I Read It On The Computer...

The article "I Read it on the Computer" talks about ways to make students aware of what they are reading on the internet. It is so easy to access information on the web, but finding valid information the web is not always easy. Sometimes it is hard to decipher what is creditable information and what is not. Using lesson plans such as the one in this article will help students be able to weed out the bad information from the good information. While it is still possible that we may be fooled by false information on the web, having the tools to be able to eliminate through most of it will really help you when you are doing research projects.
As teachers, we need to guide our students in using the web. We need to make them aware of what is on the internet, and we also need to teach them how to locate and pick out the critical information.

"Not on the Web" talks about the main sources that the internet lacks. While the internet is a great tool to use when we are doing research, we should not just rely on what is available in the free internet. Most high quality reference books are not available on the web, as well as full text nonfiction books that have a lot of valuable information that the students will be missing out on if they rely solely on the web. It is good for teachers to encourage their students to research beyond the web and to explore the library for reference books to expand their research options.