{"id":1023,"date":"2017-09-05T08:08:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T14:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2017-08-25T11:52:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T17:52:16","slug":"whats-the-buzz-google-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/whats-the-buzz-google-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Buzz: Google it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s hard to believe that Google just turned\u00a019. In that time, the name of the search engine has become a household term as well as an entry in the dictionary. \u00a0There is a generation of students who have always had access to the search engine and don\u2019t know what life was like before you could just \u201cGoogle it\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before search engines became a way of life, the need to cross-check and verify source information when doing research was understood. \u00a0While search engines have made it easy to find information, it\u2019s not always clear what to do with the information returned by a search engine. Additionally, various search engines can produce differing results for the same query making the \u201cnext steps\u201d even more important. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding the source of the information that you\u2019ve found is a very important skill given today\u2019s climate. Recognizing the hallmarks of a \u201cfake\u201d website has never been more important. Students who don\u2019t realize that there is a need to make sure the source of their information is legitimate may confuse fact with opinion as they prepare reports. <\/span><\/p>\n

As we head back to school, it is important that our digital natives – students who have grown up in a digital age – receive refresher lessons in digital and media literacy. \u00a0Lessons that help them understand what a search engine really is and how to critically evaluate the results returned will be invaluable. \u00a0Here are a few resources to help you prepare to teach digital and media literacy in your classroom:<\/span><\/p>\n