Information Literacy Lucas Krumlauf What is Information Literacy

Information Literacy Lucas Krumlauf

What is Information Literacy? • Information literacy is a crucial skill in the pursuit of knowledge. • It involves recognizing when information is needed and… • • Being able to efficiently locate Accurately evaluate Effectively use, and Clearly communicate information in various formats.

Why is Information Literacy important? • We live in the Information Age, and "information" is increasing at a rapid pace. • Just because so much information is so easily and quickly available does not mean that all of it is worthwhile or even true. • Because of resources like the Internet, finding high-quality information is now harder than ever, not easier!

What is E-Learning? • “Electronic-Learning” • A learning system based on formalized teaching but with the help of electronic resources • The use of computers and the Internet forms the major component of E-learning. • Embodies differentiated instruction

Why is E-Learning important? • It teaches digital literacy. • Allows for a mobile learning environment • Students learn not to rely on the teacher, but to be accountable themselves, and become independent!

Good vs. Bad sources Good Sources • • • Author is listed The purpose is clear Site is well-designed and stable Information is current Content is accurate & reliable/lists sources Bad Sources • No author is listed • The purpose is unclear • Site is not easily usable (ads, links don’t work, etc. ) • Information is outdated • Content is inaccurate, doesn’t list any sources. • Bad spelling and grammar • Information is biased.

Domain Names • The domain name is the part of the URL that identifies it as a part of a particular domain. • For example, www. google. com Network address Domain name

5 Most Common Domain Names • . com: This domain is owned by a company for commercial purposes. These sites have potential to be unreliable, so tread carefully • . org: This domain is owned by a non-profit organization. These sites tend to have more reliable information • . net: This domain is owned by an Internet Service Provider. These sites also have potential to be unreliable. • . edu: This domain is owned by an educational institution, like a school or a university. These sites tend to be more reliable. • . gov: This domain is owned by the government. These sites tend to have the most reliable information.

Search Engines • A search engine is, “a computer program that searches documents, especially on the World Wide Web, for a specified word or words and provides a list of documents in which they are found”. • The most common search engine people use is Google. Other common search engines are Yahoo! and Bing. • Today, you are going to become familiar with the following search engines: • Dogpile. com • Yippy. com • Duck. Go. com

Search Engine #1 • Dogpile • www. dogpile. com • Powered by Metasearch technology to compile all the best results in one easy place • Founded in 1996 • Mascot is named Arfie

Here’s the URL Enter your search here, then click “Go Fetch!”

Scroll Down These are ads…scroll down for results

The best results are found BELOW the ads!

To see images related to your search, click here

To see videos related to your search, click here

Click PREFERENCES to change the way your search results are displayed

Search Engine #2 • Yippy • www. yippy. com • Yippy has evolved from its educational roots into a leading provider of search and e. Discovery technologies for all types of consumers of data. • Founded in 2009

Here’s the URL Enter your search here, then click, “Search”

Here is your list of results.

Click on these options if you’d like to narrow your search.

Next to each link, you can click new window to open the site in a new window, or you can click preview to get a glimpse of the site.

Click “Sites” to narrow your search by domain names!

Search Engine #3 • Duck. Go • www. duckgo. com • Duck. Go focuses on a smarter search without tracking your search history. Because they don’t store your information, there aren’t as many annoying ads on their site. • Founded in 2008

Here is the URL Enter your search here, then click the green search button You may also click on the suggested searches to search more quickly and accurately.

Be careful not to click any sites with the “AD” bubble next to it. These are your best search results.

Use this drop box to filter your results by currency, or when it was created or updated.

To see images related to your search, click here.

To see videos related to your search, click here.

E-Learning • We’ve already discussed what e-learning is and why it is important. • Now we are going to look at two websites that you can use in the classroom, or to learn at home. • The two sites we will use are: • Ph. ET Interactive Simulations • CK-12 Braingenie

Ph. ET Interactive Simulations • To help students visually comprehend concepts, Ph. ET simulations animate what is invisible to the eye through the use of graphics and intuitive controls such as click-and-drag manipulation, sliders and radio buttons. • This is a great resource to further your understanding of math concepts. • https: //phet. colorado. edu/

Here is the URL Click here to explore the different simulations and interactives.

To explore math concepts, click here.

These are all of the math interactives you can use

Click here to find math interactives for your grade level.

Click here to explore interactives related to Earth Science

CK-12 Braingenie • CK-12 Foundation’s Brain Genie teaches and quizzes students in more than 5, 000 skills. • This website has virtual lessons on many math concepts with quizzes and games. • http: //braingenie. ck 12. org/

Here is the URL This is the homepage Click here to explore math concepts for grades 1 -8

Click on any of these to explore a particular math concept

Click on any of these to narrow your search even more!

Begin your learning by clicking here

Click here to begin the Unit Challenge (Quiz) Use these links to advance through the unit. Here you can play a game related to your topic

Ready for the quiz? I am not ready! Let’s do this!

Question 1 • What is the name of Dogpile’s mascot? Archie Arfie Alfie Aflac

Question 2 • What does E-Learning stand for? Excellent Learning Eager Learning Educational Learning Electronic Learning

Question 3 • A. com website is usually owned by… A company The government A school A non-profit organization

Question 4 • A good website has all of the following except… Current information Spelling & Grammar errors Clear Purpose Lists Author

Question 5 • What is a sign of a bad website? A lot of ads Clear purpose A. gov domain name Identified resources

Question 6 • What is the most reliable domain name? . com . org . gov . net

Question 7 • Duck. Go doesn’t have a lot of annoying ads because… They don’t store your personal information They don’t want to make money They don’t know how to get ads No one wants to put ads on their site

Question 8 • A. net domain name is owned by… A company The Internet A school An Internet Service Provider

Question 9 • Which of the following is a search engine that we did not look at? Yippy Duck. Go Dogpile Yahoo

Question 10 • Why is information literacy important? Because there is a lot of good and bad information on the Internet Because my teacher said it is You will be able to read information correctly It teaches you how to read

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