Through Web 2.0 technologies, there are so many ways to get connected, push out, and pulish information. The problem, then, is to learn the necessary skills on making smart decisions so you are not drowned or misled by the information out there. It's no longer "tell me what to learn and set my goals for me". It must become "what do I want to learn and how do I get what I need so I can construct the knowledge I need."
As a teacher, the basic skills to reinforce in the classroom is to teach students:
- critical thinking
- media literacy
- decision making
- filtering
- research and validity checking
As a learner of Web 2.0, I would like to learn more about how these different tools can be used together to create a better information web or a filtering system so I don't become overwhelmed. The problem I see and have experienced is that, technology changes so fast and vast, information are being pushed and edited as I am reading it, how do I get what I need out of it.
I would also like to find a way to stay on top of the development of Web tools. As it is, I am already overwhelmed with all the blog and email subscriptions. It is to the point that I scan the subject line and decide immediately whether I delete or open the email to read. Perhaps I will never be on top but hopefully I would not be drowned by the information wave.
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