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Grades 6, 7, 8 North Carolina Standard Course of Study, Information Skills |
Goal 1
The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
Goal 2
The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence to evaluate information and formats.
Goal 3
The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
Goal 4
The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
Goal 5
The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening, and viewing experiences.
Make it Happen
Schedule a time to work with your Media Specialist
and Technology Facilitator to plan several collaborative lessons
teaching your students how to search for information with search
engines and Boolean
search statements, subject directories, and your school's OPAC. These
skills are vital to the success of any research project involving
the Internet and requires a series of lessons, along with guided
practice.
You and the Media Specialist can work together to make all of your school's information resources readily available. Media/Technology Specialists can assist you in identifying and using the most appropriate format for any future learning activity, and can guide your selection of materials to compliment the activity's curriculum objectives. Collaboration is the key here! Working together to help students learn how to find information is a K-12 challenge. Enjoy the support that each of you gives the other. Teamwork will always enhance a lesson!
To save time, here is a list of Stupendous Internet Search Tools with "sit-down-and-use-it-now" teaching and learning resources that you and your students will enjoy the entire year! Please don't forget to tell your Media and/or Technology Specialist about these teaching tools.
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See What it Looks Like at Edutopia
Go
to Edutopia,
and visit the Video Gallery to view documentaries
of other teachers (in a wide range of teaching circumstances) incorporating
information
skills.