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"ACRL Information Literacy Coordinating Committee gateway to resources on information literacy. These resources will help you understand and apply the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education to enhance teaching, learning, and research in the higher education community."

good to know what is expected of students at the college level

Excellent post on what should be taught as part of info literacy

lifelong skills that should be taught in the library. It isn't just about research. This post isn't just meant to be read by librarians. Really good info for all subject areas.

Article on using the NYT as a source for informational text. Many good ideas about incorporating the Times into the class. 

excellent presentation on info overload and how to manage overwhelming amounts of data.

Although this is geared towards librarians the presentation has much valuable information for everyone

"Students will create a public information campaign based on a topic of immediate, local interested (based on topics selected in the 2nd quarter benchmark project). See project description below daily lesson plan for more info."

Mike Eisenberg, Dean Emeritus and Professor at the University of Washington iSchool, shares a growing series of video conversations in partnership with ABC-CLIO. The first four are on information literacy and you can view them below or on YouTube.

Great vodcasts on info lit.

"For years, magazines and newspapers have used photo galleries to tell stories. Photos can build emotion, provide information, encourage a specific action and create great questions. We can have our kids do the same thing by asking them to create Five Photo Stories. It seems like a great way for kids to activate prior knowledge, review information, learn new content or practice summarizing. It's basically an all-purpose graphic organizer! "

Check this lesson out.

is a free platform on which teachers can publish packets of information about any academic topic they choose. Packets can include text, images, and videos to explain and illustrate information. Published packets are reviewed and rated by the Sophia community. A green check mark emblem on a packet signifies that the Sophia community has rated that packet as "academically sound."

Very good post on searching from the UK

good overview of the search process that goes way beyond searching on google.

"This Web site is dedicated to the idea that the very nature of information is changing, practically before our eyes. It is changing in what it looks like, where we find it, what we look at to view it, what we can do with it, and how we communicate it. Here you will find information and tools designed to help us redefine literacy for the 21st Century."

"Assuming you're not working for a media corporation with huge graphics and statistics departments at your disposal, you may want to create some infographics for your own articles. With today's flood of information, infographics allow readers to quickly digest and understand complex data. A good infographic will not only inform readers, but will also create interest and convince people to read your article similar to how good headlines and photos attract readers. In contrast, both boring and overly complex graphics will quickly convince readers to ignore your article."

"Explore the emerging realms of digital territory where news and information reside-or will soon. It's a place where game playing thrives and augmented reality tugs at possibilities. It's where video excels, while the appetite for long-form text and the experience of "deep reading" is diminished, and it's where the allure of multitasking greets the crush of information. Learn how young people negotiate their journey, and travel inside the brain to discover its capacities in the digital realm. Dig deeper into topics covered in the magazine by clicking on the books in our digital library to reveal selected videos, articles, blogs and Web sites"

Site has information on and links to many different research models.

What research framework is used at MHS? Or in the MSD? Do we have one?

This is an amazing tool which helps you find information on dewey subject areas.

Check this site out. Great way to find sources for information.

Website for digital, information, and citizenship litereracies

RT @ktenkely: How Tru could be huge for education- building credibility on web, digital footprints "Revealing the veracity of information through credibility HowTru enables you to share your knowledge and expertise with the crowd, working together to measure the accuracy of news, blogs and more."

New site- the wikipedia of website veracity. Could have lots of use in a class

Ideas for making the shift to digital texts. The Internet is the best source of content that's ever been. The challenge for schools and districts and parents and famillies and municipalities is getting that information into the hands of our students. It made sense to hand them a book when the experts were far away and the libraries were scarce and only had a few copies of everything. But it doesn't have to be that way now. In fact, in many ways, it's not.

The Internet is the best source of content that's ever been. The challenge for schools and districts and parents and famillies and municipalities is getting that information into the hands of our students. It made sense to hand them a book when the experts were far away and the libraries were scarce and only had a few copies of everything. But it doesn't have to be that way now. In fact, in many ways, it's not.

"Local news is going mobile. Nearly half of all American adults (47%) report that they get at least some local news and information on their cellphone or tablet computer. "

"The Cold War International History Project disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular new findings from previously inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former Communist world."

Interesting site for anyone studying Cold War. Especially interesting that it includes information from the former Soviet Block.

"This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively. Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for."

Great list of resources