march 2012. what is information literacy? write your own definition
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March 2012
What is Information Literacy?
Write your own definition
Information Literacy Is…the ability to identify what
information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information
http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/info_literacy/
Information Literacy Is…
the ability to access, evaluate, organize, and use information from a variety of sources
http://libraryinstruction.com/infolit.html
Information Literacy Is…
the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information
http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/infolit/overview/intro
Why Teach Website Evaluation?
Students need tools to evaluate information
Filters at school are not perfect
Internet may not be filtered at home
Evaluating a SiteWho?What?When?Where?Why?
Which Site to Use?
http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/columbus/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
Encyclopedia
Explore on Your Own!
www.allaboutexplorers.com
http://novemberlearning.com/resources/information-literacy-resources/
CreditsFind the Right Site, Ann TruesdellWeb Literacy for Educators, Alan NovemberHandout: Kathy Schrock,
http://kathyschrock.net/abceval/5ws.pdf Handout: Classzone,
http://www.classzone.com/books/research_guide/evaluating_web_sites_guide.pdf
Alan Novemberhttp://novemberlearning.com/resources/information-liter
acy-resources/ Definitions/Resourceshttp://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/
information/1over/infolit1.html http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/infolit/overview/intro http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/info_literacy/ http://libraryinstruction.com/infolit.html
Fun site with quizzes and lessonshttp://www.classzone.com/books/research_guide/