1. building the
21st century
researcher:
a new approach
to information
literacy Melissa Corey
Library/Media Coordinator
September 2012
CLAA Consortium
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2. map of today’s presentation
Rapid Change in Today’s Information Landscape
How Kids Learn Today
Traditional Information Literacy
21st Century Information Literacy
Sample Lesson Protocol
Where to Go for More Lessons
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5. rapid change
How does the rapid change in
technology, media, and society affect
how we teach our kids to research?
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6. We’re in a technology tsunami. Whether you love it
or hate it, ultimately we have to figure out how to
survive it and make it work for us.
- Peggy Klaus
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7. “In times of change, learners inherit the earth,
while the learned find themselves beautifully
equipped for a world which no longer exists.”
- Eric Hoffer
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8. information overload
How do we teach students to stay
ahead in an environment in which we
can’t keep up?
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10. “One of the effects of living with electronic
information is that we live habitually in a state
of information overload.There’s always more
than you can cope with.”
- Clay Shirky
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11. “It’s not about Information Overload.
It’s about Filter Failure.” - Clay Shirky
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12. protocol #1: think, pair, share
Using your nametags, find the
person who lives/work closest
to you.
Have a short discussion with
your partner: How does this
affect kids? How does this
affect educators?
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13. digital natives
Creating
Fluent in technology Buying
Communicating
Socializing
Sharing
Fluent in digital language Analyzing
Searching
Learning
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14. The visual cortex is 20%
larger than
brains measured 20 years
ago.
In tests, digital natives retain
90% of 100 pictures shown.

15. concerns about digital natives
Can students reflect?
Are they critical thinkers?
Do they consider ethics and respect?
Does their health suffer?
Are they too often bored and tuned
out?
Can they function in a community?
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16. digital immigrants
Summarizing
Fluent in traditional
media Observing
Reading
Relating
Sharing
Fluent in social language Connecting
Focusing
Writing
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17. how kids learn today
Reading visual images
3-dimensional space
Visual/spacial skills
Mental maps or paper-folding
“Attention deployment” (multi-tasking)
Fast response to both expected and
unexpected stimuli
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18. In test, digital immigrants
retain 60% of 100
pictures shown.
In tests, pre-digital retain
10% of 100 pictures
shown.

19. “If all your kids learn to do is read and write,
they won’t be literate.”
- David Warlick
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20. “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
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21. protocol #2: final word
Using your nametags, find the person who is
closest to you in number of years spent in
education.
What tasks are hardest for digital natives?
For digital immigrants?
First person shares an idea for 3 minutes.
Second person can then agree/disagree, but
first person does not talk until 1 minute has
passed. First person then gets 1 minutes to
have “last word.” Then switch roles.
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22. traditional information literacy
Read
Write
Report
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24. 21st century information literacy
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28. Access and Evaluate Information
• Access information efficiently (time) and effectively
(sources)
• Evaluate information critically and competently

29. Use and Manage Information
• Use information accurately and creatively for the issue
or problem at hand
• Manage the flow of information from a wide variety of
sources
• Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal
issues surrounding the access and use of information

30. protocol #3: reflection on a word
Using your nametags, find the
person who is shares your
favorite color.
Use the envelope of terms
provided to define traditional
vs. 21st century information
literacy.
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31. Traditional 21st Century
Information Information
Literacy Literacy
Print resources are the main source of information Online resources are one of many sources of
and are considered to be the trustworthy and up-to- information and must be evaluated for
date resources available. timeliness and accuracy.
Final products of research are usually in print Final products of research come in many
format. formats due to the use of technology.
Focus is placed on relaying information and Focus is placed on evaluating information and
synthesizing ideas. forming new ideas.
Students focus on finding the right answer and Students focus on good information and
receive a grade when assignment ends. learning continues when assignment ends.
Librarian is seen as a pathfinder to new
Librarian is seen as a guide to navigating the
resources of information in all formats.
physical space of the library.
The library is always open, with an online
The library is a space with four walls that closes at presence that extends beyond school.
the end of the day.
Many sources of information is consulted as an
One source of information is consulted at one time. information “stream.”

