Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching
Welcome to the Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching (HILT). This Handbook was written by a group of subject librarians at Cardiff University to support their colleagues in Information Services as they developed their information literacy teaching. Since the appearance of the first edition in 2005, we have received many expressions of interest from outside the University. We are happy for you to use and re-purpose our material; please note that under the terms of our Creative Commons licence, your use of the Handbook is restricted to non-commercial purposes and you are required to acknowledge the source. Please would you let us know how you decide to use the resource. We look forward to receiving your comments.
Teacher Toolkit
Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be familiar with the major features of Gooru. Learn how to browse our library, customize your own collection, discover great resources, and assign your collections to your students. Gooru in 3 Minutes Find multimedia learning materials for your classroom.
Skills Overview
The Big6™ Developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, the Big6 is the most widely known and widely used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world. Used in thousands of K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and corporate and adult training programs, the Big6 information problem-solving model is applicable whenever people need and use information.
Literacy in the Digital Age: Five Sites With High-Quality Informational Text
Editor’s Note: Teaching Channel has partnered with Student Achievement Partners on a blog series about digital literacy tools and their effective use by educators. One of the most exciting shifts in the Common Core State Standards is the increased use of content-rich, informational text. Let’s think about this.
Printable Time Management Lesson Plan Series
Home › Time Management for Teachers › Time Management Lesson Plan Looking for a lesson plan on managing time? Here are five! Choose from the selection below that covers several of the major aspects of time management.
STEM Resources
Welcome to the STEM page, sponsored by YALSA's STEM Task Force. We hope you will use this wiki page to get ideas on how to effectively integrate STEM into your library programs and services. And what is STEM you ask? STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and is one of the hottest topics in education and library circles.
Keeping Up with New Tools
There are hundreds and hundreds of web-based tools available! There seem to be a dozen or more new tools online every day! Here are some of the newest ones that I'm exploring (from my Pinterest boards):Donna BaumbachWebTools-New 2 Me!Follow On Many of these have potential for increasing our own productivity, for enhancing our teaching, for organizing our information resources and/or for helping students learn. How to do keep on top of these new tools?
How to Teach the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship Infographic
Teacher Infographics How to Teach the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship Infographic Digital citizenship refers to how we conduct ourselves on the web. Teachers, parents, and leaders in technology help students to understand what it means to use technology in an appropriate and responsible way. With the advent of social media, this issue is becoming increasingly important, especially for today’s youth.
Managing Your Time
Many students discover the need to develop or hone their time management skills when they arrive at college. Unlike high school where teachers frequently structured your assignments and classes filled your day, in college, you will have less in-class time, more outside of class work, and a great deal of freedom and flexibility. These pages provide you with tips for managing your time well so you can get the most out of your Dartmouth experience.
North Carolina History: A Digital Textbook - LEARN NC
Primary sources, multimedia, readings, and lesson plans to tell the many stories of North Carolina's past. Replace your textbook — or enhance your teaching with selections. Get started Sampler An overview with samples of the kinds of readings, primary sources, and multimedia available. Educator’s Guides
Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2016
Comic Life 3 by plasq LLC Level: Upper Elementary, Middle, and High SchoolPlatform: iOS Website Now an app, Comic Life 3 is the ultimate tool for turning your images into a comic.
Developing students' digital literacy
The issue Even today’s students need support with some areas of digital practice, particularly in an academic context, so it’s important to make sure that these needs are met. While employability is an obvious driver, developing learners who can learn and thrive in a digital society is a key role for universities and colleges. We define digital literacies as the capabilities which fit someone for living, learning and working in a digital society. To help with thinking about this, we have outlined six elements for consideration, which can be seen in the following diagram.
Online Guides: Time Management
This guide; explains the importance of good time management while studying; describes why and how to plan; and how to become an effective planner. Time management techniques are important to being a successful student. Poor time management skills can be a major factor of students failing to succeed, and not because the course work is too hard for them.
Teaching with the Library of Congress
Stop-action photography has become an integral part of our lives. It allows us to watch the beauty of a dancer, the grace of an athlete or the motion of an animal one frame at a time. It is hard to believe that until Edweard Muybridge began his study of animal locomotion with photography in the late 19th century, we were limited to only what the eye could see or what was in a single photograph.
