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=**Welcome to the Infofluency Wiki!** = =EDUC 667-911=


 * We will gather here to discuss and share all things related to information literacy/fluency for the 21st century.**

  ====**Topics for Discussion:**   ====
 * Real Time:** July 7 - 18, 2008 9:00 am - 12:30pm Lab 006 Pearson Hall
 * Instructor:** Suzanne D. Smith
 * Text:** **__Super Searchers Go to School__** by Joyce Kasman Valenza
 * Shared BookMarks**: **[|Del.icio.us/sdsmith]**


 * 1) Develop a working definition of "information fluency." Check the Discussion tab and add your own definition.
 * 2) Become familiar with the new [|AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner] and the ITSE [|NETS for Teachers and Students]
 * 3) How do these align with the Delaware Content Standards and [|GLE']s
 * 4) What does it mean to act in a "transformational" role, rather than a transactional role with student researchers.
 * 5) Is there a research strategy adopted or used across the curriculum in your school? Would a common approach with a common vocabulary and clearly-defined strategy benefit both students and teachers?

===**The $1,000,000 Question: How do we successfully preach the gospel of information literacy/fluency in our current climate of standardized testing? **=== 

**Articles for Discussion:**

 * [|"The Dumbest Generation?] Don't Be Dumb." Sharon Begley and Jeneen Interlandi//. Newsweek//, 2 Jun 2008.
 * [|Google Jockey] from //Educause Learning Initiative//, May 2006.
 * [|"Is Google Making Us Stupid?]" Nicholas Carr. //The Atlantic Online//, August 2008.
 * [|"The Google Game"] Katrine Watkins and Kathleen Elder. //School Library Journal//, January 2006.
 * [|"Return of the Google Game"]. Katrine Watkins and Kathleen Elder. //School Library Journal, May 2008.//
 * [|"The Future of Reading."] Steven Levy. //Newsweek,// 26 Nov. 2007
 * [|"How Gaming Could Improve Information Literacy]" Ameet Doshi. //Computers in Libraries,// May 2006.



**Web Pages of Interest: Search Engines**
 
 * Google Stuff -- Pat Sine's wiki intro to the many capabilities of Google
 * [|UC Berkeley's Recommended Search Engines]-- a comparative guide to features of 3 commonly used search engines <span class="wiki_link_ext">
 * [|100 Useful Niche Search Engines You've Never Heard Of]-- Features a huge variety of specialized search engines organized by subject area geared toward college students
 * [|Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators] -- Still a reliable staple for teachers in search of online curriculum resources. Helpful list of search engines.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">**Web pages of Interest: Web 2.0**

 * [|21st Century Information Fluency] -- IMSA
 * [|7 Things You Should Know about Social Bookmarking] -- //EduCause//, May 2005.
 * Chris O'Neal's Web 2.0 Wiki
 * [|Web 2.0: A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and Learning?] //EduCause,// Mar/Apr 2006.
 * [|ALA Tech Source: Gaming, Learning and Libraries Symposium]

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Videos: **

 * [|Shift Happens] Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, June 2007.
 * [|"Discover Information Literacy" >]
 * [|"Ted Koppel on Information Overload"] //Nightline//, 3 Jun 2006.
 * [|Social Bookmarking in Plain English] -- CommonCraft --YouTube
 * [|The Web Is Us/ing Us (final version)] -- Michael Wesch -- YouTube (posted 8 Mar. 2007)
 * [|Richard Sly, Library Guy] -- University of South Florida--YouTube (posted 7 Feb. 2007)
 * Joyce Valenza's Information Videos: Why I Love Databases, Databases Are Different and More
 * [|EPIC]: Google in 2014 --Robin Sloan.com -- Could this be our future?
 * [|Teen Bullying Prevention -- A Cyber Bullying Suicide Story] -- A father tells the story of his son's suicide as a result of cyberbullying--//YouTube//, 3 Dec. 2007.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">**PowerPoint Presentations:**

 * [|EDUC 667-911 21st Century Information Fluency]
 * [|The Future of Flat]
 * [|Breaking It Down: Research Strategies and Models]
 * [|Name That Literacy]

**User Tips**:

 * There are daily topics posted in the **Discussions** tab.
 * Select the appropriate link and post your thoughts.
 * Add your own topic for discussion to the subject field and then post.