Information+Literacy

What is Information Literacy?
Information Literacy is the ability to access, evaluate, and use information from a variety of sources. As students prepare for the 21st century, traditional instruction in reading, writing, and mathematics needs to be coupled with practice in communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. (Source: [|http://www.ericdigests.org/1995-1/information.htm)]

The DISCOVER Model media type="custom" key="193761" Define Inquire Search Collect Organise Verify Express Reflect

Resources:
ILPO Resource - Information Literacy Planning Overview Year 8 - 12 http://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/ahsintranet/teachers/ILPO/ILPOIndex.htm The Big6 - http://www.big6.com/ and the Big6 for Kids - http://big6.com/kids/7-12.htm Trails - Real Time Assessment Tools for Information Literacy - Year 6 and 9 - http://trails-9.org/index.php?page=home

Online Tutorials for Information Literacy -
http://library.chisholm.vic.edu.au/coil/site/contents.htm http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/infolit/andyou/infoyou.htm http://pilot.library.qut.edu.au/ http://skil.stanford.edu/intro/index.html http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/infocomp/modules/index.html http://www.hawaii.edu/lilo/0907/home.php