Resources

On this page we will share any resources which would be helpful for teaching information literacy skills to elementary students. These resources could be tools that you are already using or ones that we find during this course. I have started a couple of categories. Feel free to add or edit any of the categories as you see fit. Thanks and happy hunting!

﻿**__ONLINE SAFETY__:**
 * Common Sense Media- I chose this resource link because I liked how they broke down what is important for which age group. You can click on the age group of your students to get an idea of what types of media are age-appropriate for the students you teach. The page lists what is going on for children of this age physically, mentally, emotionally, etc. It gives a great understanding for what you should expect of children this age. Then, you can take this information and discover what it appropriate to teach the children. I think I would use this mostly in reading and writing, but there could be potentional to spread it across other areas of study, too. (MER)
 * XT3.com - I chose this site because it is a great resource for teaching the Catholic Faith while using a social media with a faith background. It is recommended by the Pope himself. There are online polls about the faith, great videos and podcasts, newsfeeds, ask a priest section, and prayer request space. Students would not be able to creat accounts themselves, but I could use my account to present the information to them. (KS)
 *  I also thought that Common Sense Media provided a plethora of information for both parents and teachers to use to guide their teaching of young children about Internet/media safety. It allows adults to understand, in detail, the expected effects of exposur ﻿ e to media sources on children from infancy to adolescence. It can be used in all content areas. (CAE)
 *  I must say I also enjoyed the short cartoon of Faux Paw. I can see using it as a interest builder for a lesson on Internet safety with first graders. Keith Ferrell's Internet Safety Handbook for Elementary School Students also provides numerous resources to draw on for classroom instruction. These sources cover many topics I would expect to discuss with my children about information literacy. (CAE)
 * KidSmart.org-I liked this site because it had lots of resources for educators. It had very specific lesson plans which include how to search more usefully,which I feel is a big issue.The students need guidelines that help them to know what words to put into their search. It also had a link for special needs students,which could be used by parents and educators.(JD)

**__INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS CURRICULUMS__**:
 * Big6
 * Noodle Tools
 * Oregon State Library Information System

The sites listed above have done the work of creating a curriculum for teaching Informtion Literacy skills to elementary students. We can either follow one of these curriculums within our school or we could adapt/change/develop our own. Take some time to explore each curriculum and see what you think.

Noodle Tools ThiThis site was created to teach students in all grades how to correctly take notes and cite their sources. There are lots of links to explore. Notice how the information about taking notes, citing sources and creating a report are organized. Do we want to follow the same sort of procedure?

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in;">Here is an article about How to Teach Students in K-20 to Cite Their Sources. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in;">Service and Learning from Discovery Ed: []

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