INFORMATION LITERACY

INFORMATION LITERACY
An Internet Hotlist on INFORMATION LITERACY

created by Marilyn Abramowitz
Mineola School District

Introduction
Links to information on research skills, evaluating online resources, search strategies & techniques et al.

The Internet Resources

General & Curriculum Info

*21st Century Information Fluency Project Portal - Provides news, information tools, and standards-aligned instructional strategies for information literacy/fluency in K-16 (from the Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy).
*Bellingham Schools Staff Development Course: Information Literacy and the Net -
*Info Lit Tutorial - from the Texas libraries
*Information Skills: Scope & Sequence - Kansas City, KS Schools -
*Integrating Tech Skills into an Information Literacy Curriculum - workshop handouts by Doug Johnson (PDF)
*Mankato Schools Information Literacy Curriculum Guidelines -
*Mariemont City Schools Scope & Sequences - links to the Information Literacy, Technology, and Writing Curriculums
AASL - Information Literacy Guidelines - Plus related links
Colorado Information Literacy -
Educator's Reference Desk: - Information Literacy
Glossary of Information Literacy Terms -
Information & Communication Technologies Literacy -
Information Literacy Curriculum: Gr 3-12 - Click 'Library Media' for links
Information Literacy Movement - A Summary of the Research - With links to other related articles & research
Information Literacy: An Overview of Design, Process & Outcomes -
Information Literacy: Resources for Those That Teach It -
K-8 Curriculum on Internet Satety & Use - Free lessons, activities + more
The Information Literate School Community - Article from: FROM NOW ON (Education Technology Journal)

Critical Thinking Skills

Critical Thinking - Teacher Resources - K-12 INSTRUCTION STRATEGIES & SAMPLES
Critical Thinking Skills - Skills list
Mission Critical - Interactive tutorial
Socratic Seminars - Study Guide
Teaching Thinking Skills -
The Mind Candy Kafe - Article on critical thinking and comprehension of today's info (especially from electronic media)
WEB LITERACY and Critical Thinking: A Teacher's Tool Kit - This practical guide offers classroom activities and exercises that train your students to be discerning consumers of information on the Internet.

Research Process (incl. Big 6), How Tos, Search Strategies

*Basic Steps in the Research Process -
*Library Instruction (CyberSmart) - Lessons & activities related to Information Literacy/Library Skills.
*Online Activities Promoting Information Literacy -
*The Big 6 - Information Literacy for the Information Age - Professional Development opportunities
A Research Guide for Students -
Bare Bones 101 - Tutorial on searching the web
Beyond Surfing - Secondary Level -
Boolean Searching -
Choose the Best Search Engine for Your Information Need -
Depth of Search - Choosing Invisible Web Databases - Using specialized resources
Gathering & Organizing Information - Secondary Level -
Guide for Writing Research Papers - MLA -
How To Do Research -
How Tos for Research - Elementary Level -
Information Competence - Links
Internet Guides -
Michael's Internet Finding Tips -
Nuts & Bolts of the Big 6 -
Online Research - How To - For Gr 3-9
Online Tools -
Precise Searches - Use of Boolean operators and other advanced search techniques
Research & Style Manual - Nauset Public Schools (PA)
Rutgers Research Information Online Tutorial -
Search Engine Watch - how Search Engines work
Search Strategies - Secondary Level - Oregon School Library System
Show & Tell: Creating and Presenting What You Know -
The 7 Steps of the Research Process -
The Big Six Skills? - Presentation
The Research Process - Secondary Level - Oregon School Library System
The Spider's Apprentice - guide to Search Engines
Tips for Effective Searching -
Web Research Guide -

Evaluating Websites

*Constructing Evaluation Criteria -
*Evaluating Web Sites - Tutorial -
*Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages -
*Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation Surveys - All Levels -
Bare Bones 101 - Evaluating Web Pages -
Criteria for Evaluation of Internet Information Resources -
Critical Evaluation of Resources -
Digital Literacy - Evaluating Web Info -
Evaluating Internet Sites - Tutorial -
Evaluating Online Sources -
Evaluating Web Pages - a tutorial
Evaluating Web Pages - Links to Examples - Examples of various concepts
FICTITIOUS SITES - Use these sites for information literacy lessons regarding critical thinking to evaluate authoritative online sources.
IC You See: T is for Thinking - A Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the World Wide Web.
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Evaluation Criteria -
The Good, The Bad, and The Useless - evaluating Internet sources
Web Literacy - articles from Education World

Questions & Questioning

*Filling the Tool Box - Classroom strategies to engender student questioning
*Questioning Toolkit - Part 1 - Contains several dozen kinds of questions & questioning tools
*The Research Cycle - A chapter from book, 'Beyond Technology: Questioning, Research & the Information Literate School'
Asking the Essential Questions: Curriculum Development - from the Coalition of Essential Schools
From Trivial Pursuit to Essential Questions & Standards-Based Learning -
Information Skills Rating Scale - Assessment tool for student performance, related to the 'Research Cycle'
Questioning as Technology - Includes a link devoted to classroom questions & questioning
The Question is the Answer - Creating research programs for an Age of Information
Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-based Learning - a paper about a structured approach for effective student Web research

Plagiarism, Copyright & Citing Sources

PLAGIARISM & COPYRIGHT - a hotlist of links which also includes: Fair Use for Educators, Citation tools & guidelines, Digital Citizenship and Cyber Safety info

Content by Marilyn Abramowitz, mnora68@yahoo.com
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Last revised Thu May 3 15:42:20 US/Pacific 2012