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Easy To Find But Not Necessarily True.
Baule, Steve – Book Report, 1997
Notes teachers must instruct students to look at four aspects of evaluating information found on the Web: (1) the purpose of the article or other information; (2) the author's credibility; (3) publication date and the date of the last updating; and (4) wording of site titles. Asserts that promoting good print materials and non-Internet electronic…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Information Literacy, Information Sources, Information Technology
Producing Information Consumers: Critical Evaluation and Critical Thinking.
Schrock, Kathleen – Book Report, 1999
Outlines the need to train students to think critically about information sources. Describes steps students should take in evaluating information on the World Wide Web. Discusses evaluating the authority of the author; presentation of Web sites; and content, bias, and authenticity of information. (AEF)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Electronic Publishing
Primary Sources: Second to None on the Web.
Milbury, Peter – Book Report, 1999
Focuses on student use of primary sources on the Web. Lists and describes Web sites covering a variety of subject areas. Lists resources for teachers preparing materials related to the use of primary sources. (AEF)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Sources, Instructional Materials
Reference Desk on the Internet.
LaBounty, Verna – Book Report, 1997
The KidsConnect service, with 145 volunteers from 39 states and eight countries connects librarians, teachers and students with curriculum-related material and other information sources on the Internet. Questions received at the site (on the Web at http://www.ala.ogr/ICONN/index.html or e-mail at askkc@ala.org) are routed to volunteer school…
Descriptors: Children, Information Networks, Information Seeking, Information Services
Science Fair Projects Bring It All Together: Collaboration, Information Literacy, and Public Relations.
Young, Terrence E., Jr. – Book Report, 2000
Discusses the role of school library media specialists in helping students with science fair projects. Topics include selecting a topic; reviewing basic library resources, including print and electronic; remote access to databases; locating information on the Web; word processing and presentation software; and relevant Web sites. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Databases, Information Retrieval