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== =Information Literacy - Grade 6=

=__//What is information literacy?//__= =It is the ability to find resources efficiently in many different formats and to use those resources effectively to satisfy your need to know.=

Did you know?
= = =//__What are the resources we will use?__//= = = = =


 * Online Databases
 * Search Engines
 * Web Sites
 * Books
 * Reference sources - both print and digital

=__//Where is our window to all of these resources?//__= [|TVLR]

What will we do?
=Plan= =Locate= =Evaluate= =Consume= =Cite= =Create!=


 * 1) Task Definition - *Brainstorm and decide what kind of info we'll need. *Create a map using Inspiration - we'll use this to help us define what we're looking for, and later to record what we've found.
 * 2) Information Seeking Strategies *Explore all the possible sources. **Decide which are the best ones to use.**
 * 3) Location and Access *Learn how to find each source. Figure out how to find just the info we need within the source.
 * 4) Use of Information
 * 5) Synthesis
 * 6) Evaluation

(*image created by Erik Kastner of "Spell With Flicker")