In this video, Portal to Media Literacy, I really connected with Michael Wesh's point that although students may know how to navigate Web 2.0 tools like Facebook, Wikipedia, and YouTube they need to taught how to use these tools critically. The need to be taught how to use the critical thought, analysis and introspection to apply to these tools.
I easily equate it to a child learning how to write. A two-year-old 'writes' by marking on a paper. If we don't foster this interest, point them towards letter, invented spelling, and then help them as the gain the skills with sentence construction, idea development, etc., etc., then yes, the may know how to write but they will be able to write in such a way that is socially acceptable and required.
"To learn is to acquire information," he states. Teachers need to be able to gently guide and direct their students towards acquiring information. This will then have the students internalize that information so they will truly learn and remember this info in the future.
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