many college students find it difficult to evaluate, use and understand information efficiently and ethically. These patterns further reinforce the importance of information and media literacy as essential skills in our increasingly computer and information driven society.
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Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/search/
Recap
Information enhances the way teachers and students interact
during the school day. Teachers use
information to prepare to teach and students use information to demonstrate
their knowledge and understanding of what the teachers are presenting in the
classroom. When I first started this course I was using the images on google
image and our professor stated that I would not be allowed to use these images
because they did not come from an accredited site. I did not realize that the photos where not
useable till I read this chapter. Now I
have three new sites that I can use to find pictures and other creative visuals
that I can incorporate in my blogs. Another
thing that was part of many students learning experience is learning to do
research using accredited publications or scholarly journals.
For clarification - you can use Google image search, but just like Flickr search, you need to go to ADVANCED search to filter for images that are Creative Commons/allowed to share. Even then, you need to give credit to the photographer and provide a link to the original website. So, it looks like you may need to check these images as they don't have credit provided and may not be copyright-friendly?
ReplyDeleteThere is so much on the internet and we definitely need to know/model and teach students how to find the valid and reliable information. This chapter definitely hits upon some key points.