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| What is Information Literacy? *Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. American Library Association. 2006. (Accessed 27 May 2009)." from Information Literacy for Faculty and Administrators from the Association of College & Research Libraries. |
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| Information literacy links Information Literacy An Overview of Design, Process, and Outcomes - Noodletools Information Literacy Tutorial from the University of Iowa. Explains, in plain English, information literacy and its components: information, topics, searching, locating, evaluating, and sharing. Big 6 - a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem. 21st Century Information Fluency - from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy TRAILS (Tools for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) - a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills. Useful for assessing students strengths and weaknesses in their information-seeking skills. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills MacArthur Foundation - DIgital Media and Learning The research process Online Resources to Support Big6 information Skills Seven Steps of the Research Process - from Cornell University How Not to Plagarize Inquiry Page: Learning Begins With Questions Integrating Good Sources - Researched Papers Student Questioning Curriculum Framing Questions - part of Intel Education's designing effective projects Questioning Toolkit Blooms's Taxonomy's Model Questions and Key Words Framing Essential Questions From Trivial Pursuit to Essential Questions and Standards-Based Learning The Question is the Answer Questioning.org Question Matrix Citations (see also Cite Your Sources) MLA Style Guide Update 2009 Copyright/Fair Use Gadzooks - Fair Use in Comic Form (pdf) Plagarism Cartoon Videos from Paul Robeson Library at Rutgers U. - Funny and Informative! You Quote it, You Note it - Online tutorial from Vaughan Memorial Library Plagarism Quiz - Monash University Library online quiz. Effective. Slideshow on Plagarism- Simple slideshow from Lycoming College. Cyberbee copyright/fair use- uses Q & A to cover basics of fair use/copyright (animated) Creative Commons Creative Commons: Get Creative Video Crash Course in Copyright Fair use, copyrights, plagiarism... What does it all mean? the copyright site Teaching about copyright and fair use Taking the Mystery Out of copyright and fair use guidelines Assessment Intel Assessing Projects - This is an amazing resource that provides you with assessment ideas for everything from blogs to drama skits. The assessment strategies and assessment plans are fantastic, but definitely check out the “Try It” section for a demo of the tool. "Using the New Bloom's Taxonomy to Design Meaningful Learning Assessments" RubiStar Rubric Machine Primary Source Tools for Teachers See also: Pathfinder: Primary Sources Library of Congress Teachers' Page |
Website evaluation (see also Internet Search Resources: Website Evaluation) Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask (Part of UC Berkeley Libary's Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial) The Web Page Evaluation Checklist goes along with this lesson. Teacher's Guide: Using Evaluation Games - 21st Century Information Fluency (Evaluation Games are Use It or Lose It and Bad Apple) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly WebQuest on Web Evaluation ICYouSee Critical Evaluation Information: Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educator's - Critical Web Page Evaluation Surveys and Resources. Includes an extensive list of links to other Web evaluation sites. All About Explorers: Lesson Plans - lesson plans with an emphasis on website evaluation. Internet smarts/safety (see also Internet Search Resources: Internet Smarts/Safety) Information Literacy - Tutorials Rutgers Research Information Online Tutorial Interctive Tutorials from Vaughn Memorial Library at Acadia University. Free animated tutorials: Credible Sources Count, Research It Right, Searching With Success, and You Quote It, You Note It. Do we really know Dewey? UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Online Tutorials - Great well designed online tutorials: What is the Internet and WWW?; Things to know before begin searching; Recommended search strategy; Three families or types of search tools; Evaluating web pages; citing internet resources. Handouts are also available. Information Literacy and You - University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University Washington Library Media Association - very up to date/cutting edge page of resources ACRL information literacy tutorials ACRL information literacy courses and syllabi The Information Literacy Game - from the University of North Carolina Information Literacy Tutorial- another postgraduate online tutorial |
Information literacy standards Why School Libraries? (video) Standards for the 21st Century Learner (pdf) - written by the American Association of School Librarians NETS for Students - National Educational Technology Standards Illinois Standards Aligned Instruction for Libraries (pdf)- from the Illinois School Library Media Association Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education - from the Association of College and Research Libraries. While these standards apply to college level work, it's where most of our students are heading. Research re. information literacy Support Your Library and Raise Student Achievement School Libraries Work (pdf) College Success: High School Librarians make the Difference (pdf) Out of Circulation: School librarians in short supply SLSA Facts at a Glance - Student Achievement and the School Library Media Program (pdf) Syracuse Researchers Link Higher Test Scores with Certified Librarians in Schools School Library Impact Studies - from the Library Research Service at the University of Denver Future of Reading - In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update Young Learners Need Librarians, Not Just Google ALA ETS research finds college students fall short in demonstrating ICT literacy Beyond Google: How do students conduct academic research? Information Behavior of the Researcher of the Future They might be gurus: Teen information-seeking behavior Fast surfing for availability or deep diving into quality Information seeking and use by secondary students Living and learning with new media: Summary of findings from the digital youth project Kids' informal learning with digital media Teens and the Internet. Pew Internet & American Life Project eReference highlights Proquest - Educational Periodicals Search professional magazines and journals related to all aspects of education and education-related issues. You can also set up an RSS alert which will alert you when the latest edition of your favorite magazines/journals are published. Atomic Learning "Windows and web-based software training and curriculum resources for more than 110 applications students and educators use every day." World Book - Research Tools |
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