Info+Literacy+Notes

What is your group's working definition of media and/or information literacy? Keep in mind that you will want to account for this definition and use it as a guide as you create your lesson plans and write your technology statement.

Notes: bbest:

Information Literacy includes the abilities to: 
 * 1)  articulate questions, issues and goals
 * 2)  seek out and use a wide variety of information sources in order to expand knowledge
 * 3)  understand and follow a set explicit strategies and actions needed to gather, analyze, and synthesize information
 * 4)  employ these skills to determine the best medium to use in a variety of communication scenarios
 * 5)  integrate principles of design and aesthetics within a variety of presentation formats, including print and non print
 * 6)  understand and implement planning techniques
 * 7)  exhibit consideration of audience, etiquette, copyright and other legal rights and policies
 * 8)  self-analyse and evaluate success and failures of activities and results

 Taylor lesson plans based on significant question or set of questions, research or creative exploration to find answers, and the communications skills to convey the results... in such a way create student-centered learning environments where inquiry is the norm, problem solving becomes the focus, and thinking critically is part of the process. ..state how to measure student competencies... Media literacy skills as depicted in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEHcGAsnBZE&feature=related  <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">from: <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> <span style="border-bottom-color: #3197a6; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #3197a6; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 1.2em; padding-bottom: 5px; text-transform: uppercase;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">WHAT IS INFORMATION LITERACY? ** <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information. It is the knowledge of commonly used research techniques. <span style="border-bottom-color: #3197a6; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #3197a6; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 1.2em; padding-bottom: 5px; text-transform: uppercase;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">WHY IS INFORMATION LITERACY IMPORTANT? ** <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Information literacy is critically important because we are surrounded by a growing ocean of information in all formats. Not all information is created equal: some is authoritative, current, reliable, but some is biased, out of date, misleading, false. The amount of information available is going to keep increasing. The types of technology used to access, manipulate, and create information will likewise expand. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">from: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">**[]** <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">**What is Media Literacy?**

Media literacy is the ability to sift through and analyze the messages that inform, entertain and sell to us every day. It's the ability to bring critical thinking skills to bear on all media— from music videos and Web environments to product placement in films and virtual displays on NHL hockey boards. It's about asking pertinent questions about what's there, and noticing what's not there. And it's the instinct to question what lies behind media productions— the motives, the money, the values and the ownership— and to be aware of how these factors influence content.

Media education encourages a probing approach to the world of media: Who is this message intended for? Who wants to reach this audience, and why? From whose perspective is this story told? Whose voices are heard, and whose are absent? What strategies does this message use to get my attention and make me feel included?

In our world of multi-tasking, commercialism, globalization and interactivity, media education isn't about having the right answers—it's about asking the right questions. The result is lifelong empowerment of the learner and citizen.