Evaluating a News Article - Downloadable infographic

Ask the Media Center if  you would like a laminated 8.5x11 for your classroom.

Information Literacy and Civic Online Reasoning: two new tools

A recent study by the Stanford History Education Group “shows a dismaying inability by students to reason about information they see on the internet.” In addition, the fake news epidemic of 2016 has shown that civic online reasoning should be an addition to every school’s curriculum. This involves teaching students how to find accurate, valid, and credible sources. School librarians, computer, and classroom teachers should all work together to promote civic online reasoning and information literacy in schools.

Looking for ed-tech resources to help teach your students to be information literate? The News Literacy Project’s program, Checkology, has quite a few lessons that help students distinguish fact from fiction. In addition, InCtrl has various digital citizenship lessons that include activities on how to evaluate online sources.

From EasyBib Blog

To schedule an Information Literacy unit in your classroom (web evaluation, online research tools and databases, privacy, copyrights, digital ethics, cyberbullying)  contact me directly.

Jude                         

History Teachers: Zoom In!

Zoom In is a free, Web-based platform that helps students build literacy and historical thinking skills through “deep dives” into primary and secondary sources.

Zoom In’s online learning environment features 18 content-rich U.S. history units that supplement your regular instruction and help you use technology to support students’ mastery of both content and skills required by the new, higher standards:

• Reading documents closely and critically
• Identifying author's point of view and purpose
• Engaging in higher-order, text-based discussions
• Writing explanatory and argumentative essays grounded in evidence

Voted by the American Association of School Librarians as one of the best websites for teaching and learning 2016.

Teachers: where Ipad and Bloom's taxonomy meet

Ipad users: this poster is worth several hours of Professional Development. I know this sounds like a bold statement, however, I believe you'll see the point after  taking a look at the original posting by Allan Carrington here.
You may download the poster here. 


Jude

How to post a Book Review on Alexandria's online catalog

English, History, Social Studies and other teachers:

Here is a nice, high tech assignment project for your classes: 

It is really easy to post book reviews on our school online library catalog. Look at the 3 min tutorial here.

Student just need to ask anybody from the Media Center staff for their patron number, and use their last name as their password. As you'll see, it is pretty self-explanatory. Teachers may post their own reviews and ratings as well.

Jude

Harvard Business School Blog

I never thought I would ever do this one day but, in all fairness, I must admit that  the Harvard Business School Blog Network features excellent entries on professional strategies which are quite transferable to the world of education. So, as the saying goes, "if the shoe fits..."
                                                                                 Jude