K-12
Information Literacy Hotlist: Created by Christy Gerren,
CTAP IV. Use this Hotlist in conjunction with CTAP Region IV K-12
Information Literacy Brochure for two great resources for your classroom.
This list of internet resource contains links to:
CTAP Region IV
Eric Digest
Questioning Strategies
Plagiarism
Plagiarism:
An annotated directory of articles, case studies, examples
of paper mills,
plagiarism detection tools, essays on ethics and copyright, and related
links. Includes resources directed specifically at instructors and students.
By librarian Sharon
Stoerger. (http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism)
Evaluating the Credibility
of Resources: One of the most important information literacy
skills is learning to evaluate the credibility of the resources that are
found. Students answer questions using hotlinks and are guided through
an evaluation of four resources on cloning. Knowledge
Network Explorer Search in Filamentality
on this title is an invaluable resource. Listed below are the first
ten results.
Are
We There Yet?? (includes: The Internet Resources--Getting Started;
Info Lit--Background,Questioning,Searching; Info Lit--Evaluating,Using;
Resources and Lesson Plans; Creating Your Own Web-based Activities)
Blue
Web'n (http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/bluewebn/index.html):
Blue Web'n is an online library of 1200+
outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format
(lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). This
site can be searched by grade level (Refined Search), broad subject area
(Content Areas), or specific sub-categories (Subject Area). Each week 5
new sites are added. A list and description of these additions can
be sent to individuals who sign up for free weekly updates!
Filamentality
(http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil): Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank
interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching
the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into
learning activities. It helps combine the "filaments" of the Web with a
learner's "mentality". Support is built-in through Mentality Tips that
guide you along the way to creating a Web-based activity you can share
with others even if you don't know anything about HTML, Web servers, or
all that www-dot stuff.
