Digital Blog Post #D Chapter 5

When reading chapter 5, it came to my knowledge that pictures and sounds are resources for creative teaching. These materials keep students concentrated on ideas in which the teacher is trying to communicate to them, as well as keeping them engaged. In fact, pictures and sounds enlarge the variety of teaching materials outside the teachers voice to incorporate much media in the classroom. Some websites that empower teachers to discover photo and audio resources on the web are Flickr, LibriVox, and Creative Commons. 

Something I found interesting is that search engines are one of the most popular of all internet activities. According to our textbook, over 90% of online adults use search engines to locate information. Search engines are an essential digital literacy skill. When teachers or students want to learn more about a topic they do what is called an information search. Back in the day, to find information was from papers and books. When using information searches, in produces a lot of different search strategies online making it a lot faster to gather information. Taking notes to remember the information you found throughout information searches is called electronic note taking. Electronic note taking is useful for both students and teachers. When taking notes, it summarizes themes, key concepts and main ideas. 

In addition, I have learned that there are many ways to evaluate online resources including Wikipedia. Wikipedia as most know, is an online encyclopedia. This website can be edited by anyone, making it not a reliable online resource. The Associate of College and Research libraries (ACRL) gives a list of criteria to think about when deciding the quality of the web source. The first one is the accuracy of the website. It is the overall reliability of the information presented on the site with a clear explanation of who authorized the website and the meaning behind it. The second one is the authority. When thinking about the authority of the page, look to see if they credit the author. Thirdly, you need to look for the objective. Last, is seeking the currency and the coverage. On the web page, you should look to see if it is up to date, as well as no pop ups. When launching a web page you should not have a thousand advertisements pop up. This link is a reliable web page because it ends in .edu. Most secure webpages will end in .edu, or .gov.

In conclusion, the internet has become a big impact on 21st century teachers and educators. With using pictures and sounds, it keeps the student interactive with the lesson making it easier for them to comprehend what is going on. Also, utilizing search engines and determining if they are reliable for information searches are going to help the majority of the population succeed in their researches. 

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RESOURCES:

Freeman, K. E. (2016, September 25). Chapter 5. Retrieved September 25, 2016, from https://flipquiz.me/u/kailinfreeman/chapter-5

M. (1925). University of Miami. Retrieved September 25, 2016, from http://welcome.miami.edu/

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc