Many children are already using the networked world to shape their thinking and the way they collaborate, and to learn more about their particular interests. It is important for parents to understand and to share this world if they are to play a key role in supporting and channelling their children's learning. In a Global Information Society, literacy skills will be increasingly important to ensure our successful participation in the workforce and the community, and to assist us lead rich and fulfilling everyday lives. The criteria for being 'literate' will not change. To educate students to be 'Web literate', we need to ensure that they understand the potential and the limitations of online information, and have the ability to 'filter' the mass of information available to them.
Critical literacy is our main concern.
Anybody can put anything on the Internet.