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Information Literacy Resources

Information Literacy Resources


 

Living in the Information Age is amazing, but it can also be overwhelming.

How do I know which print and digital sources are accurate?

How do I keep myself safe online?

I’m supposed to “think critically,” but how do I learn to do that? 

Learning how to navigate and evaluate information of all types is an essential life skill for all humans of all ages. And, because information itself - as well as the sources that provide it- are always changing, we will always need to expand our information literacy skills.

Riverview STEM Academy encourages our students and families to become lifelong learners of information literacy. To support this, we offer the following resources. 

 

I . Safety comes first! And for all ages!

 

FCUSD Internet Safety Resources: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/attendance-safety/iinternet-safety 

 

II . Grades Kinder - 2nd Grade

 

Digital Citizenship: a diverse set of skills related to current technology and social media, including the norms of appropriate, responsible, and healthy behavior (CA SB 830, 2018).

 

Recommended Sources

 

 1 . Digital Citizenship and Online Safety. 

Google: Be Internet Awesome.

Games and lesson plans on being a safe and kind online user.  

 https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/  

 

 

 2 . Project Look Sharp, Ithaca College. 

An excellent collection of instructional videos on critical thinking in the context of information/media literacy. Videos are typically 15-60 minutes and include a lesson guide and/or activity. Filter your search by “lower” or “upper” elementary and “Library/Information Literacy.” There are also video “kits” dedicated to Kindergarten and First Grade.

 https://www.projectlooksharp.org/# 

 

 

III . Grades 3rd - 5th Grade

 

Information Literacy: the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning. (ACRL, Framework for Info. Lit. in Higher Ed., 2016). 

 

Media Literacy: the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and use media and encompasses the foundational skills that lead to digital citizenship. (SB 830, 2018)

 

Recommended Sources

1 . Information Literacy. CRAAP Test, CSU Chico, 2010.

Read the PDF here.

The classic information evaluation test. Questions to ask yourself; can be used as a checklist.

 

 2 . Media Literacy. 

National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE): Resources. 

Downloadable parent guides: “Ready to Launch” and “Building Resilience Online”. NAMLE partnered with Roblox to help families to develop everyday conversations about media content as well as skills to navigate it. 

https://namle.net/resources/ 

 

 3 . Project Look Sharp, Ithaca College.

An excellent collection of instructional videos on critical thinking in the context of information/media literacy. Videos are typically 15-60 minutes and often include a lesson guide, Power Point, and/or activity. Filter your search by “lower” or “upper” elementary and by “Library/Information Literacy.” 

 https://www.projectlooksharp.org/# 

 

 4 . News Literacy Project: Checkology  https://get.checkology.org/

 Free with registration. A non-profit, non-partisan organization providing news literacy lesson videos. Good for 3rd grade and up. 

 

 5 . Safe Online Surfing (SOS). A game-based platform created by the FBI for grades 3-8 to learn safe online practices in a fun way. 

https://sos.fbi.gov/en/

 

 

IV . Deeper Dive for Older Students, Adults, and Educators

 

Recommended Sources

 

1 . Media Literacy in the Library: A Guide for Library Practitioners November 2020. ALA and IMLS

Read the PDF here.

Authoritative definitions of: Information Literacy, Media literacy, News Literacy, Misinformation vs. Disinformation. 

 

 2 . American Association of School Libraries (AASL) Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning (1998)

Read the PDF here.

Focusing on the first two standards is appropriate for grades Kinder - 5th. This is a time for “foundation-building.”

Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively. 

Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.

 

 3 . Center for Media Literacy, 5 Core Concepts and Questions, 2005. 

Read the PDF here.

 

 4 . CA Dept. of Education: Media Literacy Resources: Resources/Lessons tab. 

MANY resources on Media Literacy, Digital Citizenship, and Information Literacy. 

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/ml/index.asp 

 

 5 . University of Louisville Libraries: Citizen Literacy. 

An online toolkit promoting information skills for democratic citizenship.
  https://library.louisville.edu/citizen-literacy/home 

 

 

Stay Safe! Stay Informed! Read On! <3 

 

List compiled by Kim Mitchell, Library Clerk, September, 2023.  Links last checked September 6, 2024.