Educ 635February 27, 2014Chapter 5

Information Literacy

Digital Citizenship

Information Literacy

What do TEACHERS need to know and be

able to do?• NETS – T 3d - Model and facilitate

effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning

What do TEACHERS need to know and be

able to do?• MTTS 1 – Technology Information Access, Evaluation, Processing and Application

Outcome: Access, evaluate, and process information efficiently and effectively• Identify, locate, retrieve, and differentiate among a

variety of electronic sources of information using technology.

• Evaluate information critically and competently for a specific purpose.

• Organize, categorize, and store information for efficient retrieval.

What do STUDENTS need to know and be

able to do?National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS – S)

http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/20-14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf

Information Literacy:Then and Now

Bus

schedule

What else did you need to learn how to use?

Catalog

Telephone Directory

Information Literacy:Now

What’s the idea behind Google?

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.

Google Philosophy: http://www.google.com/about/company/philosophy/

What’s does Wikipedia have on Google?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google

“In the modern world, print literacy is not enough.” James Paul McGee

What does one need to know how to do?• Know where to look and how to access

GOOD information• Know the right questions to ask• Evaluate the quality of information• Organize pieces of information• Synthesize and share information

Strategies for Teaching Students about Internet Searching

• Introduce seach sites designed for students• Teach students to critically evaluate search results• Show students how to fact-check and compare

sources• Use visual search tools• Ensure safe online experience, e.g. pre-select sites

through a Treasure Hunt activity

Information Literate!

Knows how to locate, gather,

organize, interpret,

synthesize, manage, present, use, and evaluate

information

Media Literate!

Knows how to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate

messages in a wide variety of forms, including when

watching tv, reading newspapers, and surfing the Web

eBooksThe use of e-books and e-readers is rapidly moving from home to schools. Share your thoughts on the following:

• Are you using e-book texts for any of your classes? In what ways are e-books different from reading paper books? In what ways are they the same?

• How often do you use the interactive features of e-books such as built-in dictionaries, sticky notes, bookmarks, references, audio, and live links to other web sites?

• In what ways do you see e-books and e-readers changing the reading experience for students and changing your role as a teacher?

Let’s Explore: KINDLE• Definition

• Notes (electronic note-taking)• Highlights

Let’s Explore: Scoop.it

• Connections & Possibilities

Let’s Explore: iGoogle

• Connections & Possibilities

Let’s Explore: KINDLE Cloud

Reader• Definition• Notes (electronic note-taking)• Highlights

• Acceptable Use Policies (AUP)• Copyright and Fair Use• Plagiarism and Cheating• Cyberbullying

Digital Citizenship

Course Assignment: 2 Lesson Plan Evaluations

Rationale: Examine how others integrate technology in their lessons. Become familiar with sharing lesson ideas (for your own lesson planning.)Tasks:1. Select 2 from Chapters 5 – 112. Answer the 4 questions at the end of the

lesson plan. 3. Write your responses on a Google doc. Make it

public.4. Post your Google doc link on your wiki page.

Technology Transformation Lesson Plan