A place to remember how to set up tools I find useful for my teaching.

Internet and critical thinking

Just this afternoon I had the TV on and was listening to the news on criticism from teachers about Wikipedia as seen by students as a legitimate source of information where many seem to go to. It is our obligation as educators to raise students´ consciousness on the data they find on line and provide critical thinking opportunities for them to question their sources and validity. Very frequently students simply cut and paste without understanding or even reading what they are copying and this cartoon adresses the topic very vividly. Garbage in = garbage out. Let´s help them sort it out.

Posted by: BertaLeiva at 07:13 | link | comments (3)

How to use Wikispaces

This is a powerpoint presentation by Jennifer Wagner in California on how to use Wikispaces. Its audio podcast is here.

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