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I think that you are right about the increased responsibility.  We as
educators have not done enough to stress the longevity of information
placed on the internet or the autonomy and control over your own
information you give up when you use the internet.  I have trouble
getting this concept through to some of my teachers, let alone high
school students. 
Rebecca Vasilakis
District Library Media Specialist
Amanda Clearcreek LSD
Amanda, OH
becky_vasilakis@amanda.k12.oh.us 

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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Shonda Brisco
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 12:20 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Jericho lesson plan


Another angle would be to show how the Internet creates an impact
through the "immediate access to information" [per sites like Wikipedia
and blogs] and allows very little privacy or escape from possible
mistake made in the past [YouTube and MySpace accounts]. Teaching how to
determine if the information found online is the obvious lesson...but
how do you stop a "living press" that changes information within
seconds?  What is true online and how can you find the truth?  Does
accessibility to the Internet provide power for only a "few" who can
afford this access?  Does the 'digital divide' still exist and who does
not have a voice in the process of creating online information and
history?

Perhaps examining how "with this power comes responsibility" you could
teach the lessons of appropriate Internet use.  Perhaps you can allow
the students to examine the positive and negative influences that the
Internet has had on society (aside from the obvious "issues" often
blocked by filters).  What influence has the Internet made on education,
religion, politics, the media, older generations, younger generations?
How has the Internet created a "smaller world"...has this helped or hurt
"the world"....are we using the Internet to understand our neighbors
around the world or are we manipulating the Internet to exploit others?

You could also take a subject like history and incorporate the idea of
the Internet being available during World War II or during the
1960's....how would this medium impact the events in history during that
time?  What about today's historical events....does a 2.0 world that
provides  for world-wide contributors allow for a historical change of
facts [such as the "1984" scenario].  Will our history "today"  be more
factual with more contributors and editors?  What becomes of print
publications if online allows for immediate changes that we come to
expect?  Who controls the information and how do we determine 'their
authority' on the subject?

This is a great topic that could be used in a variety of subject areas
including science, history, literature, creative writing, etc.

~Shonda

-- 
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
Library Media / Technology Specialist
Digital Bookends wiki / blog:
http://digitalbookends.pbwiki.com
http://shonda.edublogs.org/
sbrisco@gmail.com

Resources for Texas School Librarians:
http://txschoollibrarians.ning.com/
http://txschoollibrarians.wikispaces.com/

"Digital Resources" columnist
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