Cited!: Identifying Credible Information Online (Digital and Information Literacy)

by Larry Gerber

Hardcover, 2010

Status

Available

Local notes

428.2 Ger

Barcode

3962

Collection

Publication

Rosen Central (2010), 48 pages

Description

In an online world where the amount of information seems to increase exponentially even week to week, student researchers can find it an ever-greater challenge to distinguish credible, vetted content from hearsay and misinformation. This volume on citing internet sources will help them determine which online sources are trustworthy and which are not. Its lively and engaging instructional tips will help readers successfully negotiate the vast landscape of information out there. They will produce quality research for papers now and beyond in their academic careers with skill and confidence.

Original language

English

Physical description

48 p.; 7.5 x 0.5 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member engpunk77
Excellent source for teaching research at the middle school and early high-school level. I wish I could buy a class set! It's written at a very basic reading level, but the content is substantial (I'd recommend it to students in 5th grade to 10th grade?) Even I learned some things I hadn't known
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before and its content will help me be a better teacher. I'd go so far as to say that this is a must-read for kids doing research if they plan to use the internet and plan to do it well.
What kids will learn from this book (which only took me 30 minutes to read):

Primary vs. Secondary sources
Recognizing bias
"Phony Facts": when opinion is disguised as facts, propaganda, misinformation vs. disinformation, etc. all with "tips for spotting phonies."
Jargon
The difference between a medium and a source
Plagiarism (so well done)
Different ways to "attribute" (I always referred to it as citing)
And even a section on argumentation to be able to detect if a source is using logical fallacies!

All of this in a style that is easily understood: not watered down at all, but accessible to this very wide range of reading levels and ages.

While I was reading this, I was often saying to myself, "Hey, I was just trying to say this, do this, teach this, but this wording is way better." Every middle school teacher who has their kids researching needs to read this book, and just as importantly, I recommend we all have our kids read this.
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Pages

48

Rating

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