National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•S)

3. Research and Information Fluency

Students use digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.  Students:

a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.

b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

d. process data and report results.

(readings with an _* are required)

1. _*  Research and Information Fluency ISTE wiki:
   http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/Research+and+Information+Fluency
2. _* Website evaluation - UC Berkeley's Website Evaluation Tutorial: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
3. Various guides to evaluating digital sources:
   http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html

1. Why do we need to educate students regarding responsible use of digital media?
2. Take a look at the two search engines, www.yahoo.com and www.yahooligans.com – what is the difference between the two?  How are they appropriate or inappropriate for your students?
3. Find an Acceptable Use Policy for one of the schools at which you have done observations or attended school.  Save a copy of the AUP in your z-drive or print a copy.