Using Internet primary sources to teach critical thinking skills in geography / Martha B. Sharma and Gary S. Elbow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elbow, Gary S., author.

Series:

Greenwood professional guides in school librarianship.

Libraries Unlimited professional guides in school librarianship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Computer network resources.

Geography.

Internet in education.

Critical thinking--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Critical thinking.

Internet research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 165 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Provides ideas and resources that will help school librarians and teachers understand the discipline of geography and locate and use Internet sites that are especially useful in helping students develop critical thinking skills in the context of geography.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Critical Thinking in Geography""; ""Primary Sources for Geographers""; ""Geographic Research, Geography Standards, Critical Thinking, and the Internet""; ""Utilizing Internet Sources to Promote Critical Thinking in Geography""; ""THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS""; ""PLACES AND REGIONS""; ""PHYSICAL SYSTEMS""; ""HUMAN SYSTEMS""; ""ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY""; ""USES OF GEOGRAPHY""; ""ADDITIONAL RESOURCES""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216031284

9780313032493

0313032491

OCLC:

643556508