1. Teaching Research Skills Using the Internet
DuKane School Library Institute
March 3, 2006

2. What was the last thing you searched for on the Internet?
Did you find it?
How long did it take?
Were you totally happy with the answer?
When your students ask you a question about their Internet searches are you comfortable with your answers?

3. 21st Century Information Fluency
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

4. 21st Century Information Fluency
Information Literacy can be defined as “the ability to locate, evaluate and use information”
21st Century Information Fluency is a sub-set of Information Literacy that is the combination of aspects of Information Literacy and Technology Literacy that people need to locate, evaluate and use digital information resources - efficiently, effectively and ethically
We call it “fluency” rather than “literacy” to emphasize that the abilities involved are more than basic abilities
Traditional Library Skills
Technology Skills

5. 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
Ability to Evaluate a Credible Website
Information Source Stored
.03%
7.75%
92.22%
"How Much Information? 2003”, ([cited 30 July 2004]);
available from World Wide

6. Does This Look Like Help?
Research
Tools, Examples, and Challenges for Students
Learning Events for Educators
Sharing Information and Facilitating Discussions Between and Among Educators on How to Teach and Integrate into Curriculum

7. -Featured Items
-Digital Information Fluency Model
-Left Side Drop Down Menu always in view
-Login ONLY required to update
-Everything (that is ready) is available to you to read, download etc.

8. Handout

9. -Expanding Hierarchical Menu always in view

18. Learning Experiences for Educators
Online Courses
Workshops
Online Webinars

19. Funding Status Our grant has not been renewed for the FY07 Year
We are funded through 6/30/06
It is IMSA’s intent to keep the project and the website running
We must focus on finding new funds to keep the project alive
Since 2002, We have received 4 grants, each of which spans 2 calendar years such that they overlap
The current grant expires 6/30/2007
The money is not spent equally over the 2 years– the major portion is spent in the first year

20. Funding Status (Continued)
We are looking at alternative Government and Corporate grants, but the lead time frames are long
Therefore we are looking for ways to be self-sustaining
We are looking at a subscription model
Monthly or Bi-weekly newsletter, and access to website materials
National/International Audience
Target ~$50 per person per year

21. Contact Us!

22. Learning Experiences for Educators
Online Courses
12 Week Lab Course
6 Week Survey Course
Workshops
Online Webinars

23. 12 Week Online Lab Course
Participants completing the course qualify for 3 Graduate credit hours from Aurora University ($275 fee payable to AU.).
Covers the knowledge, skills & attitudes to locate, evaluate and integrate
We ask you to find an 'offline' teacher partner who can earn 10 CPDUs by collaborating with you on the course project.
Create a Lesson Plan
Execute the lesson and write an Action Research Report
Requires ~10 hours per week of work
Scheduled when enough people on Interest List
Send to for join interest list
Online & Asynchronous = class does not meet at a fixed time. You do your work when you like within weekly boundaries

24. 6 Week Online Lab Course
Participants completing the course qualify for 36 CDPUs.
Covers the knowledge, skills & attitudes to locate, evaluate and integrate
We ask that you work with a school partner while taking this course.
Partners may take the online course together.
Another option is for one partner to take a 6 hour 'offline' role while the other partner participates fully. (The offline partner can earn 6 CDPUs for their work.)
Create a Lesson Plan
Requires ~6 hours per week of work
Scheduled when enough people on Interest List
Send to for join interest list
Online & Asynchronous = class does not meet at a fixed time. You do your work when you like within weekly boundaries

25. Learning Experiences for Educators
Online Courses
Workshops
Internet Power Searching Skills
Building Digital Information Fluency Skills into Schools
Online Webinars

26. Internet Power Searching Skills
This is a full day workshop for which participants earn 7 CDPUs
This is an skill-building workshop on Digital Information Fluency
Participants accelerate their skills by learning:
How Internet search engines work,
Techniques for saving time while searching,
How to search the “Invisible Web”,
How to evaluate Internet resources,
Citation methods and copyright guidelines for using online materials
Serves as an introduction to our website, online resources
Access online tools to capture, organize and use digital resources to create web-quests
Designed for Media/Technology Specialists and Teachers
This is a face-to-face, hands-on lab. Sessions are scheduled throughout the state. We will schedule it on-demand for a School or District (half-day version 4 CPDU is available)

27. Building Digital Information Fluency Skills into Schools
This is a full day workshop for which participants earn 7 CDPUs
This workshop provides a context to dialogue and work with colleagues to address the challenges and opportunities related to moving schools towards teaching digital information fluency (DIF) skills
Hands-on activities address:
acquiring administrative support
fostering collaboration between teachers/librarian
aligning DIF skills with NCLB and state and national standards
developing a scope and sequence for teaching DIF skills
Participants use a planning guide to create a framework for taking the next step toward integrating DIF skills into their school curriculum
Designed for Administrators, Media/Technology Specialists and Planners
This is a face-to-face, hands-on lab. Sessions are scheduled throughout the state

28. Learning Experiences for Educators
Online Courses
Workshops
Online Webinars

29. Online Webinars
Online - attend from Home or School on your computer
Synchronous – scheduled after school ~3:30
Explore ways to search the Internet more effectively. Experience free tools and game-based Search Challenges that are designed to help educators who teach Internet search strategies in the classroom
Participation by teams of at least three people at each school is recommended. Teachers, librarians, and administrators are invited to attend together and interact with colleagues at other locations in the state
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