Students today are often overwhelmed by information and by
their need to handle it. As Royce (1999) observes
"Throughout history the trend has been towards faster and faster
production of information, faster transmission of information, more compact
storage of information, but
our capacity to read and understand information remains constant."
Table 1 'Information'
We all confront the seemingly limitless torrent of
information available through the Internet but today's
students must have effective strategies for handling
such a flood.
As a teacher you may choose to sift and sort the
information for your students and this is certainly the most expedient method.
Sites such as the
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators may make your job easier BUT at some time your students need to learn the skills to find and evaluate
information on the Web for themselves.
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