Students and teachers cope with Web misinformation

“Teachers are bulking up on academic databases, banning the Web from some research projects and spending more time reminding classes not to trust everything they read on the Internet.”

“Students are struggling to navigate the jambalaya nature of the Web, which tosses authoritative, researched information in with inaccurate and bogus Internet sites.”

“Students say they often simply “Google” homework assignments. They visit the search tool google.com, type in their research subject and pick out the first few Web sites that appear on the list. That hit-and-miss approach often produces bad information, experts say.” (from The Plain Dealer)