Information+Literacy

An Optional 5 hour Individualized PD Course
 * [[image:infolit.jpg width="160" height="99"]] Information Literacy **

 The ability to recognize the extent and nature of an information need, then to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information. //(Plattsburgh State Information and Computer Literacy Task Force, 2001)//

=__﻿Outcomes:__= Participant will:
 * Learn what is information literacy
 * Learn how to evaluate a website for reliability
 * Develop or revise a PBL lesson to teach information literacy to students

=__Module Outline/Assignment__= A. Watch the following video clips to get a better understanding of what information literacy means. (apprx 20 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvVhN3_ex_8
 * Part 1: What is informational Literacy? Why is it important?**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELclOOxzt3U&feature=related

B. View University of Idaho's Information Literacy Module. (apprx 15 mins) The link below focuses on Module 5: "Evaluating". Scroll through the pages of Module 5 by __**clicking "Next**__" at the lower right corner of each page. @http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/info_literacy/modules/module5/5_0.htm On each page, there is a quiz. Even if you answer a question correctly, you might want to click on the incorrect answer to see further information on the topic.

The following links focus specifically on evaluating internet resources and will provide you with additional information as you prepare to create a lesson to implement with your students teaching them how to be critical consumers of the information they find on the internet. As you are reading, also focus on gathering information that will help you address the reflection questions from the assignment in Part 3.
 * Part 2: How do I teach it to my students?** (apprx 1 hr)

Resource 1: How do I evaluate the quality of websites? How can I teach students to evaluate websites? Where can I find checklists for evaluation? These questions will be answered at this link. @http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic32.htm

Resource 2: Read the article, "//Teaching Media Literacy in the Age of the Internet"// by Kathy Shrock. As you review these links, think about your classroom and a lesson that you could implement with your students to address information literacy. Take note of strategies or ideas that you might use in that lesson with students (this will help you complete Part 5). []

In preparation for your Assignment in Part 5, please write a reflection that addresses the questions below. In your response specifically reference the resources from this course that support your thinking about the following questions. __**Post your response to the discussion board (Please email your instructional coach once you've posted)**__.
 * Part 3: Reflection (3 paragraphs and apprx 45 mins)**
 * How have the resources in this module changed your thinking about information literacy? (1 paragraph)
 * Please include a brief description of at least three activities, strategies or sites you will use to teach your students information literacy. How will they change the way you teach/reinforce information literacy to your students? (1 paragraph)
 * How will the strategies that you use to teach information literacy to your students enrich their learning experiences? (1 paragraph)

Please review the [|Link to MD Student Technology Literacy Standards]. Identify specific objectives that you will address through your information literacy lesson(s).
 * Part 4: Maryland Student Technology Literacy Standards (apprx 30 mins)**

**//Part 5: Assignment// (apprx 2 hrs)** in this assignment, you will apply the concepts that you learned from the resources explored during this course. Design a lesson, a mini-lesson, or revise a lesson that you have already written for your content in which you address information literacy. For example, suppose your students are researching plants native to Maryland, but you are concerned about their ability to evaluate sources. At the beginning of class, you may conduct a mini-lesson during which you teach your students this skill. This portion of the lesson would be integrated into your content, not isolated.

Your lesson should, at a minimum, include
 * a synopsis of the purpose of the lesson and its relation to your MSPP unit
 * a content learning objective
 * a technology objective that addresses information literacy. Please reference the [|Link to MD Student Technology Literacy Standards]
 * materials needed
 * level of student (grade, development)
 * at least one activity that demonstrates how you will incorporate elements of digital citizenship in your lesson
 * a formative assessment to determine student attainment of information literacy

__This lesson should support the delivery of your MSPP (STEM) problem-based unit__. (It may or may not be a lesson included in your unit, but will prepare your students for your unit.) Your lesson should reflect your understanding of the incorporation of information literacy in the classroom. Please email this assignment to your instructional coach.

=__ ﻿Additional Resources __= National Forum on Information Literacy @http://infolit.org/sites-and-programs/ Understanding Information Literacy @http://libraryinstruction.com/infolit.html Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators- Here you will find resources that you can use with elementary or middle school students. [] When the book-When the net []