Activity 1 Information Literacy

As a student and teacher in today's world, I feel that information literacy is incredibly important. We are surrounded by a massive amount of information and if we don't have the skills to find, organize and use the information it won't do us any good at all. I often find when I search the internet I become unfocused and I get easily distracted. I finish a late night of homework realizing that I haven't accomplished any of the tasks that I began the session with. The problem isn't finding information, but how to manage the information that you find. During this stage it becomes necessary to weed out information that doesn't match my needs or isn't accurate or even being able to identify which source is providing the best information that is available. Because of this it is imperative that students are aware that there are many avenues that are available to them. The web offers a variety of different search engines that enable a searcher to be more specific in their query, resulting in information that will be best suited to the individual's needs. Students also need to know that the internet isn't the only source they can go to for information. Students need to be aware that there are many resources in books, magazines, and even people.