NetSavvy: Building Information Literacy in the Classroom [Paperback]

This is an easy-to-follow guide to demonstrate a better way of learning how to use the Internet. It shows all educators how to master and pass on information management skills through a five-stage process.

This is an easy-to-follow guide to demonstrate a better way of learning how to use the Internet. It shows all educators how to master and pass on information management skills through a five-stage process.

Foreword - Sara Armstrong
PART ONE: THE INTERNET, INFOWHELM AND INFOSAVVY
The Internet in Your Face!
Understanding InfoWhelm
Understanding InfoSavvy and NetSavvy
PART TWO: SETTING UP THE NETSAVVY CLASSROOM
Introducing the Ten-Minute Lesson Planner
Stage 1
<i>Asking</i> Teacher and Student Tools
Stage 2
<i>Accessing</i> Teacher and Student Tools
Stage 3
<i>Analyzing</i> Teacher and Student Tools
Stage 4
<i>Applying</i> Teacher and Student Tools
Stage 5
<i>Assessing</i> Teacher and Student Tools
PART THREE: THE NETSAVVY SKILLS FRAMEWORK
PART FOUR: OVERCOMING EDUCATIONAL OBSTACLES
Obstacle 1
Assumptions about the Agenda
Obstacle 2
Assumptions about Learning
Obstacle 3
Assumptions about Information
Obstacle 4
Assumptions about Technology in Education
Obstacle 5
Assumptions about Assessment
The Case for NetSavvy