Quote: "By integrating elements of digital media literacy into their instruction, teachers can influence how well students critically assess content, both online and offline." (David, 2009)
It is important as educator's to not only teach the information but also teach our students how to think and analyze information in order to make intelligent decisions based on the information to which they gain access. More and more students rely on the internet for their information and too many believe: "if its on the net it must be true". Teaching students to analyze information, verify sources and critically study the information they have is important to the sucess of a democratic nation. People who do not think and rely only on information given to them run the risk of being fed misinformation, skewed or biased information that can change policy and societal norms for the worse.
An article in the same journal discusses the advantages to teaching critical thinking versus memorization and can be found at http://tinyurl.com/86rwowy.
References:
David, J. (2009). Teaching media literacy. Educational Leadership, 66 (6), 84-86.
Noddings, N. (2008). All our students thinking. Educational Leadership, 65(5), 8-13.
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