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Our goal is to collaboratively create a K-12 Information Literacy skills matrix with example projects that can be used as a reference for schools. We invite independent schools to share any resources they have created in house as well as to link to external sources.

Contents 1 Standards to consider 2 Points to Ponder 3 Existing Matrices 4 Books 5 External Links

[edit] Standards to consider

1. Big 6 - see tech-specific matrixand article
2. AASL Learning Standards
3. ISTE - NETS - note: these are under revision
4. 21st Century Skills
5. Types of 21st Century Skills Literacies from NCREL
6. Information Literacy Links

[edit] Points to Ponder

How can technology help:

1. Ignite curiosity and feed the spirit of inquiry?
2. Encourage clear, effective, and creative expression?
3. Foster community through communication and collaboration?
4. Engage a variety of learning styles?
5. Collect and analyze information and use it to make informed decisions? (From Jamie Britto [1])

Overview of the Library vs. Technology Collusion

• http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic72.htm

An excellent overview of the challenges faced when synthesizing standards from these two fields.

What are the dangers of using a exclusively "info literacy" driven framework for technology curriculum? What gets left out if, for example, one uses the Big 6 skills as the overarching topics for a scope and sequence?

[edit] Existing Matrices

• http://www.moboces.org/sls/scope/LearnerOutcomes.htm
• http://www.moboces.org/sls/scope/
• http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/library/infolit/
• http://www.janetsinfo.com/big6info.htm
• http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/office/inst/scope/index.html
• http://encompass.cerfinfo.com/RSModel.htm
• http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/gradelevel.html
• http://encompass.cerfinfo.com/RSModel.htm
• http://doc2.mariemontschools.org/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-727

[edit] Books

• http://schoolibrary.org/pub/other.htm

[edit] External Links

• www.shambles.net/informationliteracy - Information Literacy at the Shambles website
• www.shambles.net/blogforest - Blog Forest including Info Lit. Videos and PowerPoints
• New Mexico Media Literacy Project