32. designing the lesson
Content
Process
Product
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33. content
What do students currently know?
What do students need to know?
Pre-Assessment
Safe “Failure” in Pre-Search
Post-Assessment
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34. process
What can students currently do?
How can we improve or modify
their performance?
Better Search Skills
Evaluation of Information
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35. product
How can student show evidence
of their learning?
Sharing/Creating
Citing/Attributing
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36. lesson steps
Content Process Product
pre-assessment
pre-search
search skills
evaluation of info
sharing/creating
citing/attributing
post-assessment

37. our topic
Does shark
cartilage have any
effect on cancer?
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38. pre-assessment
Google Forms
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39. http://bit.ly/
researchassess

41. failure in pre-search
Open practice
Just Google it!
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44. better search skills
Examine Results
Diagram Searches
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45. DON'T (or at least try not to as much as possible for Mrs. Corey's sake :) ) ...
• ask Google a question
• George Washington's diary example
• include articles like THE and AND
• The Who and WHO example
• use verbs when you could use nouns
• Eat versus Food example

46. Let’s Try It on
DO (or at least give this a try for Mrs. Corey's sake. It will help! :) ) . . . ConceptBoard
• Search Terms
• Find specific search terms
http://bit.ly/
• Easy to Understand
searchdiagram
• Make sure your search is simple
• Exact Phrases
• Put quotes around exact phrases
• Modifiers
• Add modifiers like adjectives when needed
• Synonyms
• Find synonyms to try multiple searches

47. evaluation of information
“Wrong” “Right”
Information Information
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48. relevancy
appropriateness
detail
currency
authority
bias
r.a.d.c.a.b.
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49. Is the information
relevant to the question
at hand?
Does the information
I’ve found closely relate
to my topic?
relevancy
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50. Is the information
appropriate to your
age group?
Is the information
easy to read and
understand?
appropriateness
google reading levels
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51. Is the depth of
coverage adequate?
Are there supporting
details for each main
idea?
detail
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52. Is the information
up-to-date?
Can you tell
when the
information was Does the source
published? present new
information?
currency
unc information timeline
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53. Is the website backed Can you
by experts? determine
the authors
of the
website?
Is there an
organization
backing the
website?
authority
wikidashboard
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54. Is the website commerical
or non-commercial?
Is the information presented
objectively (when needed)?
Is there a clear bias
for a single viewpoint?
bias
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55. verifiable?
backed by sources?
relevant to the topic?

56. up-to-date?
timely?
UNC Information Timeline

57. sharing/creating
Endless
Possibilities
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58. GO TO http://bit.ly/sharklino
Post a sticky note with . . .
• Link to your BEST website
• Correct MLA citation of the source
• A Creative-Commons licensed image

59. GO TO http://bit.ly/sharklino
Post a sticky note with . . .
• Link to your BEST website
• Correct MLA citation of the source
• A Creative-Commons licensed image

60. citing/attributing
EasyBib
Creative
Commons
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61. easybib.com

62. compfight.com

63. post-assessment
Google Forms
Assignment
Conferencing
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64. lesson steps
Content Process Product
pre-assessment
pre-search
search skills
evaluation of info
sharing/creating
citing/attributing
post-assessment

65. protocol #4: postcards
Using your nametags, find a person
who has an interesting looking
forward/back.
Look at one attribute of the lesson,
which do you need to work on?
Which do you think students
struggle with?
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66. where to go for more
AASL Lesson
Plan Database
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67. sources
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants by Marc
Prensky: http://www.marcprensky.com/ Information Literacy from Partnership for 21st Century
writing/prensky%20-%20digital%20natives, Skills: http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework/264
%20digital%20immigrants%20-%20part1.pdf
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68. thanks and contact
school email: melissa.corey@sjsd.k12.mo.us
gmail: melissacorey@gmail.com
twitter: @melissacorey
diigo: diigo.com/user/melissacorey
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