1. Digital Literacy Joan Furjanic-CI 302

2. Taken from: http://murcha.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/21st-century-literacies-its-all-in-blogging/

4. From the Heartland Website:

5. Is technology an appropriate resource to access new concepts?

7. Learning how to properly use e-mail, searching techniques, and browsers

8. Evaluating web sites for accuracy, and finding reliable online vendors

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13. Students are fully able and aware of searching techniques and kid-friendly search engines

14. Students evaluate a website before obtaining information from it

15. Inappropriate:

16. Teachers do not instruct students how to properly use search engines

18. …to not use the website. Knowing who the author is can tell you a lot about their expertise in the subject matter; not having a date on the page may mean that the webpage is outdated. Mistakes in grammar and spelling may mean that this website was not written by an expert. They decide to keep looking on the Internet, and if all else fails, to use an encyclopedia.

19. Inappropriate response:

21. Teachers should instruct students how to properly assess and determine whether or not a website is accurate and reliable.

22. Teachers should also instruct students on proper searching techniques, especially when using the Internet for educational purposes.