Information Literacy
Students face deficiencies in many areas of literacy: Science literacy, Math literacy, Financial literacy, Computer Information literacy, Media literacy, English literacy, Reading literacy, Cultural literacy, Low Health literacy and many other subjects.
How can Information Literacy be integrated into the classroom?
- Information Literacy standards, performance indicators and outcomes
- Standard One: The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed.
- Standard Two: The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.
- Standard Three: The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
- Standard Four: The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
- Standard Five: The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.
