information literacy

"This book provides an introduction and helpful guide to online education for librarians and educators in the K-12, public, and academic library settings"--Provided by publisher.

". . . provides educators with . . . tools and resources . . . to help students discern fact from fiction in the information they access not only at school, but on the devices they carry in their pockets and backpacks"--OCLC.

Presents the Digital Learning Farm education model that is based on critical problem solving and uses the motivation of student ownership and purposeful contribution.

"At a time when misinformation in the media is abundant, this book explains the difficulty in nurturing students to become critical researchers and offers . . . lessons that empower students to excavate information that will help them learn. [This book] provides . . . standards-based lessons, observes a classroom-tested research model applicable to grade levels 7-12, constructs a usable framework for collaboration with colleagues, [and] gives educators tools to advocate for the necessity of an . . . inquiry-based library media program"--Amazon.

An educator's guide that explains how the book "The Strangest Dinosaur That Never Was" can teach primary school children the importance of Web site evaluation.

A soft-cover copy of "The Strangest Dinosaur That Never Was" that serves as part of a three volume set designed to teach primary school children the importance of Web site evaluation.

Provides ways libraries and librarians can create valuable resources to help students transition to college.

"[This book] will show you how to identify deceptive information as well as how to seek out the most trustworthy information in order to inform decision making in your personal, academic, professional, and civic lives. Learn how to identify the alarm bells that signal untrustworthy information, understand how to tell when statistics can be trusted and when they are being used to deceive, [and] inoculate yourself against the logical fallacies that can mislead even the brightest among us"--Amazon.

Offers teaching strategies for instruction in information literacy, discussing how to select and narrow a topic, developing a thesis statement, Boolean search strategies, organization of knowledge in academic libraries, and other related topics.

A comprehensive overview on information literacy skills presented in a flip-book format, and provides step-by-step approaches to obtain relevant data, increase comprehension, and more.