Just in time for our last class…

Just in time for our last class, AASl has given us a draft of the document we’ve been waiting for.  They’ve posted the first draft of the Standards for the 21st Century In Action – the document that explores the new skills, dispositions in action, resposnibilities and self assessment strategies in depth. 

Here’ s the link: http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/standardsinaction/standardsinaction.cfm

AASL is looking for feedback to help shape the final document, so I encourage you to pass on your thoughts adn suggestions if you have them. This is our chance as professionals to help shape the future of information literacy, and we, as a group, have certainly studied and discussed the new standards more than most!

The entire doc is 109 pages.  I know you’re busy with assignments this week, but try to take some time to look it over before Thursday night.  We’ll chat about our impressions of it a little bit before we start watching your films.

Follow-Ups to Last Week

A few updates from last week’s class:

The Library Store: I checked their site and there’s nothing on it about their annual Garage Sale, which makes me think it may be past.  However, I did not  call to verify, as I have no money left to spend, anyway.   If you’re interested, you can get info to contact them, or get on their mailing list.  They’re great to work with, and it’s always nice to support a local business: http://www.thelibrarystore.com/

 

Also, here’s the website for the Center for Children’s Books at UIUC: http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/.  Their book sale was in February, so we missed it, too.   However, I highly encourage you to check out their site; it has all kinds of great resources, including reading lists and more.

Lastly, here’s the link to the info lit curriculum Angie showed us: http://www.iccsd.k12.ia.us/library/

Wikipedia on your shelves

Here’s the graphic Amy shared in class on Thursday:

http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/room-on-your-shelves-for-wikipedia.html

Class tomorrow at Oakland Elementary School

Just a reminder that tomorrow’s class will be at Amy’s library at Oakland Elementary.  Street address is:

1605 E Oakland Ave
Bloomington, IL 61701

 Please remember Amy’s advice to be there a bit early to make sure you get a parking place, due to the concert that is also tomorrow night.  Also, bring a little cash toward the pizza!  Amy said she’d provide drinks as well.

 

For my cell phone number, please see the email I sent – just in case you get lost!

More on Wikipedia and Britannica

If you’re interested, there are some follow up articles to the Nature article you’re reading for this week:

See details of how the data were collected for this article in the supplementary information.

The results reported in this news story and their interpretation have been disputed by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Nature responded to these objections .

SLJ Article on Google

There’s an article on web searching tips in this month’s SLJ: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6545435.html?q=start+your+search+engines

Info Standards & Collaboration Power Points

 Here is the  Information Literacy Standards Power Point from last night.

Also, I did a presentation today for middle/high school English teachers about collaborating with school librarians to create 21st century research projects.  If you’re interested, here\’s the presentation.

Please Post Your Articles on the Wiki

Please go to the wiki and click on the “resources” page (linked in the menu down the left side) to post your article review topic and articles.  You may copy/paste from the works cited page of your review, if you like.

 

Infor Power Standards for Tomorrow

 you do not have a copy of the Info Power Standards, please print this and bring it to class: http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf

 

It’s also good if you want a concise version of the standards, or a version on which you can take notes.

Week 11 Power Point

Here’s the power point for this week.