Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright skip navigation Library of Congress Teachers Suggestions enabled. The Library of Congress > Teachers > Classroom Materials > Presentations and Activities > Copyright Print Subscribe Share/Save Give Feedback Taking the Mystery Out Of Copyright View a plain text version of this activity. Connect with the Library All ways to connect Find Us On Subscribe & Comment Download & Play Questions About | Press | Jobs | Donate Inspector General | Legal | Accessibility | External Link Disclaimer | USA.gov Speech Enabled School Libraries Fight Fake News Fake news has been all over the real news lately. From Mark Zuckerburg to Pizzagate, fake news is a huge problem, and it’s not going away on its own. According to a recent study from Stanford University, approximately 80 percent of students struggled to evaluate the credibility of an online resource. This is a little disheartening, since this is a huge part of what we teach as school librarians, and it appears we’ve not been very effective. There really isn’t a magic formula or checklist that replaces the critical thinking needed to determine if information is credible. Based on the recent surge of fake news and the results of the Stanford study, we decided to overhaul our website evaluation lessons by doing the following: Changing website evaluation to resource evaluation. Fake news has always been around, but now it feels more threatening. Completed worksheet from the Stanford study Author: Mica Johnson I’m a school librarian at Farragut Middle. Like this: Like Loading...
Knowledge Jolt with Jack: The dying art of information literacy Shawn Callahan is bummed that his masters-level students are using sources (Google and Wikipedia) without evaluating their reliability. Our information diets are killing us: I have just finished marking a bunch of assignments. Not surprising the topic was narrative techniques in knowledge management. The students are masters level and I have to say I was depressed by what I received. The majority of the students were relying on Google and wikipedia to support their claims and arguments. This is an issue that comes up both in academics and in general business circles. Why is this important? Collectively, information literacy is important because we have to rely on one another to search and collect and evaluate sources to develop high-quality solutions in business. So, is the art of information literacy dying?
Web 2.0 Tools to Explore Here is list of websites that you may find useful in your classroom. You may need to request a page to be unblocked from our help desk. More will be added often! If you would like suggestions on how to incorporate these technology tools into your lessons to meet the Common Core Learning Standards, contact Brenda Aull-Klaben. 5min Life Videopedia is a place to find short video solutions for every practical question. Acapela.tv is a fun site to create text-to-speech animations. BeFunky is a website that allows you to apply a variety of fun effects to your own photos or from photo sharing sites. Camstudio is a free desktop application that allows you to record your computer screen. Dabbleboard is an online whiteboard that will help you visualize, explore and communicate ideas Delicious is a social book-marking site which allows you to access your book-marks from any computer. Edmodo is a micro-blogging service (like Twitter) for teachers and students.
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Ten Things Your Administrator Needs to Know as the School Year Begins 10. That you are a teacher who teaches not content but process. You teach children to be information literate, digitally literate, media literate, and visually literate. The skills that you teach, the dispositions that you help children to develop, the responsibilities that you foster, and the self-assessment strategies that you instill will serve children not only in school but also in life. You are, first and foremost, a teacher! 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. If your administrator already knows these things, wonderful! Author: Audrey Church, Leadership Development Committee Chair and 2017-2018 AASL Past President Like this: Like Loading... Categories: Advocacy/Leadership, Blog Topics, Community, Presidential Musings
Sirje Virkus Homepage Teaching responsibilities I am working at the Department of Information Studies of the Tallinn University since 1985. I'm responsible for the following courses: Research interests From September 1st - December 31st 1997, a researcher at the Department of Information Studies, Abo Akademi University in . From December 1st 2001 - December 1st 2005, a PhD student at the Department of Information and Communications, Manchester Metropolitan University. Work experience 1979 - 1985 I worked as a researcher at the Estonian Institute of Scientific and Technological Information and Economic Research, at the Department of Automated Systems for Scientific and Technological Information. Professional activities Member of editorial boards Awards and Grants Guest lecturing Project activities Publications I am the author of 166 articles, book chapters, published reports and conference papers. Virkus, S. Virkus, S. Virkus, - integreeritud raamatukogusüsteem. Papp, Y-M., Virkus, S. Virkus, S. Virkus, S. Virkus, S.
50 Web 2.0 Sites for Schools Recently I've been experimenting with a number of curation sites that are beneficial for creating and sharing lists. While exploring these tools, I've been "fine tuning" my Web 2.0 list for schools. I created a list of 25 Web 2.0 sites for education over a year ago -- but a lot has changed since then. More sites have been developed and more tools are available to students and educators than ever before. This list is in alphabetical order.David Kapuler is an educational consultant with more than 10 years of experience working in the K-12 environment. Why are school libraries essential? (Video courtesy of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians) Student Achievement More than 60 education and library research studies have produced clear evidence that school library programs staffed by qualified school librarians have a positive impact on student academic achievement. Read more. College and Career Readiness Today’s K–12 students will compete for jobs in a global economy. Lifelong Learners Imagine a place where all students feel welcome and encouraged to grow and learn.
Information Literacy meets Web 2.0