For Cortland presentation March 3, 2007

1. Why Internet Literacy? The Need to Train Student Surfers 5th Annual Educators’ Conference March 3, 2007 Cortland Jr./Sr. High School M. Karre, Librarian [email_address]

2. What is Internet Literacy???? Literacy 2.0

7. “ ..need to be editors as well as readers.” “… must be literate in the ways of publishing” “… need to have the ability to work closely with others” “… need to know how to manage the information that we consume.” According to Will Richardson, students: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, 2006

13. All kids can find information on the Internet – that’s what search engines are for!

14. If it is on the Internet, it must be true.

15. If it is on the Internet, it’s public information and free for us to copy.

21. Safety means different things at different ages GetNetWise

25. We don’t have to worry…. We have a FILTER!

26. “ Filters can give parents and guardians a false sense of security—prompting them to believe that children are protected when they are not . Numerous studies have documented that filters fail to block many sites banned under CIPA” ~American Library Assoc.

27. Surfing the Net with Kids Iggy and Rasper's Tips for Internet Safety and Good Manners

28. But….. We also want them to avoid sites that are fraudulent, overly pushy or just plain stupid.

29. The Web is a lot like a flea market

30. “ Without a clear search strategy, using a search engine is like wandering aimlessly in the stacks of a library trying to find a particular book.” - Debbie Flanagan , Fort Lauderdale, FL. – Web Search Strategies

35. Four NETS for Better Searching

36. Student's Guide to Research with the WWW

37. Check out How to Search

39. The walled garden approach in creating browsing environments: Students have access to only limited Web sites, and teachers need a password in order to leave the walled garden and browse the Internet in its entirety.

44. Compare kids' search engines Make your own portal…..

46. The next step is learning to evaluate information 2

47. Rapid growth in the Internet = Millions of quality web sites PLUS… More sites = Millions of poorly constructed and inaccurate ones.

50. Kathy Schrock’s Website Evaluators

51. Online KidsFirst Worksheet http://www.kidsfirst.org/juror/website_6-12.html COALITION FOR QUALITY CHILDREN'S MEDIA

52. Before you launch an Internet assignment... Consider best tool for the purpose

54. Also consider: Dates Created and Last Modified

61. Use of Information But what do we DO with it? 3

62. Avoiding theft and forgery -

63. “ The growth of the Internet has emphasized the need to understand intellectual property rights, including copyright fundamentals and plagiarism” . See - Education World: Teaching About Web Literacy

68. Web 2.0 – The Machine is Us/ing Us

69. Putting good intentions into practice How do we put it all together?

70. Process, not product; (How, not what) Teach, not block. (Prepare for the worst, expect the best) SIMPLE RULE:

73. With trust, focused practice, training on authoritativeness and usability, and clear selection rubric, kids can do fine job selecting needed resources

76. Have you "wiped out" yet? Tutorials Galore