A workshop handbook to using the Big6 approach to teach and learn information literacy skills, including the Super3 process; using the Big6 to teach technology skills; integration with subject area curricula, assessment and standardized testing; connecting with national, state, and school district standards, and micro- and macro-level planning.
Discussions topics such as the right to information and free expression in different countries, the Internet, the Bill of Rights, censorship, plagiarism, book burning, and how to responsibly present information and use various electronic sources.
Provides an introduction to research and report writing, focusing on organizing and using information and discussing taking notes, applying and communicating information, recognizing and avoiding plagiarism, and composing a rough draft.
Discusses how to determine the value, validity, accuracy, relevance, and completeness of various sources of information, and covers how to avoid plagiarism and misleading information, find new sources, evaluate websites, and more.
Provides an introduction to research and information retrieval, focusing on accessing information and discussing identifying needs, answering big questions, narrowing or broadening a topic, and sources.
A resource for school library media specialists that discusses various aspects of information inquiry, covering theoretical and practical aspects of information literacy teaching and learning, and presents columns from "School Library Media Activities Monthly" on more than fifty "Key Words for Instruction.".
search strategies, tools & resources for high school students and college freshmen
Ercegovac, Zorana
2008
A guide to developing an information literacy program designed to teach high school students basic library skills and competencies, and how to organize research projects, find resources on their selected topics, and create bibliographies.
An educator's guide that addresses information literacy in grades nine through twelve; providing lesson plans, assessments, and exercises correlated to AASL and ACRL standards.
