Reflection 10

These days, it's rare that students do 100% of research using solely print sources.  Everything is online, and students need to know how to access credible information.  Chapter 10 gave two different methods that students can use to determine the validity of an internet source.  When performing a simple google search, students sometimes click on the first site they see.  The methods presented in the chapter give students an idea of what to look for when searching online.  Students are told to look for key elements like author's credibility, potentially biased ideas, and advertisements on the page.  This skill is something that should not be overlooked, and is just as important if not even more important than being able to do research using print sources.  A physical library just cannot compete with the amount of resources available online, and students should be taught to recognize valid sources and find important information within that source.  I really liked that the first method encouraged students to take a step back and look at the resource as a whole before just beginning to jot down information.  This chapter is extremely relevant for my class and me this week because we are in the middle of a research project.  I will be sure to me mindful of what sources my students are using so that I can help them build this skill!