Blogger Journal 7
Educators have an important responsibility to help students learn how to navigate the vast amount of information available online. Teacher should guide students in developing digital literacy skills such as identifying, credible sources, recognizing bias, and distinguishing between factual information and misinformation. In the classroom, this can involve modeling how to research effectively. Which will teach students how to verify sources, and encourage critical thinking when students encounter information online. Educators also help students understand the importance of academic integrity by showing them how to site sources and avoid plagiarism. This responsibility matters now more than ever because student students have an immense amount of access to tons of information through the Internet but not everything on the Internet is valuable or true. False information can spread quickly, especially through social media. Which can make it difficult for students to know what to trust...