Info+Literacy+Draft

This working document will be our collaborative space for articulating Information Literacy. As we discussed, this process will involve several steps:


 * 1) Identify the knowledge/skills that are **currently** part of our 7th and 8th grade program (i.e. what we are doing)
 * 2) Identify the knowledge/skills that **should be** part of our 7th and 8th grade program (i.e. what we want an ideal program to be)
 * 3) Determine where (grade level and discipline) these knowledge and skills should be introduced/reinforced
 * 4) Present our recommendations to the 7th and 8th grade teams

The space below can be used for the first two tasks; please add your input to either/both questions. I have included two simple examples to get us started.


 * Current Information Literacy Knowledge and Skills**
 * Citing print and electronic sources (i.e. journal articles, websites )for formal research projects
 * Website evaluation in 7th grade


 * Ideal Information Literacy Knowledge and Skills**
 * Citing any/all information sources (i.e. images, audio, etc) for any research project
 * Website evaluation in grades 5-8
 * Search engines
 * Matching the resource to the task
 * Library resources

Three main (possible goals) for MS students:
 * 1) Utilize library resources (print and electronic)
 * 2) Search the Internet effectively (i.e. advanced search skills)
 * 3) Evaluate electronic resources (i.e. webpages)