Information+Literacy

=A R ai nb ow of Resources for Information Literacy in a Web2.0 world... ISTE Smackdown= IMSA DIF Model = Assessment and Pre-Assessment Tools - to help know what our students know/need to learn =

TRAILS "TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards. This Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for library media specialists and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students."

Assessment Techniques and Tips Visual of Assessment techniques by Marilyn Arnone

IRIS Quiz "30 questions that many WA librarians contributed to via the CLAMS listserv. Currently the quiz is set up so that students at Clark can take the quiz and have scores sent to their instructors. But anyone from anywhere can take the quiz and print their score."

= Research Tutorials and Resources: =

IRIS " IRIS 4-2 is a collection of tutorials to help you learn about information and research."

IMSA "21cif Wizards provide on-demand help using Google's search engine, evaluating online information and properly citing information"

SOS " is a dynamic web-based multimedia resource that includes peer-reviewed lesson plans, handouts, presentations, videos and other resources to enhance the teaching of information literacy (K-16)."

Research Tutorial - From CSU Monterey Bay: "This tutorial provides instruction on how to find and retrieve information from various databases and the World Wide Web. Basic search concepts and strategies will also be covered. "

Concept Map of IL Resources and Tools - Lisa Metzer's visual list of tools and resources

= Mobile Apps - information at your fingertips: = WorldCatMobile GaleApps

= Search Tools: (see also Mobile Apps) := = = YoLink YoLink in Education Resources media type="youtube" key="J0VnXFudVnQ?fs=1" height="385" width="480" = =

= Information Organizers - tools to help organize the flood of information: = iGoogle PageFlakes NetVibes **Social Bookmarking Tools** - to make your annotated bookmarks shareable AND available from anywhere - Diigo Delicious **RSS - Really Simple Subscriptions** media type="youtube" key="0klgLsSxGsU?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

= Information Evaluation: = IMSA - website evaluator tool [|Crap Test] Crap Detection Howard Rheingold's blog post on Crap Detection 101

= Ethical Use of Information: = NoodleTools - a tool to help students learn to gather, organize, thoughtfully process, and cite resources Creative Commons Search - a tool to search for copyright-friendly resources

= Community: = ALA Community "To build a sense of community within AASL, various opportunities for social and professional networking are offered."

AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner



Information gathering/Ethical use of information Diigo- Social bookmarks, highlighting/annotating resources, facilitates group work and the teacher's ability to monitor the research process

Information evaluation TOECAP criteria

More fun [|Twitter]-History projects, students take ownership of characters Glogster-Teacher handouts, presentations, encourages creativity and brevity



Web 2.0 Tools Perk Up Your Projects

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