Information and Technology Literacy Framework

Information and technology skills and competencies are interrelated.

Technology literacy is the ability to use technology to become information literate.

Information literacy is the ability

  • to know what information you need
  • to be able to identify, locate, evaluate information
  • to effectively use information

“By the end of Grade 12, all students will be

  • independent, competent, responsible and confident users of information and technology and
  • able to apply related strategies for

acquiring basic skills and content knowledge,

collaborating with others,

communicating ideas,

solving problems and

pursuing personal interests.”

(CT State Department of Education, Information and Technology Literacy Framework)

The Simsbury Information and Technology Literacy Curriculum indicates for all grade 9-12 SHS students

  • benchmarks and
  • performance standards

Collaborating with Teachers

The library media specialistcollaborates with all teachers to:

  • Plan, deliver and assess student achievement of the CT standards.
  • Integrate the CT standards into and across content areas.
  • Teach students information skills needed to become efficient and effective researchers.
  • Encourage free voluntary reading by giving book talks, creating book displays and promoting the importance of reading.
  • Integrate ICONN and other subscription databases into the curriculum.
  • Use technology:i.e. digital projectors, digital cameras, and presentation stations.
  • Integrate United Streaming Video clips into curriculum and create video and movies.
  • Select books, DVDs, andperiodicals to add to the collection.

Good teaching is more a giving of the right questions than a giving of the right answers. J. Albers

Joe Townsley LMCVirtual Library

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This gateway to resources includes:

Destiny:

Library Management Program:

Access books, web sites and subscription databases 24/7.

Databases

Subject-related databases

Databases from iCONN

Noodletools: Electronic tool for electronic note-taking and creation of “Works Cited” pages

Library Lessons

Content AreaLessons integrated with information and technology skills.

How To

Research: Review of the research process including how to cite sources and take electronic notes.

Technology :Directions for Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint , Google Docs, FLIP, PhotoStory 3.

ProgramInformation

Recommendations by the ALA for young adult readers

School-wide rubrics

Information Literacy Skills

Task Definition

  • Develop a thesis, ask an essential question

Information Seeking Strategies

  • Developstrategies for finding information
  • Evaluate online sources

Location and access

  • SearchGoogle effectively
  • Use subject directories and search engines
  • Locate and extract information from databases

Use of Information

  • Take Notes
  • Outline
  • Cite Sources

Synthesis

  • Communicate information
  • Create new knowledge

Technology Literacy Skills

  • Students are proficient in basic operations and concepts of technology.
  • Students understand the social, ethical, and human issues related to technology.
  • Students use technology to
  • Increase productivity
  • Communicate
  • Locate, evaluate, access, use, and synthesize information
  • Conduct research
  • Solve problems
  • Make decisions

Policies, Scheduling, Facility

Policies

  • Follow the Board of Education Acceptable Use of Technology Policy by using school computers to work on school assignments.
  • iPods are fine, but no cells.
  • Refrain from eating or drinking
  • We maintain an “academic climate.” Please respect others and work quietly.

Scheduling

  • Teachers can schedule use of the LMC @ home or in school.
  • Access the faculty portal, locate “Online Systems” and click on “Schedule High School Library.”

Facility

Main Library

  • 28 computers
  • 17,000 Books

Distance Learning Lab

  • 16 computers, 5 Laptops
  • Presentation station

Information Skills Lab

  • 28 computers
  • Presentation station

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who

cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler

The Joe Townsley

Library Media

Center

2008 NationalSchool Library Media Program of the Year

21st Century Learning

Our mission is to create independent, competent, responsible and confident users of information and technology.

Hours: 7:15AM to 2:45 PM.

Library Media Specialists:

Kari Karp

Maureen Snyder

Assistants:

Cathy Starr

Helen Savino