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My research problem is this: In this technologically advanced society, what can teachers do to "guide" student discovery through the use of the Internet? The objective here is to teach students effective evaluation skills when researching.
I am beginning my research with this preface:
Technology as a subject has been tossed about in regard to how it should be taught and to what effect. The teaching of technology poses a few questions inherently. The questions revolve around equipment avai… Continue

I don’t know about you, but the whole idea of the digital world gets a bit fuzzy when evaluating how the learning is taking place. Let me explain…if a child is surfing the Internet and finds a page that is loaded with pictures and few words, how “actual” and authentic is the learning? Now, compared to a video game that is academically focused, how does an action-packed, thrill every moment, shooting people’s faces off game promote learning? Aside from learning, aren’t children learning to expect… Continue