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What was the last thing you searched for on the Internet? • • Did

21 st Century Information Fluency • The goal of this program is to build

21 st Century Information Fluency Traditional Library Skills • Information Literacy can be defined

Challenges to K-12 educators in a digital age • • Vastness of Digital Resources

Does This Look Like Help? • • Research Tools, Examples, and Challenges for Students

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What was the last thing you searched for on the Internet? • • Did you find it? How long did it take? Were you totally happy with the answer? When your students ask you a question about their Internet searches are you comfortable with your answers? © Copyright 2006 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 3/02/06 2

21 st Century Information Fluency • The goal of this program is to build the capacity of librarians, educators and students in Illinois to – Locate – Evaluate – Ethically use digital information resources • Funded by a Grant from the US Department of Education, Funds for the Improvement of Education • Envisioned as a 3 -5 year project to work with 1200 Middle and High Schools in Illinois. We are now in our 4 th year • Create a National Model © Copyright 2006 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 3/02/06 3

21 st Century Information Fluency Traditional Library Skills • Information Literacy can be defined as “the ability to locate, evaluate and use information” • 21 st Century Information Fluency is a sub-set of Information Literacy that is the combination of aspects of Information Literacy and Technology Literacy that people need to locate, evaluate and use digital information resources - efficiently, effectively and ethically • We call it “fluency” rather than “literacy” to emphasize that the abilities involved are more than basic abilities Technology Skills © Copyright 2006 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 3/02/06 4

Challenges to K-12 educators in a digital age • • Vastness of Digital Resources Quantity over Quality Digital Immigrants teaching Digital Natives Both groups struggle to find information they need and to evaluate its worth Information Source Stored 7. 75% Ability to Evaluate a Credible Website . 03% 92. 22% "How Much Information? 2003”, ([cited 30 July 2004]); available from World Wide Web @ http: //www. sims. berkeley. edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/execsum. htm#summary © Copyright 2006 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 3/02/06 5

Does This Look Like Help? • • Research Tools, Examples, and Challenges for Students Learning Events for Educators Sharing Information and Facilitating Discussions Between and Among Educators on How to Teach and Integrate into Curriculum © Copyright 2006 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 3/02/06 6

Funding Status • Our grant has not been renewed for the FY 07 Year • We are funded through 6/30/06 • It is IMSA’s intent to keep the project and the website running • We must focus on finding new funds to keep the project alive © Copyright 2006 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 3/02/06 19

Funding Status (Continued) • We are looking at alternative Government and Corporate grants, but the lead time frames are long • Therefore we are looking for ways to be selfsustaining • We are looking at a subscription model • Monthly or Bi-weekly newsletter, and access to website materials • National/International Audience • Target ~$50 person ~$150 per school per year © Copyright 2006 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 3/02/06 20