Wednesday, November 12, 2008

M3 Reflections

How can I use the Internet to support my teaching and students' learning?

The internet brings vast amounts of information quickly and easily to students. It allows information to be the secondary focus, next to what students do with the information. It allows students to reach higher into Bloom's taxonomy with structured tasks that require not just knowing the information, but owning it in the quest to solve a problem or answer an open ended question.

How can I ensure responsible and appropriate use of the Internet?

By introducing, modeling and setting expectations about the proper use of copyrighted information. By guiding students through the process of learning to spot bias and erronious information. By helping students to compile an ever growing list of trustworthy sites to lean on while completing tasks.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dave, you are the first to mention the importance of teaching students about use of copyrighted information! Way to go!