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Each year librarians at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse teach a "one-shot" lesson in information literacy to 2000 students enrolled in an introductory communication studies course. Students attend the lesson in groups of about 25 in the library. Concerned about the quality of the experience, the librarians decided to make the lesson the subject of a lesson study. They wanted to better understand what students get out of the lesson and how to improve the experience so that students achieve proficiency in research skills and learn how to use libarary resources and services.
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Internet Search Challenge
Carl Heine's brilliant blog on Internet Search skills. A must read.
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I don't speak Spanish, but can usually figure out the meaning of traveler's information printed in a couple of languages. My insufficiency became evident when searching online for information on La Posada, a Mexican Christmas tradition.
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The paradoxical thing about information and searching is that the more of it there is, the less of it we will see. The results we retrieve will be a smaller and smaller sample of what's actually available. And I don't see how this trend can be reversed.
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The Keyword Blog
Blog for 21CIF Project. Search, Evaluate, and Ethical use information. Includes online courses in information fluency (ISTE NETS-S 3). Quality info
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Here’s a roundup of the
Web 2.0 Evaluation Kit
Resource kit with materials about evaluaiton of web 2.0 content.
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Evaluating Digital Information
Part Five of the series Five Things Today's Digital Generation Cannot do
(and what you can do to help) discusses how searchers have to invent their own evaluation standards because schools are not teaching them. -
Workshop Tutorials
The section on Investigative Searching is loaded with new ideas and activities to teach careful evaluation. Consider ways to use this resource in your class.
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02 Dec 09
Wikipedia: Ban It? or Boost It?
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“Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years of American Independence” – headline from The Onion, July 26, 2006
A collective gasp and shudder went palpably through the entire room of library media specialists when I first heard a conference presenter describe how Wikipedia (http://wikipedia.org) entries are written—by anyone, at any time, on nearly any topic. No editors or editorial process. Instantaneous changes. Faith that the “lay” viewer of the entry will correct any inaccurate information found. Wikipedia flaunts every rule our library schools taught us about the authority of a reference source.
22 Nov 09
ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads
important element of evaluation
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Overview
After reading or viewing a text, students are introduced
to propaganda techniques and then identify examples in the text.
After discussing these examples, students explore the use of propaganda
in popular culture by looking at examples in the media.
Students identify examples of propaganda techniques used in clips of online
political advertisements and explain how the techniques are used
to persuade voters. Finally students explore the similarities of the propaganda
techniques used in the literary text and
in the online political ads to explain the commentary the text is making about
contemporary society.
In this lesson, some specific references are made to Brave New World as examples.
A text list suggests additional novels, short stories, plays, and movies that
will
also
work
for this activity.
FactCheckED.org
Home base for fine materials, lessson plans, and information about fact checking for educators.
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FactCheckED.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center supported by a grant from the Flora Family Foundation.
readersrock - home
Another Quality resource from Annette Lamb
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Join the Nonfiction Fan Club!
This wiki explores places you can find great nonfiction readings and activities online.
Think! Create! Share! Nurturing a Generation of Information Fluent Thinkers
Fine resources from Annette Lamb
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Straight from the Horse's Mouth:
Nonfiction, Technology and Information Fluent Thinkers
12 Nov 09
21st Century Libraries
Here's a collection of on point articles for anyone interested in libraries and the future.
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Virtual library collections, or databases, give students access to trusted content and research tools with links to authoritative information that has been vetted by subject-matter experts. Today's 21st-century school libraries make use of virtual collections while also giving students ample opportunities for enhancing their digital literacy, research, and collaboration skills which are essential in a globally connected world.
With the generous support of Questia School, the editors of eSchool News have compiled this collection of stories from our archives, along with other relevant information from around the web, to help you transform your school libraries for the 21st century.
03 Nov 09
Super searchers go to school ... - Google Books
Interview and chapter from Dr. David Barr, founder of the 21st Century Information Fluency Project. This Google book article from Joyce Valenza & Reva Basch's book Super Searchers Go to school reaveal some of David's thinking about the knowledge, skills and dispositions for successful searching. \n\nAnyone who knows David Barr recognizes his amazing understanding of 21st century information systems. This is a gem. Don't miss it.
