Review of “Teaching Zack to Think”

In this article, the author suggests that students often believe that all information that is on the Internet is valid. The author gave an example of a student who was researching the holocaust for a history paper. The student found information on the Internet claiming that the holocaust never happened. The student did not question the information since it was from a website with the name “Northwestern University” and the author of the website claimed to be a history professor. Mr. November goes on to explain some useful tips to teach student how to determine if a website’s information is valid.
I think that it is very important that we as teachers teach our students how to find accurate information on the Internet. As the Internet becomes more and more a part of our lives, students will need to be able to know skills for evaluating information given on the Internet. The more we teach students about these skills, the better they will be able to think critically.

Reference:
November, A., Retrieved January 15, 2010,
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