The course engages participants in learning the Research Cycle, several types of literacy, Gardner's Seven Intelligences and much more. The Washington Library Media Association has gatehred together a collection of approaches and lessons that support the teaching of Information literacy skills. This document, created by Debbie Abilock, tries to tease out the relationships among information literacy, problem solving, curriculum design and teaching. Media Literacy Huge collection of links related to the understanding of the mass media. Special sections on Commercial Media-Television, General and Multimedia, Media Literacy, Media and Children, and Media History.
History comes alive for students who are plugged into primary sources.
In Mind Child Safety on the Information Highway Parent-oriented information regarding safe, effective use of the Internet by children. Discusses risks and benefits. This article from Dr. James Dobson's website, Focus on the Family, offers some useful guidance for parents on helping their children make use of the Web without having to purchase filtering software. Internet Filtering Statements and guidelines regarding the filtering of Internet resources, by the American Association of School Librarians. Provided here is information on software products and other technologies that allow schools to control access by children to objectionable sites on the Internet.