- Media Literacy Curriculum Guide
- For Alachua County Schools
- The pdf's in this guide can best be viewed with Adobe Acrobat 5.0,
- which is available free on the web at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
- Introduction
- 1. Library Media Program
- a. Research Findings
- b. What Do We Know About the Research Process?
- c. Strategies Used by Proficient Researchers
- d. Research Process Checklist (pdf)
- 2. Standards
- Introduction
- National Standards:
- * New AASL Standards
- * National Educational Technology Standards for Students
- a. Performance indicators for technology/Grades PreK-2 (pdf)
- b. Performance indicators for technology/Grades 3-5 (pdf)
- c. Performance indicators for technology/Grades 6-8 (pdf)
- d. Performance indicators for technology/Grades 9-12 (pdf)
- e. Teacher performance standards
- State:
- Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expections
- Kindergarten (pdf)
- Grade 1 (pdf)
- Grade 2 (pdf)
- Grade 3 (pdf)
- Grade 4 (pdf)
- Grade 5 (pdf)
- Grade 6 (pdf)
- Grade 7 (pdf)
- Grade 8 (pdf)
- Grade 9-12 (pdf)
- District
- Grade level expectations;
- Grades PreK-2 Grade Level Expectations (pdf)
- Grades 3-5 Grade Level Expectations (pdf)
- Grades 6-8 Grade Level Expectations (pdf)
- Grades 9-12 Grade Level Expectations (pdf)
- Teacher/Media Specialist Collaboration
- Collaborative Planning (pdf)
- a. Information Literacy Readiness School Climate Survey (pdf)
- * Lift Off Chart (pdf)
- b. Research Unit Survey (pdf)
- c. Research Unit Survey Follow-up (pdf)
- d. Questions/Issues to Address when Planning a Project or Activity (pdf)
- e. Master List of Suggested Research Topics - Kindergarten (pdf)
- f. Master List of Suggested Research Topics - Grade 1 (pdf)
- g. Master List of Suggested Research Topics - Grade 2 (pdf)
- h. Master List of Suggested Research Topics - Grade 3 (pdf)
- i. Master List of Suggested Research Topics - Grade 4 (pdf)
- j. Master List of Suggested Research Topics - Grade 5 (pdf)
- k. Teacher/Media Specialist Collaborative Lesson/Unit Worksheet (pdf)
- l. Collaborative Lesson/Unit Evaluation Tool (pdf)
- m. Media Specialist's Toolkit for Teacher Collaboration
- n. Rubric for Evaluation- p1, Rubric - p2, Rubric p3
- Tools for Delivery of Information Literacy Instruction
- Task 1 - Define the Information Need/Task
- a. Questions/Strategies: Famous People (Grades PreK-2) (pdf)
- b. Questions/Strategies: Habitats (Grades preK - 2) (pdf)
- c. Questions/Strategies: Holidays (Grades preK - 2) (pdf)
- d . Questions/Strategies: Ecosystems (Grades 3-5) (pdf)
- e. Questions/Strategies: Famous People (Grades 3-5) (pdf)
- f. Questions/Strategies: Multicultural (Grades 3-5) (pdf)
- g. Task Oriented Questions Construction Based on Bloom's Taxonomy (pdf)
- h. Choosing a Product/Presentation (pdf)
- i. Brainstorming diagram (pdf)
- j. Search Strategy Guide (pdf)
- k. Student Research Worksheet (pdf)
- Task 2 - Determine Information Seeking Strategies
- a. What is a Source? (pdf)
- b. How to Evaluate Source Materials (pdf)
- c. Select the Best Source (pdf)
- Task 3 - Locate and Access the Information
- a. Tools for Locating Information (pdf)
- b. Using Dynix (pdf)
- c. Keywords (pdf)
- d. Narrowing a Subject (pdf)
- e. Logic Search - Venn Diagrams
- Task 4 - Analyze and Extract the Information
- a. Student worksheet (pdf)
- b. Copyright Guidelines for Multimedia Projects (pdf)
- c. Copyright for Kids (pdf)
- d.Copyright Q & A (pdf)
- e. Evaluating Sources (pdf)
- f. Internet Addresses (pdf)
- g. Evaluating a Website (pdf)
- h. Project Self Check Sheet (pdf)
- Task 5 - Organize and Present the Information
- a. Presentation/Project Ideas (pdf)
- b. Citing Sources (pdf)
- c. Bibliography Style Sheet: Intermediate (pdf)
- d. Presentation Preparation (pdf)
- e. Organizers for Presentations
- f. More Organizers
- Task 6 - Evaluation of the Process and Product
- a. Project Self-help Evaluation Checklist (pdf)
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