Information+Literacy

= **__Information Literacy__ ** =

**What is information Literacy?**
-Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information. It is the knowledge of commonly used research techniques. -One of the key things about information literacy is that the teacher is no longer the giver of knowledge but he or she becomes the coach or guide. Before information literacy students only had a few sources to gather information from and now with the internet they have a lot more options. Also, teachers would give out facts and students would repeat them back. With information literacy students are able to find their own information from many different sources.


 * Different parts of information literacy: **
 * //**Determines** // the nature and extent of information needed
 * //**Accesses** // the needed information effectively and efficiently
 * //**Evaluates** // information and its sources critically and //**incorporates** // selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system
 * //**Uses** // information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
 * //**Understands** // many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and accesses and uses information ethically and legally

**How can it be used in classrooms?**
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0083; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #008aff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Research for a paper <span style="color: #008aff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Research for a project <span style="color: #008aff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Research for presentation

**<span style="color: #008aff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The website below shows what information literacy is and how to do it. ** []

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