Internet Power Search Skills for Teachers and Students Presented to the Illinois Education & Technology Conference November 2005

Agenda Why Should I Care? What is Information Fluency? What is the 21st Century Information Fluency Project? Tools & Resources

Challenges to K-12 educators in a digital age Vastness of Digital Resources Quantity over Quality Digital Immigrants teaching Digital Natives Both groups struggle to find information they need and to evaluate its worth Information Source Stored Ability to Evaluate .03% 7.75% 92.22% "How Much Information? 2003”, ([cited 30 July 2004]); available from World Wide Web @ http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/execsum.htm#summary

Digital Information Fluency (DIF) is the ability to find, evaluate and use digital information effectively, efficiently and ethically. DIF involves knowing how digital information is different from print information; having the skills to use specialized tools for finding digital information; and developing the dispositions needed in the digital information environment.

21st Century Information Fluency Project The goal of this program is to build the capacity of librarians, educators and students in Illinois to Locate Evaluate Ethically use digital information resources Funded by a Grant from the US Department of Education, Funds for the Improvement of Education Envisioned as a 3-5 year project to work with 1200 Middle and High Schools in Illinois. We are now in our 4th year Create a National Model

What is the 21st Century Information Fluency Project? Try Googling Information Fluency http://www.google.com/ Information Fluency

http://21cif.imsa.edu/ Wizard Tools

DIF Investigator Package What’s Coming? DIF Investigator Package Help bridge the gap between sharing concepts with Teachers and Librarians and application in the classroom Looks like help to a very busy teacher Nine hours of Instruction with exercises, worksheets, assessment and a Teachers Guide Assessment More Information on Importance of DIF

Assessment Micro Modules DIF Assessment Questions Internet Basic Assessment

19% average improvement for both classes Searching Skills Before and After the Project Intervention Searching Skills Before and After Source: Minooka Junior High School 7th Grade Language Arts students (n = 45) 5 4.2 4 3.7 3.4 3.0 Scale: 1=Poor 5=Excellent 3 Self-Rating 2 1 Class 1 Class 2 Class 1 Class 2 Before After 19% average improvement for both classes

Searching Skills Before and After Intervention Internet Basics Performance Assessment Glen Crest Middle School (n = 115) Illinois Teachers (n = 28) PRE_TOTAL POST_TOTAL 0.0 20 40 60 80 100 percentage correct 42% 53% PRE_TOTAL POST_TOTAL 0.0 20 40 60 80 100 percentage correct 60% 67% 20% average student improvement 11% average teacher improvement

How we can help: Free Workshops and Webinars Free Courses Building Digital Information Fluency Skills into Schools (full day) Power Searching (one hour, half day, full day) Free Courses 6 week Survey Course 12 week Lab Course (3 graduate credits) Free Curriculum and Tools DIF Investigator, MicroModules, Search Challenges Assessment Lesson Plan Repository Tools: Search Wizard, Evaluation Wizard, Citation Wizard Training the trainer

Contact Us! URL http://21cif.imsa.edu General info 21cif@imsa.edu Dan Balzer dbalzer@imsa.edu Carl Heine heine@imsa.edu Bob Houston rhouston@imsa.edu Dennis O’Connor doconnor@imsa.edu Gautam Saha gsaha@imsa.edu It’s all free – your tax dollars at work for you!

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