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Pen Pal’s Letter:

Hello, I hear so many good things and am so fascinated with what you can do with the Internet. Finding all this information so quickly must make your life very easy. But please tell me: how do you assess the value of all this information you find on the Internet? How can you be sure that it is reliable and credible? Also, I have heard the term “digital divide.” What exactly does it mean, and how do you think this divide could be bridged? Thank you for helping me to understand these issues!Best regards,Your friend |

Dear Friend,

It is good to hear that you are so interested and fascinated with the Internet and all its capabilities! For me, being able to practically find any information that I could ever need at such a high speed rate definitely makes my life very easy compared to how life was before the Internet came along. One important thing to remember when using the Internet is that not all the information that you find on the internet is true, credible, or reliable. Any person who has access to the Internet has the ability to put whatever they choose to on the Internet. Because of this there is so much unreliable information, false rumors, fake stories, lies etc. on the Internet. When it comes to finding information, to make sure the information you are finding is good, it is best to find the information through multiple sources. Sources that have a good history of reliable and credible information, have good reviews from other individuals, and can back up their information with facts, statistics, and their own sources of information are the sources you should be looking for in my opinion. There are millions of good, reliable, credible sources throughout the Internet but there are millions of unreliable ones as well. To make sure a source is reliable and credible there are a few things to go over or look for from the author and their information. This includes, finding out where the research or information was published and it is good...