24 Sep 09
FactCheck.org
Brilliant resource from the Annenberg Public Policy Center. My research and experience with the 21st Century Information Fluency Project has revealed that teenagers HATE to fact check. Luckily, FactCheck.org also has a highly developed classroom section that provides in-depth lesson plans and media links.\n\nThis is a treasure trove!
20 Aug 09
Information Fluency: Online Class: Investigate and Evaluate Digital Materials
We combine performance evaluation with a series mastery quizzes to lock in the essential concepts delivered by the tutorials. As an educator you'll have access to performance evaluation and mastery quiz data. You'll have an online record of each student's performance that can be downloaded for data analysis.
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- You know the need for 21st Century Information Fluency Skills has never been higher
- You also know you’re understaffed and overbooked
On Demand Classes help you meet the needs of your students.
Start the new school year with a customized online training experience that will teach your students critical reading skills as they learn to search and evaluate Internet resources. Our multimedia enhanced, interactive course is suited for students from middle school through adult.
18 Aug 09
Internet Search Challenge: More information, a smaller fraction
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The paradoxical thing about information and searching is that the more of it there is, the less of it we will see. The results we retrieve will be a smaller and smaller sample of what's actually available. And I don't see how this trend can be reversed.
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When I ask workshop participants if they've ever gone to the end of the list retrieved, I've never encountered anyone who has. Most searchers stop after the first page; the number who look at two pages is much smaller. For the 8 people in 100 who go beyond the third page, they have access to 0.1% of the information theoretically available. For the majority who never look beyond page one, that number falls to 0.025%.
Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in Media Literacy Education | Media Education Lab
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The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education helps educators gain confidence about their rights to use copyrighted materials in developing students' critical thinking and communication skills.
17 Aug 09
The class was what I needed to help me get focused for school! « Random Thoughts: Change & Other Stuff
Primary Sources, Where have you been? Why have I never used primary sources? I didn’t use them because I didn’t know where to find the resources.I never considered all of the possibilities.
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Learn how to locate authentic digital primary sources in multiple formats to enhance your curriculum. Develop age appropriate learning activities that promote higher level questioning and critical thinking skills while adding excitement to student learning through engaging activities. The course is especially helpful for teachers of AP classes, teachers addressing state and national standards requiring the use of primary sources, and teachers working with National History Day activities. Materials fromTPS Direct, the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources professional development program, will be incorporated in the class.
14 Aug 09
21CIF Self-Paced Website Evaluation Class: Join Now
8 hours of Self Paced Instruction
Investigative Searching 20/10
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8 hour self-paced online class devoted to Website Evaluation using investigative search methods. Course Ends August 31, 2009
Internet Search Challenge: Adults Do Better
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Need proof that adults search and evaluate better than youth? These charts show how students in middle school and high school compare to teachers and librarians. The assessment is the pretest from a course we call "Investigative Searching 20/10."
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To date, 449 middle schoolers, 414 high schoolers and 28 adults have taken the 10-item pretest that measures the ability to find critical information and evaluate its credibility. There are several differences that really stand out.
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13 Aug 09
IBM software boosts info on demand - CNET News
So many of the e-learning teachers in training that I work with complain about information glut. Clearly the only way to cope is to learn how to sift and filter the flow of information that we pay attention to. Diigo is one great tool, rss, Google news filters, subscribed tags; there are many ways to cope with the flow. Still IBM's statement that digital info will be doubling every 11 hours by next year seems like science fiction.
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Steve Mills, senior vice president of IBM Software, said the company is investing in information management technology in response to an "explosion" of content in the form of digital documents, forms and multimedia.
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To access that information, IBM on Tuesday released what it called a "Web 2.0 interface" designed to be the preferred front end of IBM's content management servers, Mills said. The software is based on Eclipse open-source technology--already used in IBM's Lotus software--and can run on different desktop operating systems.
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