The things I would teach students about being good digital citizens are:
- checking references
- comparing different resources
- drawing your own conclusions
I think that it is important to teach students how to make sure that what they are reading online is creditable. However, I feel that one should not start by simply teaching it based on technology. We need to show the kids with concrete examples. If you give them a book and show them how to check its references, compare it to other sources they will be able to transfer that information when they look for information online. We need to go back to the basics, if we skip the basics students will not understand the more complex online world.
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