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Information Literacy
Information
Literacy
California State University Long Beach has developed a series
of learning experiences that help students and teachers incorporate information
literacy into the library media program and collaborate with classroom teachers
to infuse information literacy across the curriculum. Library Media Teacher
Services Credential Program Coordinator Dr. Farmer and University Librarians
John D'Amicantonio and Tiffini Travis developed this Web site to provide Web
sites and other resources on information literacy and supportive lesson plans.
All book titles are located at CSULB's library. The main part of the Web site is
comprised of seven modules: an overview, followed by each of the Big6 research
steps The assignments section lists Web sites and print resources that offer
lesson plans that incorporate information literacy skills. Transcripts from the
seven-part video produced by KOCE reconstruct a class research project process.
News Tools
One must be educated in order to read. On the other hand, all
that is required to watch television is a strong wrist to operate the remote
control. --Art Silverblatt
News Tools is a site designed to help children learn about Media
Literacy. When children learn how to read, they are taught more than
simply how to recognize which combinations of letters form what words. During
their progress through school, students learn to understand written texts, to
analyze and evaluate articles and books, to appreciate novels and plays and to
write their own essays and stories. In short, children learn how to use the
written word.
Many Americans get most of their information from television yet,
until recently, children have not been taught how to use television, the
Internet and other electronic media. A growing number of educators, academics
and media professionals are calling for media literacy to be taught in
schools and elements of this subject are now part of the curricular frameworks
in 48 states.
On September 11th, when tragedy struck in New York,
Washington and Pennsylvania, people turned to the media for information,
explanation and consolation. Television coverage became a shared emotional
experience for people around the globe. Internet sites posted the latest news
and opinions. Millions reached out to each other by phone or e-mail, sometimes
overwhelming the circuits. In the midst of disaster and uncertainty, the more we
rely on media, the more crucial it becomes to be media literate.
