Teacher+Information

This wikispace will be used initially by Brockton High School librarians for freshman orientation in the fall. It's designed in such a way that it is flexible. The librarian could use and assign all, or just part, of the student activities, depending on the class and what is going on in the IRC that day. The activities could be done completely independently by the students, or overview information from sections 1 and 2 could be presented to a whole class on a screen before students move on to more independent activities.

We envision growing this wiki to meet other instructional needs in the IRCs. For instance, we would like to add pages on how to evaluate web sites and how to use various databases.

Standards and Objectives:


 * BHS Literacy Objectives :**
 * Reading -- for content; to gather information; to understand a concept and construct meaning; to expand one's experiences
 * Writing -- to report one's findings, to generate a response to what one has read, viewed, or heard


 * Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning *:**


 * Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
 * Standard 4: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information related to personal interests.
 * Standard 6: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.
 * Standard 8: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.


 * American Association of School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology . //Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning//. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998.