Improving Students' Web Use and Information Literacy: A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Librarians

James E. Herring

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978-1-85604-743-2

Published:

2010

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Facet Publishing, UK

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160

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Softcover

Description
Table of Contents
About the Author
Reviews

The web is now an integral part of students' lives in school and in society, and they need to be ever more web alert in order to gain the most from their education. What teachers and teacher librarians badly need to help them achieve this is a professional tool that combines knowledge and use of the web, Web 2.0 tools and information literacy for schools.

This book fulfils that need by providing a practical guide to using the web effectively in order to enhance learning and teaching in schools. It does this by focusing on the knowledge and skills needed by teachers and teacher librarians to be information literate web users and to develop these abilities in their students. It then focuses on using Web 2.0 tools to create learning resources for students which will develop them as reflective web learners as well as web users.

Key areas covered include:

learning and teaching in today's schools
finding and using information on the web
evaluating websites
Web 2.0 and schools
information literacy
improving student use of the web
developing learning websites for student use
the next phase of ICT in schools.

Set in a context of theory, this guide offers many examples of best practice in schools from a range of countries. Packed full with ideas which teachers and teacher librarians can use in their own schools, it is unique in providing a guide to the creation of learning websites, which combine subject learning, mediated resources for students, information literacy guidance (including effective web use), and student assignments.

Introduction

The aims of this book
The structure of the book
Who should read this book?

1. The big picture: learning and teaching in today's schools

Introduction
The purposes of education and schools
Learning theories
Teaching in schools
Incorporating the web into teaching
Collaboration between teachers and teacher librarians
Conclusion
References

2. Finding and using information on the web

Introduction
Search engines
Effective searching
In-service training on effective searching
Conclusion
References

3. Evaluating websites

Introduction
Website evaluation criteria
Conclusion
References

4. Web 2.0

Introduction
What is web 2.0
Conclusion
References

5. Information literacy

Introduction
Definitions of information literacy
Information literacy models
Information literacy and transfer
Collaboration between teachers and teacher librarians
In-service training on information literacy
Conclusion
References

6. Improving student use of the web

Introduction
Planning for web searching
Using effective search strategies
Evaluating websites and web-based information
Reading for information
Reflecting on web use
Developing a personal model for web use
Conclusion
References

7. Developing learning websites for student use – design and tools

Introduction
Learning websites
Website design
Website development tools
In-service training on website design
Conclusion
References

8. Developing learning websites for student use – content

Introduction
Subject content
Developing e-pathfinders as learning websites
References

9. The next phase of ICT in schools

Introduction
21st-century skills
Future developments on the web
Future learning technologies in schools
Future roles for the teacher and teacher librarian
Developing information literate students
Conclusion
References

Bibliography

James E. Herring

"Directed toward teacher-librarians, school-technology personnel, and school administrators, this guide emphasizes the importance of information literacy and provides ideas and practical ways to develop web and technology resources."
--School Library Journal

"What really sets this book apart from the others that may just give you the information and send you on your way, is that it also give an outline for running professional development sessions for staff that relate directly to the content of most chapters...This should be added to everyone's professional bookshelf and their library collections for others to access."
--Access

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