Technology Integration
Training #2
Los Angeles County
Office of Education
2007/2008
Prepared for Los Angeles County Office of
Education BTSA Induction
Standard 16 (d)
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Each participating teacher designs, adapts, and
uses lessons which address the students' needs
to develop information literacy and problem
solving skills as tools for lifelong learning
Standard 16 (e)
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Each participating teacher uses technology in
lessons to increase students’ ability to plan,
locate, evaluate, select, and use information to
solve problems and draw conclusions. He/she
creates or makes use of learning environments
that promote effective sue of technology
aligned with the curriculum inside the
classroom, in library media centers or in
computer labs.
What is “Information Literacy”
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Using the Internet, craft a definition of
Information Literacy that is understandable
and suitable for your grade level.
Information Literacy Web Sites
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Big6 - http://www.big6.com
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Pacific Bell/UCLA Initiative (Video) for 21st Century Literacies
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/media/ucla.html
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21st Century Literacies Homepage (Identifies four major literacies information, media, multicultural, and visual.)
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/index.html
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Information Literacy for K-16 Settings (CSULB)
http://www.csulb.edu/~lfarmer/infolitwebstyle.htm
What is information literacy? And why should I care?
http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/infolit.html
Information Literacy Definition
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Information Literacy - The American Library Association
defines information literacy as a set of abilities requiring
individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have
the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed
information." ALA also states that "information literacy is a
survival skill in the Information Age." "Information literacy
forms the basis for lifelong learning. It is common to all
disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of
education. It enables learners to master content and extend
their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume
greater control over their own learning."
Information Literacy Components - I
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Plan - What is the task or problem to be solved?
Seek Information - What strategies to use to seek?
Locate & Access Info - Where to find information?
Use Information - What will the students do or make?
Synthesis - Summarizing & selecting most important
learning and drawing conclusions
Evaluation - Determining the validity, reliability, and
authenticity of sources
Information Literacy Lesson
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What would an “Information Literacy Lesson”
look like?
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What are the necessary elements?
Information Literacy Lesson Example
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$10 Billion to Host the Winter Olympic Games: Is it
worth it?
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM
16&page=teacher (From Thinkfinity’s EconEdLink)
California Content Standard - Principles of Economics
12.1 - Students understand common economic terms and
concepts and economic reasoning.
12.1.2 - Explain opportunity cost, marginal benefit and
marginal cost.
12.1.3 - Identify the difference between monetary and
non-monetary incentives and how changes in incentives
cause changes in behavior.
Analyzing the Lesson
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What made this lesson fit the description?
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Were there any weaknesses?
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If you were teaching it…what might you do
differently?
Information Literacy Components - II
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Web Site/Page Evaluation
Acceptable Use Policy
Search Engines
Advanced Web Search Techniques
Web Browsers
Questioning
Internet Safety
Copyright and Fair Use
Information Literacy Web Sites
Web Site/Page Evaluation
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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Teacher Helpers Critical Evaluation Information
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html
Evaluating Web Sites
http://library.oakland.edu/tutorials/evalweb/index.htm
Teaching Zack to Think
http://novemberlearning.com/index.php?option=com_content
&task=view&id=39&Itemid=85&limit=1&limitstart=1
Acceptable Use Policy
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Teaching Kids: Acceptable Use Policy
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_p
lans/45_07.asp
Search Engines
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http://alltheweb.com/advanced?ad
vanced=1&
http://books.google.com/
http://www.icerocket.com/index
http://kids.yahoo.com
http://scholar.google.com/
http://search.yahoo.com/
http://vivisimo.com
http://www.altavista.com
http://www.altavista.com/web/adv
http://www.ask.com
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http://www.ask.com/webadvanced?
q=
http://www.exalead.com/search/C=
0/?2p=1
http://www.google.com
http://www.google.com/advanced_s
earch?hl=en
http://www.kartoo.com
http://www.metacrawler.com
http://www.noodletools.com
http://www.onekey.com
http://www.soople.com/
http://www.yahoo.com
Advanced Web Search Techniques
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Four NETS for Better Searching (Google
Advanced Search)
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm
Web Browsers
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Internet Explorer for Mac OS and Windows
Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS and Windows
Safari for Mac OS and Windows
America Online for Mac OS and Windows
Opera for Mac OS
Netscape Navigator for Mac OS & Windows
Questioning
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20, 2000
tech.k12 / Joyce Kasman Valenza
http://www.joycevalenza.com/questions.html
Jamie McKenzie
http://www.questioning.org
Internet Safety
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iSafe www.isafe.org
 is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to
educate and empower youth to safely and
responsibly take control of their Internet
experiences.
 provides students with the awareness and
knowledge they need in order to recognize and
avoid dangerous, destructive, or unlawful
behavior and to respond appropriately.
Copyright and Fair Use (Davidson)
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The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright.php
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use (The Copyright Quiz)
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright_quiz.ph
p
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use (The Answers)
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright_answer
s.php
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers (Technology & Learning)
http://www.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/c
opyright_chart.pdf
Information Literacy Lesson Sources
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Verizon Thinkfinity (Formerly Marco Polo)
http://www.thinkfinity.com
Trackstar for Teachers
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/
Lesson Plans 4 Teachers
http://www.lessonplans4teachers.com/informationliteracy.php
Online Activities Promoting Information Literacy
http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/infolitles.html