info lit pd - elem

the common corein common practice:an approach toinformation literacy

melissa corey, lmsbenton high school

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map of today’s sessionfilter failure

today’s filtering needsmeeting those needswhat’s the context?focus on instruction

what are the building blocks?search

evaluatec.r.a.p. testr.a.d.c.a.b.

reflect/cite

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“One of the effects of living with electronic information is that we live habitually in a state of information overload. There’s always more than you can cope with.” - Clay Shirky

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“It’s not about Information Overload.It’s about Filter Failure.” - Clay Shirky

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today’s filtering needs

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finding too much informationoverconfidence in search

unsavvy at evaluationinformation overload

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meeting those needs

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at the time of needcritically important

individualizedskill-based

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what’s the context?

LIBRARYCLASS

SCIENCECLASS

INFOLIT

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focus on instruction

sequentialskill-building

based on schemaexample-driven

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TEACHER-LIBRARIAN

COLLABORATION

STUDENTINSTRUCTION

ONLINERESOURCES

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what are the building blocks?

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back to basicssearch

evaluatecite

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search

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google scholar

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library databases

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evaluate

“Wrong”Information

“Right”Information

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r.a.d.c.a.b.c.r.a.p. test

c.a.r.v.e.c.a.r.s.

alphabet soup

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c.r.i.t.i.c.

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currency

relevancy

authoritybias

r.a.d.c.a.b.

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appropriateness

detail

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Is the information relevant to the question

at hand?

relevancy

Does the informationI’ve found closely relate

to my topic?

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Is the information appropriate to your

age group?

Is the information easy to read and

understand?

appropriatenessgoogle reading levels

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Is the depth of coverage adequate?

Are there supporting details for each main

idea?

detail

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Is the information up-to-date?

Can you tell when the

information was published?

Does the source present new information?

currencyunc information timeline

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Is the website backed by experts?

Is there an organizationbacking the

website?

Can you determine the authors

of the website?

authority

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wikidashboard

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Is the information presented objectively (when needed)?

Is there a clear bias for a single viewpoint?

Is the website commerical or non-commercial?

bias

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reflect (and cite/link/attribute)

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does it work?

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thanks and contact

blog: thenewschoollibrarian.com

library website: bentonlibrary.org

twitter: @melissacorey

gmail: melissacorey@gmail.com

school email: melissa.corey@sjsd.k12.mo.us

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