Information Literacy #2 - November 2010

We're really diving into good searching!  We discussed important tools to create excellent searches.  Here are some things we learned:

*Brainstorm before researching! Use the most important, technologically advanced tool ever.....your brain!

*Besides your brain and own imagination, use these online tools to generate word webs.  You might find some related words you hadn't thought of and, besides, they're just fun to use:

Quintura                      Visuwords                        Wordnik 

We also saw a short, funny video on how using the right words can really effect what you find online.  Here it is:


Web Search Strategies in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.

Welcome! (Info Lit #1 : October 2010)

After 5th Grade camp and getting back into school mode, we're finally ready to start our Info Lit program!  About once a month, Mrs.McCaffrey, Director of Library Media Services, will introduce all East 5th graders to good research practices, sites, applications, and resources to help students develop outstanding information literacy competencies - a key component to academic success.  Lesson descriptions, links, pictures, and information will be posted here, so stay tuned!  If you have any questions, comments, or ideas, please feel free to contact Mrs. McCaffrey at smccaffr@egrps.org.