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INFORMATION LITERACY

Our kids are connected. Technology is part of their lives. But it’s not about the technology, it’s about information literacy. These 'gadgets' are their links to the information.  David Warlick

       Information Literacy is the ability to find, assess, and utilize information relevant to your research question so that you can write successfully, get better grades, and satisfy your curiosity!  www.wwc.edu/academics/ library/cp/infolit/

Information Literate Students:

  • Are competent, independent learners

  • Actively engage in the world of ideas

  • Confidently solve problems

  • Know what is relevant information

  • Use technology tools to access information & communicate

  • Operate comfortably in situations where there are multiple answers or no answers

  • Have high standards for their work and use information ethically

  • Create quality products

  • Are flexible and adapt to change

  • Are able to function independently and in groups

 

National Forum on Information Literacy

 

http://www.infolit.org/

 

Interactive Information Literacy Tutorial

 

http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/

 

Information Literacy on the WWW

 

http://www.fiu.edu/~library/ili/iliweb.html

 

 

 

Choose the Best Search for Your  Need 

 

Information Literacy: Search Strategies


 

   

 

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Colorado Information Literacy Standards

An Information Literate Student:

 

STANDARD 1

 

 ...accesses information efficiently and effectively.

 

STANDARD 2
...evaluates information critically and competently.

 

STANDARD 3
...uses information accurately and creatively.

 

The information literate student is an independent learner who...

 

STANDARD 4
  ...pursues information related to personal interests.

 

STANDARD 5
...appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.

 

 

The Big6 Problem-Solving Method

          The Big6 is an information literacy model. Some people call it a metacognitive scaffold, or an information problem solving strategy. The Big6 is the most widely-known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world. The Big6 steps give an essential framework to approach any information-based question.

http://www.big6.com/