Letter to the Editor
Students mass sharing? They are doing that already. ISB's role? At this moment ISB is doing the most important of preparatory steps -- it is training its staff to be proficient with MANY aspects of computer use in education. To put a teacher, headful of knowledge and methodology full of experience, before a class of laptops would be a recipe for failure unless the teacher is experienced enough with computer possibilities.
Another important step in preparing students is to refine their research skills in:
~evaluating the reliability of sources
~evaluating the validity of sources
~evaluating the completeness of sources
~citing sources when quoting material
~researching multiple sources
~proofreading source material since the level of language usage varies greatly
in accuracy
~eliminating plagiarism
~reading large amounts of background material so that this onslaught of mass knowledge can be put in perspective
These skills may have been presented in high schools in the past; they now need to be started in lower schools ... a formidable task is before us!
P.S. Mr Editor: I love this YouTube video. Please help Mr. Leadbeater with his grammar:
birds nest is possessive
everyone is a singular indefinite pronoun taking a singular antecedent.
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Absolutely. Probably one of the most important assets students should gain on their journey to independence is their ability to critically consume the media that will increasingly bombard them. And yes, these skills are already being addressed in elementary schools - well, here at ISB at least.
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