Show What You Know- EDU 290

What can educators do to support students?

• Give the students all the answers

• Allow opportunities for students to engage in evaluating and communicating information with the appropriate skills and tools

• Let students figure it out on their own

• Nothing

Why is it important to be able for our students to learn how to obtain, evaluate and communicate information?

• It’s important that we know how to retrieve true sources of information

• Because Mary says it is

• I don't know

• It is important because we need to know

How can younger students engage in the practice and communicate their understanding of information?

• They can't

• Essays

• Visuals, such as Diagrams and pictures

What is included in obtaining information?

• Exploring different sources

• Asking your best friend

• Interviews with public health officials

• Wikipedia

When evaluating information, what elements are important?

• Credibility

• If you agree with the source

• Deciding relevancy

• If you like the author