Comments on: Content Farms and Teachable Moments http://andyburkhardt.com/2011/02/27/content-farms-and-teachable-moments/ Top of the Information Food Chain Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Andy Burkhardt http://andyburkhardt.com/2011/02/27/content-farms-and-teachable-moments/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Andy Burkhardt Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:36:53 +0000 http://andyburkhardt.com/?p=1441#comment-978 Maura, that is what I noticed too when my colleague was talking about them. She never actually used the term, but students seemed to recognize them. I think students have a vague understanding, but once you make explicit what is implicit it shifts their entire perspective. “Oh this isn’t just another website. It’s a content farm that’s trying to sell me stuff.” Hopefully students look more carefully at websites when they understand that.

I’m glad to hear that you talk about them as well and that it’s useful.

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