Future+of+Information

What is the future of information? Who will organize information? How will it be accessed? Will libraries be information centers? How will information be evaluated? Will information be accessible to all or only certain individuals? Will books be valued or used? What about ebooks? Who will monitor intellectual freedom? What about censorship of information and ideas? Discuss how information is gathered today, e.g. books, internet, television, textbooks. What is considered information? Facts, ideas, opinions? Make a multi media production presenting your prediction and support your ideas. Let students develop the rubric for assessment Wiki Utilize student strength in groups of four. Define information, stimulate discussion include information history, how has information affected history? Is information accurate, is the news today news? What is bias? Brainstorm, define information, and look at the history of information. Internet, utube, school tube, print, magazines Students present presentations to the class. Review all predictions and as a class decide on the most accurate prediction based on presented evidence, however, there does not have to be a "winner". Compare presentations to rubric.
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 * What are some possible Guiding Questions?**
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