"Students should
be given tools to be critical and ethical users of information
in a world that is overwhelmed with bad information, advertising
and other ‘stuff’."
Michelle Powers, library media specialist at Mission High
School in San Francisco, CA, knows that the Internet is a
double edged sword for students. That's why she has designed
classes and resources for students empowering them to use
the Internet to benefit their learning, not detract from it.
She makes sure that her students understand how to evaluate
information on the web for accuracy, authority, objectivity,
currency and coverage. In addition, she teaches students to
use Net Trekker, a cross between a search engine and a database,
to ensure that students find accurate information through
their searches, not Internet trash.
"I also work closely with teachers to find the best sites
for information depending on the project. I make web pages
for each of the projects so that the students don't spend
a lot of time searching through bad stuff, instead they are
researching already evaluated sites."
Mission High School Library Media Center
A MediaWise round of applause
for Michelle Powers!
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