Incoming College Freshmen "Tech Illiterate"

The computer literacy test at my school focused on good surfing habits to prevent the spread of malware, identity theft, etc. You had to pass this test before you were even allowed to connect your computer to the school network.

Like Devo said, being unable to evaluate an online source for the purposes of research isn't really being tech illiterate, its not understanding how to do research properly. Every student at my school was required to take an English course focused entirely on how to properly research a topic, including how to evaluate any source. The emphasis was to not take the information simply at face value. Who is the author of the information? What are his/her credentials? Where is the information published? Is it published in affiliation with a university, government institution, or non-profit organization? Do any other sources refer to this information? How old is the information?

Jam it back in, in the dark.