http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2009/04/a-real-test/ Technology is neither the problem nor the solution. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:12:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2009/04/a-real-test/#comment-1474 Mike McFarland Sun, 10 May 2009 22:11:00 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=536#comment-1474 Validation or deterimining reliability of the information needs to be taught along with search and acquisition skills. Cory Doctorow (and others including some commercial servcies) have suggested reputation-based security and filtering. The urgency of the information (or acting upon it) can probably be tied to "known" trusted sources. When students are informed that there is a gun-man on their campus, they need to be able to receive, trust, and act upon the information. Validation or deterimining reliability of the information needs to be taught along with search and acquisition skills. Cory Doctorow (and others including some commercial servcies) have suggested reputation-based security and filtering. The urgency of the information (or acting upon it) can probably be tied to “known” trusted sources. When students are informed that there is a gun-man on their campus, they need to be able to receive, trust, and act upon the information.

]]> http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2009/04/a-real-test/#comment-1473 Amy Howard Thu, 07 May 2009 17:37:42 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=536#comment-1473 Not everything is true on paper and through conversations either. We need to let children investigate and explore for the truth. They have to think and look for what they believe are facts. Not everything is true on paper and through conversations either.
We need to let children investigate and explore for the truth. They have to think and look for what they believe are facts.

]]> http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2009/04/a-real-test/#comment-1472 Laura Miller Sat, 02 May 2009 23:07:31 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=536#comment-1472 I do find it amazing how fast news travels nowadays. A probable case of the swine case has developed in Montgomery Co. today and it is all over the Internet, locals news, Facebook...it is literally everywhere!! It is amazing. I think it is important for teachers to instruct students on how to tell which sources are legit and which are not. Before the Internet existed, I remember learning about this in English class. We learned that some sources are not as reliable, for example, magazines. I do find it amazing how fast news travels nowadays. A probable case of the swine case has developed in Montgomery Co. today and it is all over the Internet, locals news, Facebook…it is literally everywhere!! It is amazing. I think it is important for teachers to instruct students on how to tell which sources are legit and which are not. Before the Internet existed, I remember learning about this in English class. We learned that some sources are not as reliable, for example, magazines.

]]> http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2009/04/a-real-test/#comment-1471 Miruka Holbrook Sat, 02 May 2009 16:18:32 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=536#comment-1471 Many adults are having a lot of difficulty distinguishing between valid information on the current flu outbreak and those that are just offering their opinions. I think that is why it is so important to teach students how to analyze the validity of an article. Many adults are having a lot of difficulty distinguishing between valid information on the current flu outbreak and those that are just offering their opinions. I think that is why it is so important to teach students how to analyze the validity of an article.

]]> http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2009/04/a-real-test/#comment-1470 Kim Clevinger Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:07:52 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=536#comment-1470 I think that this is one of the hardest things for our children to realize--that everything they see online is NOT true. Honestly, sometimes it is hard for adults to tell what to believe and what not to believe. We have to be very careful and teach our children to be very careful with information they may gather online. Obviously, "research, research, research" is the biggest key in knowing the truth. I think that this is one of the hardest things for our children to realize–that everything they see online is NOT true. Honestly, sometimes it is hard for adults to tell what to believe and what not to believe. We have to be very careful and teach our children to be very careful with information they may gather online. Obviously, “research, research, research” is the biggest key in knowing the truth.

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