What is Information Literacy by Jordan Wenger [Psychological Services] https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5 This is my Padlet on using information in the K-12 classroom en-us 2022-01-24 01:29:57 UTC 2022-01-24 02:02:40 UTC hello@padlet.com We live in the digital information world. It is important to be conscientious consumers of this digital information. That is where Information Literacy comes in. wengejl https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007757891 Information literacy is "the ability to identify, find, evaluate, and use information effectively." (Common Sense Education article)]]> 2022-01-24 01:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007757891 Information Literacy also includes learning techniques to evaluate the "quality, credibility, and validity of websites, and give proper credit." (Common Sense Education article) wengejl https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007760092 2022-01-24 01:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007760092 We use digital information for personal and professional/educational purposes. wengejl https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007761893 2022-01-24 01:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007761893 It's important to teach techniques to students to evaluate the validity and quality of the information they are consuming. wengejl https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007762855 2022-01-24 01:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007762855 Common Sense Education points us to three important reasons to teach Information Literacy: wengejl https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007764099 1) learn effective techniques for evaluating the quality and credibility of websites.
2) think critically about the intentions of commercial websites and advertising.
3) apply different search strategies to increase the accuracy and relevance of online search results.

(Common Sense Education article)]]> 2022-01-24 01:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007764099 The Big6 is a process technique for problem-solving whether the digital information is high quality and credible. (TheBig6.org) wengejl https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007768622 Cleverly, it's called the Big6 because there are six stages to the problem-solving process!
1) Task Definition
2) Information Seeking Strategies
3) Location and Access
4) Use of Information
5) Synthesis
6) Evaluation]]> 2022-01-24 01:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007768622 Eisenburg points out that it is important to be able to evaluate various forms of information, whether it be video, audio or print! (Eisenberg Vodcast) wengejl https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007772240 2022-01-24 01:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007772240 Eisenburg took the Big6 evaluation process and provided a simplified version, to increase it's the usefulness of this process with younger grades. (Eisenberg Vodcast) wengejl https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007774788 1) Plan
2) Do
3) Review]]> 2022-01-24 01:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007774788 I will use the Big6 and Super3 to help my students "work smarter" (TheBig6.org). It's important that students are able to pick out accurate information that they will use to solve their every day problems or expand their knowledge. wengejl https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007781148 2022-01-24 02:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wengejl/vpjzbjt6yah89jc5/wish/2007781148