Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

Why do so many students choose Wikipedia when asked to find information on the Internet? I believe the answer is that Wikipedia is like the McDonalds of the Internet, you can always find it and you know what you’re going to get. Quite frankly, I like Wikipedia because it provides students with a starting point for research and I am particularly fond of the way I’ve seen so many students develop their own method of research by using the links at the bottom to find more information.

A few days ago I received an email from one of my readers here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning inquiring about some suggestions on visual search engines. I have gone through my archive and come up with the list below.

Having access to the content in these search engines is one thing and sifting through the licensed content to use with your students is another thing; therefore I recommend that you first get yourself familiar with the ways and methods to search for CC licensed or public domaine images to use with students. This page is a good start for you.