Media Literacy

Quote:

" We know that 75 Percent of American adolescents are online (US Census, 2002) and 85 percent of all Internet users expect to find key news information online (Horrigan and Raine, 2002). (Abilock, 2003) "

Reflection:

After reading this article, the quote above stuck out the most. As a future teacher I believe that teachers should be teaching more technical lessons. In a sense that every student before sixth grade should know how to use some of Microsoft Office. Not saying every student should master Microsoft by the age 12 but, having a sense of using Microsoft at a younger age will help students out a lot in the long run. The internet has such a complex usage that students should learn the risks, benifits, and knowledge of the Intenet. .

Refrence:

Abilock, D. (2003,
    November/December). A 
    seven-power lens on 21st-century 
    literacy. Retrieved from
    https://docs.google.com
    /viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&
    chrome=true
    srcid=0B6DFAmexYq7vMTFmZjZ
    hNWItZWY5Ni00NzdhLWIxYzItM
    mE4NmI0MGI5NzJl&hl=en

Related Source:

Here is something that adds a little more facts to the pile!