Standard 1 - The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.• Identify information needs by:
- Selecting keywords/topics from an assignment to use in a search
- Determining if search needs to be broadened or narrowed based on results
- Understand the steps in a research process (Big Six)
• Use the OPAC
- Differentiating between a subject and keyword search in our OPAC
- Use the HSPLS OPAC for subject, author and title searches
• Use various book and CD resources
- Locate information in almanacs, atlases, and magazine indexes
- Be able to search by topic and keyword in CD sources
• Use the internet
- Differentiate between category and keyword searches on internet search engines
Standard 2 - The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and creatively.
• Recognize sources for current information
- Magazines (print and online)
- Newspapers (print and online)
- Websites
• Compare sources of information on a single topic
• Begin to distinguish between fact and opinion
• Extract main ideas from information sources
- Interpret ideas from non-print sources
Standard 3 - The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.
• Independently use graphic organizer to take and organize notes
• Use a variety of formats to present information
- Computer slide shows
- Videotape
- Charts and graphs
• Help to create an assessment rubric for a project.
POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES:
States/Regions project using newspapers on the internet
U.S. History project (Native Americans, Colonial, Civil War...)
Standard 5: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.
• Understands plot, setting and character in fiction
• Understands biography and autobiography
• Reads books of merit (Nene and Newbery)