NetSavvy : Building Information Literacy in

This easy-to-follow guide can help students and teachers ' even the most technology-resistant ' learn to solve problems from sources like Internet sites, news groups, chat rooms, e-mail, and other Internet resources. Topics include: Creating your own lesson plans using sample lesson planners Applying frameworks for grade-level objectives and skills Dealing with information-technology overload Solving any information challenge with six critical steps Helping students harness the web with simple tips An important resource for today's classroom, Net Savvy can help educators become leaders rather than followers in the new high-tech, high-speed, digital era.

About This Book

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How the Chapters in This Book Are Organized

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Acknowledgments

xi

About the Authors

xiii

Part I: The Internet, Info Whelm, and InfoSavvy

1

(16)

The Internet in Your Face!

2

(4)

Zero to Sixty in the Blink of an Eye

2

(1)

When Did All of This Start?

2

(1)

Our Changing World

3

(1)

Education Is Playing Catch-Up

3

(1)

The Amazing Power of the Internet

4

(1)

Overcoming the Obstacles to Using the Internet

4

(1)

Mastery of Basic Information Literacy Skills

4

(1)

Creating an Educational Context

5

(1)

The ``Net'' Effect on Education

5

(1)

Understanding Info Whelm

6

(4)

Information Overload

6

(1)

The Diagnosis

7

(1)

What's Going On Here?

8

(1)

What's the Cure for IDD?

8

(1)

What Is InfoSavvy?

9

(1)

The Changing Face of Literacy

9

(1)

Understanding InfoSavvy and NetSavvy

10

(7)

The Effect of New Technologies on Today's Workplace

10

(1)

The Heart of Being InfoSavvy

10

(1)

The 5As of Information Literacy

11

(1)

The Jean-Luc Picard Approach to Solving Problems

11

(1)

The 5As Approach

12

(2)

Becoming InfoSavvy

14

(1)

Becoming NetSavvy

14

(1)

What Isn't NetSavvy

15

(2)

Part II: Setting Up the NetSavvy Classroom

17

(52)

Getting Started

17

(1)

The NetSavvy Tools and Framework at a Glance

17

(2)

A Quick Review of the 5As of Information Literacy

19

(1)

Summary of the Uses of the NetSavvy Framework

19

(1)

How We Introduce the Tools

20

(1)

Introducing the Ten-Minute Lesson Planner

21

(7)

What Is the Ten-Minute Lesson Planner?

21

(4)

How Ms. Jones Uses the Ten-Minute Lesson Planner

25

(2)

In Summary

27

(1)

Stage 1: ASKING---Teacher and Student Tools

28

(8)

Asking Lesson Planner

28

(2)

How Ms. Jones Uses the Asking Lesson Planner

30

(1)

The Student Asking Tools

31

(5)

Stage 2: ACCESSING---Teacher and Student Tools

36

(12)

Accessing Lesson Planner

36

(2)

How Ms. Jones Uses the Accessing Lesson Planner

38

(1)

The Student Accessing Tools

38

(9)

Closing Comments

47

(1)

Stage 3: ANALYZING---Teacher and Student Tools

48

(7)

Analyzing Lesson Planner

48

(2)

How Ms. Jones Uses the Analyzing Lesson Planner

50

(1)

The Student Analyzing Tools

50

(4)

Closing Comments

54

(1)

Stage 4: APPLYING---Teacher and Student Tools

55

(6)

Applying Lesson Planner

55

(2)

How Ms. Jones Uses the Applying Lesson Planner

57

(1)

The Student Applying Tools

57

(3)

Closing Comments

60

(1)

Stage 5: ASSESSING---Teacher and Student Tools

61

(8)

Assessing Lesson Planner

61

(2)

How Ms. Jones Uses the Assessing Lesson Planner

63

(1)

The Student Assessing Tools

63

(1)

In Summary

64

(5)

Part III: The NetSavvy Skills Framework

69

(36)

Summary of the 5As of Information Literacy

69

(1)

Summary of the Uses of the NetSavvy Skills Framework

69

(1)

Taking a Closer Look at the Layout of the Skills Framework

70

(1)

The Skills Framework Symbols

70

(2)

Asking

72

(5)

Accessing

77

(9)

Analyzing

86

(6)

Applying

92

(9)

Assessing

101

(4)

Part IV: Overcoming Educational Obstacles and Assumptions

105

(21)

Obstacle 1: Assumptions About the Agenda

107

(3)

Why Do Teachers Do What They Do?

107

(2)

Transforming the Agenda

109

(1)

Obstacle 2: Assumptions About Learning

110

(2)

The Assumed Learnings

110

(1)

Transforming Our Assumptions About Learning

110

(2)

Obstacle 3: Assumptions About Information

112

(4)

The Changing Nature of Information

112

(2)

Transforming Our Assumptions About Information

114

(2)

Obstacle 4: Assumptions About Technology in Education

116

(4)

The Technological Challenge

116

(2)

Transforming Our Assumptions About Technology in Education

118

(2)

Obstacle 5: Assumptions About Assessment

120

(5)

What Constitutes Academic Success?

120

(1)

Moving Beyond Letter Grades and Test Scores

121

(1)

Transforming Our Assumptions About Assessment

122

(1)

What Could This Look Like?

123

(1)

How Do We Get There?

124

(1)

The Case for NetSavvy

125

(1)

Appendix A: Templates of the NetSavvy Teacher Tools

126

(7)

Ten-Minute Planner

127

(1)

Stage 1: ASKING Lesson Planner

128

(1)

Stage 2: ACCESSING Lesson Planner

129

(1)

Stage 3: ANALYZING Lesson Planner

130

(1)

Stage 4: APPLYING Lesson Planner

131

(1)

Stage 5: ASSESSING Lesson Planner

132

(1)

Appendix B: Templates of the NetSavvy Student Tools

133

(9)

Student Basic ASKING Tool

134

(1)

Student Higher-Level ASKING Tool

135

(1)

Student ACCESSING Tool for Search Engines

136

(1)

Student ANALYZING Tool for Web Sites

137

(1)

Student ANALYZING Tool for Documenting Sources

138

(1)

Student APPLYING Tool

139

(1)

Student ASSESSING Tool for Presentations

140

(1)

Student ASSESSING Tool for Process Skills

141

(1)

Appendix C: Recommended Reading List

142

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