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Previous Semester's General Technology Entries

Balas, J.L. (2006,May) Information literacy and technology—they work best when they

       work together. Computers in Libraries, 26 (5).

Great opening example of a grandfather and grandson playing video games. Once the grandfather learned how to use the technology, his experience with football strategies allowed him to be on the same level  as his tech savvy grandson. This article emphasizes that students may be familiar with computers and other technology but still need to learn important information seeking and information using skills. The article is fairly recent and has links to resources in the section on school libraries.

Information Literacy instruction Begins Early

School librarians have the opportunity to provide their students with necessary information literacy skills during the early stages of their education. There are numerous online resources designed to assist them. School-Libraries.Org, a site that many may already have visited, offers links to tutorials as well as to general resources on information literacy, library instruction, and Web site evaluation.

Another site for school librarians or other educators is S.O.S. for Information Literacy. The project, which defines itself as a "dynamic Web-based multimedia resource for educators," was initially funded through a Small Business Innovation Research award from the U.S. Department of Education. Continued funding has come from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grant.

Isabel Castro 4-26-09