1. ©2005 IMSA Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 1 21st Century Information Fluency Project

2. ©2005 IMSA Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 2 Introductions Project Overview Course Overview and Instructor’s Expectations Q&A Agenda

3. ©2005 IMSA Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 3 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 21st Century Information Fluency Project

4. ©2005 IMSA Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 4 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 21st Century Information Fluency

5. ©2005 IMSA Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 5 What to Expect After the Class? We will be contacting you to see how things are going in your efforts to share what you have learned in your school We always welcome your input as to how we can be of help

6. ©2005 IMSA Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 6 Contact Us! URL http://21cif.imsa.eduhttp://21cif.imsa.edu General info 21cif@imsa.edu21cif@imsa.edu Dan Balzer dbalzer@imsa.edudbalzer@imsa.edu Carl Heine heine@imsa.eduheine@imsa.edu Bob Houston rhouston@imsa.edu rhouston@imsa.edu Dennis O’Connor doconnor@imsa.edudoconnor@imsa.edu Gautam Saha gsaha@imsa.edugsaha@imsa.edu It’s all free – your tax dollars at work for you!