S.O.S. for Information Literacy Information Literacy Access and Evaluate Information Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources)Evaluate information critically and competentlyUse and Manage InformationUse information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at handManage the flow of information from a wide variety of sourcesApply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information Additional resources: 1. ALA | Information Literacy AASL provides leadership for the development of dynamic, student-centered school library media programs. 2. 21st Century Literacies Curriculum The 21st Century Literacies Curriculum presents the process and essential skills for embedding information literacy strategies across all areas of the curriculum.
FREE -- Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans from the Federal Government 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 7 resources for much-needed information literacy skills Fake information is everywhere online. After all, everyone has a Facebook friend who elicits eye rolls when he or she shares a sensational news article that is fake or from a heavily-biased site promoting an agenda. But can today’s students tell the difference between what is legitimate and what is false? As today’s students grow up in a digital world, they must learn information literacy skills if they are to effectively evaluate information sources and become truly informed. Why is it critical? A BuzzFeed analysis found that in the last three months of the U.S. presidential campaign, the most-viewed fake election news stories on Facebook elicited more reader engagement than legitimate top stories from sources such as the Washington Post, the New York Times, and NBC News. Facebook was heavily criticized for what many deemed an inadequate attempt to remove fake news stories and false information from the site. (Next page: 7 information literacy resources; a Stanford U. study)
Educational Resources Global Temperatures In this activity, students create graphs of real temperature data to analyze climate trends by analyzing the global temperature record from 1867 to the present. Long-term trends and shorter-term ... Electricity data browser The Electricity data browser allows individuals and organizations to create, download, or view graphs, reports and tables based on energy data sets for 2001-2013 from the US Energy Information ... Marine Air Temperature This is a graph of marine air temperature anomalies over the past 150 years. Climate Wisconsin Ice Cover This is an interactive graph that involves records of ice cover in two Wisconsin lakes - Lake Mendota and Lake Monona - from 1855-2010. Power Metering This activity focuses on applying analytic tools such as pie charts and bar graphs to gain a better understanding of practical energy use issues. Sea Ice Yearly Minimum in the Arctic This series of visualizations show the annual Arctic sea ice minimum from 1979 to 2010.
MLA Citation Style | Cornell University Library Guides for Citing Sources Have a question about citing sources or citation styles? Ask a Librarian. Citation Management Software What is citation management software? Citation management tools allow a user to organize and retrieve information, such as citations for books, articles, and Web sites, by interfacing with library databases. Which citation management programs are used at Cornell? Individuals at Cornell use a variety of programs. For help choosing a citation manager, contact us! Zotero is a free, open source, web-based tool for managing citations, organizing pdfs, and creating bibliographies.Free campus workshops on Zotero: Olin-Uris Library and Mann LibrarySelf-guided instruction in the form of tutorials, FAQ, and help are available through Zotero. EndNote is citation management software produced by ISI.
Google Applied Digital Skills Review for Teachers The Google Applied Digital Skills curriculum is great for teachers updating an old-school computer skills class. With an emphasis on creativity, collaboration, and personal interests, this ISTE-aligned curriculum really focuses on modern technology skills. In recent years, digital citizenship and coding skills have gotten a lot of airplay, and for good reason, but often at the expense of some other critical tech skills. Google Applied Digital Skills strives to address college- and career-ready skills, plus life skills like planning a vacation, hosting an event, and making a budget. The pace may be a little fast for some learners, though students can repeat modules, or teachers can develop extension activities.
Media media [n.] 1. the means of mass communication, especially television, radio, and newspapers collectively. 2. plural of “medium”. - ORIGIN The word media comes from the Latin plural of medium. In the normal sense ‘television, radio, and the press collectively’. Oxford Dictionaries Media is all of the above but has now taken on the further meaning of different forms of presentation within one area, for example visual media covers film, television, streaming video, photography, animation, … . This page looks at media as a school subject area. Media Curriculum & Essential Learnings Communication‘How do we make meanings from various communications in a contemporary social world ?’ Specific Resource Sites Action For Media Education‘Most lesson plans are designed for secondary grades. Other Information General Sites & Resources A Pictorial Media Archaeology Museum‘A historical window to Early Vintage Visual Media Archaeology’ and information.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide Coming Soon: A new look for our same great content! We're working hard this summer on a redesign of the Purdue OWL. Worry not! Our navigation menu and content will remain largely the same. Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. Contributors: Tony Russell, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli, Russell Keck, Joshua M. The following overview should help you better understand how to cite sources using MLA eighth edition, including the list of works cited and in-text citations. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in MLA. Creating a Works Cited list using the eighth edition MLA is a style of documentation based on a general methodology that may be applied to many different types of writing. Thus, the current system is based on a few guiding principles, rather than an extensive list of specific rules. Here is an overview of the process: Author Said, Edward W. Number
Teaching Global Digital Citizenship? Use These 10 Essential Questions Teaching Global Digital Citizenship is all about asking the right questions. Today kids are building the foundations of a digital culture. They are contributors, creators, communicators, and designers. They author, produce and provide digital information all the time. We can ask them challenging questions and get insightful answers! A Global Digital Citizen practices leadership, ethics, global awareness, and personal responsibility. Here are 10 essential questions for teaching Global Digital Citizenship. Search and Share Ethically How can students source and use content for multimedia projects safely and ethically? There are many ways to find open-source content. Students—and all of us, in fact—need to be careful about checking the background of what is on Google. It’s a good practice to cite sources and link to original works. Be Social Media Savvy What can students do to keep themselves safe in their social media environments? Follow Your Footprint It includes two kinds of information: