Within this blog I will be writing my opinions on the YouTube video 'Discover Information Literacy'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWzigkpR7yg The video was very informative and even though it was slightly fast paced the content was really thoughtful and practical. All of the information embedded in the video made sense and and was easy for a wide range of age groups to understand, it also had interesting transistions to make it eye catching.
The main thing I took away from the video was the DISCOVER method. I thought that it was a really simple and easy way to remember how to analyse information to make sure that you are getting crediable and useful information. It simply highlights the steps to being information literate and how/what you should be looking for to determine that the information is accurate.
Even though I had not heard of the DISCOVER method before I believe that I still went through many of those points when searching for information on the internet. Making sure that the source of the information was true and up to date, checking on more than one website to verify the information, citing all online and print resources, organising material and changing my search term to find more information.
In conclusion I believe that this was a very helpful resource which easily explained the process of finding reliable information and constantly reviewing your searching techniques to improve your findings.
very well written analysis of the video, Abbey. Glad you got something out of it and that you took the time to tell me your thoughts. This is what blogging is about. Well done and nice work so far. PS nice cat photo :) Leanne
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