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toc =Unit 1 - Introduction to the Library Media Center=

1.0 Ice Breaker 1.1 Tour of the Library 1.2 Library Services at WHS 1.3 Not Your Typical Working Lunch - Library Stations @ WHS 1.4 Group Activity - Information Literacy Survey 1.5 Westmont High School Library Media Center Guidelines 1.6 Community Unit School District 201 Acceptable Use Policy 1.7 Do You Remember Dewey? media type="youtube" key="gzbDdgWiaS0" height="283" width="349" Readings Resources In-class Activities Discussion Question Assignments
 * Welcome to the High School Library**
 * Policies & Procedures**
 * 1.5.a. Library Management Philosophy
 * 1.5.b. F.A.Q. Library Policies & Procedures

=Unit 2 - Online Database= 2.0 We have come a long way in organizing and producing information. Or, have we? 2.1 What exactly is a database? 2.2 How are databases organized? 2.3 How do you search in a database? 2.4 What is the difference between a journal article and a magazine article? 2.5 What is the difference between an encyclopedia and almanac? 2.6 What is full text?
 * Unit 2 Essential Questions**


 * Unit 2 Vocabulary[[image:Unit2Vocab.jpg width="363" height="244" align="left" caption="Created using Wordle" link="http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/906065/Unit_2_-_Vocab"]]**

Readings Resources In-class Activities: Database Bingo Discussion Question Assignments

= = =Unit 3 - Internet Resources= 3.0 The Internet is an endless sea of information.



Readings Resources In-class Activity: Join your classmates on this WebQuest and travel to new and undiscovered destinations. Assignments

= = =Unit 4 - Searching Google= 4.0 Searching without a strategy can be fascinating, but you might just get lost in the swarm of information.



Readings Resources In-class Activity: Impress your friends and family--discover some really cool Google tips and tricks. Assignments

=Unit 5 - Evaluating Websites= 5.0 It does not take a high powered microscope to spot a bad website.



Readings Resources In-class Activity: Design your own web hoax. Assignments

=Unit 6 - Document Management= 6.0 Where have all the documents gone?

Readings Resources In-class Activity: Set up your own virtual document management system. Assignments

=Unit 7 - Google Docs= 7.0 What's up with Google Docs--software anyone can use.

Readings Resources In-class Activity: Collaborate with your friends in and out of school with Google Docs. Assignments

=Unit 8 - Digital Citizenship & Internet Safety= 8.0 If Facebook were a country, it would be larger than China. It's an entirely new world out there.



8.0 Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship

 * 8.1 Digital Etiquette**
 * 8.2 Digital Communication**
 * 8.3 Digital Literacy**
 * 8.4 Digital Access**
 * 8.5 Digital Commerce**
 * 8.6 Digital Law**
 * 8.7** **Digital Rights & Responsibilities**
 * 8.8 Digital Health & Wellness**
 * 8.9 Digital Security (self-protection)**

Readings

[|Digital Citizenship Videos] Digiteen Wikispace [|NetSmartz]
 * Resources**

In-class Activity: Internet Safety Pledge from NetSmartz Assignments

=Unit 9 - Web 2.0=

Readings Resources In-class Activity: Learn the benefits of in-school social networking. Assignments

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= = =Unit 10 - Podcasting=

Readings Resources [|Education Podcasting Network] In-class Activity Assignments

=Unit 11 - FanFic Meets Web 2.0=

= = =Semester II - Big 6=

**The Big6™ Skills**
The Big6 is a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem. From practice and study, we found that successful information problem-solving encompasses six stages with two sub-stages under each:

**1. Task Definition**
1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed

**2. Information Seeking Strategies**
2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources

**3. Location and Access**
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically) 3.2 Find information within sources

**4. Use of Information**
4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information

**5. Synthesis**
5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information

**6. Evaluation**
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency) People go through these Big6 stages—consciously or not—when they seek or apply information to solve a problem or make a decision. It’s not necessary to complete these stages in a linear order, and a given stage doesn’t have to take a lot of time. We have found that in almost all successful problem-solving situations, all stages are addressed. In addition to considering the Big6 as a process, another useful way to view the Big6 is as a set of basic, essential life skills. These skills can be applied across situations—to school, personal, and work settings. The Big6 Skills are applicable to all subject areas across the full range of grade levels. Students use the Big6 Skills whenever they need information to solve a problem, make a decision, or complete a task.