Thing 1: What Are You Talking About?Understanding Information Literacy
Begin the project by thinking about information literacy & what it means to you and your students.
Check out the Standards we keep talking about and learn our vocabulary.
* Check! Done at Orientation and thing a lot about the 3 R's.
Thing 2: Create Your Blog & Post About It
We want to know about your discoveries, your ideas, your thoughts on the project, and more.
Weekly posts will do all this. And remember--at least one post a week will get your name in our monthly drawing for door prizes!
* Check! You're lookin' at it!
Thing 3: RSS & Newsreaders
Keep up with your fellow MILI bloggers by setting up a Bloglines account.
Add a feed to your blog.
* Check! I used Google Reader because I have a Gmail account (and P.S., I LOVE it!) and I found it to be surprisingly easy! I just followed the directions in the email we got from Ann and all new postings pop right up for me! Yay!
Thing 4: Get to Know Your Public Library
Public libraries are a wealth of information resources both in person and virtually. And they are there when you can't be. Take time to learn more.
Introduce your students to the world of the public library. That library card really is a key to knowledge.
* Half of a check! I am a user of my local libraries (the Rondo Community Center being my favorite). The are so helpful for teachers and have a great selection of social studies materials for my classroom. I am excited to utilize them to help me pull resources and to use their bookmobile! I still need to talk to my students about the wonders of the library, but I will wait a couple of weeks until we get deep into the research process.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
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