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| Decide / | 01. | Ask questions about an identified topic. |
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| Internet Concepts / | 01. | Talk about the Internet as an information source. |
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| Understanding Information / | 01. | Identify what information is, and recognize that it can be represented in a variety of ways (e.g., numbers, words, pictures, sounds). |
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| Find / | 02. | View information in an information source selected by the teacher or librarian. |
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| | 02. | Use Web page functions:- Scroll up and down page;
- Click on links; and
- Use back button.
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| | 02. | Identify places where information can be found and retrieve information from a specified location (e.g., classroom, school library, public library, the Internet, computer folder, hard drive, Web site, book). |
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| Use / | 03. | Tell what was learned using technology tools (e.g., use a computer drawing/paint program to draw a picture that explains what was learned). |
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| Understanding Information /| 01. | Talk about the difference between factual information and fiction (e.g., what is real and what is pretend or make-believe). |
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| Internet Concepts /| 01. | List types of information available on the Internet (e.g., school Web site, local information, animals, maps). |
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| Decide /| 01. | Ask questions about an identified topic and list facts already known about the topic (e.g., graphic organizers for brainstorming, charting, webbing). |
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| | 02. | Use a graphic organizer to sort information. |
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| | 02. | Use teacher or librarian selected Web site to find information or learn new things. |
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| Find /| 02. | Find information in a technology-based resource (e.g., Web site, database, DVD, software program, video). |
| | Use /| 03. | Use technology to tell what was learned from information gathered (e.g., use simple presentation tools to create a poster, book, slide show). |
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| | 03. | Use browser tools and buttons:- Forward and back button;
- Home button; and
- Choose a link from the bookmarks or favorites list.
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| Check /| 04. | Tell where information came from (e.g., name of Web sites, software, databases). |
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| Internet Concepts /| 01. | Demonstrate the use of browser elements including the toolbar, buttons, favorites or bookmarks, and tell their function. |
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| Decide /| 01. | Discuss the question assigned by the teacher and where the information might be found. |
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| Understanding Information /| 01. | Tell about the purposes for information use (e.g., information is helpful to solve problems, find answers, learn). |
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| | 02. | Search for information in an online encyclopedia using a topical search (e.g., choose from a list of topics, moving from broad-animals, to more specific-panda). |
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| | 02. | Distinguish between fact and fiction (e.g., discuss and compare a fact-based document about a topic with a story about the same topic). |
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| Find /| 02. | Use the online library catalog to locate information sources by title, author or subject. |
| | | 03. | Select needed information from teacher-selected Web sites, electronic encyclopedias and other electronic collections. |
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| | 03. | Read information from a Web site assigned by teacher and identify the name and topic of the Web site. |
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| Use /| 04. | Record and organize information to generate a product. |
| | | 05. | Give credit to the sources used for work by listing the author and the name of the source. |
| | Check /| 06. | Tell how information was found. |
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| Decide /| 01. | Develop questions about an assigned topic and determine where the information may be found. |
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| Internet Concepts /| 01. | Label Internet browser elements and explain their function (e.g., toolbar and buttons, favorites/bookmarks, history). |
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| Understanding Information /| 01. | Distinguish between the concepts of information (organized data and facts) and data (raw facts and figures) and identify examples of each. |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Use appropriate access code (username, password) to gain access to online resource (e.g., district network resources, subscription databases and resources that can be accessed remotely-outside the school and/or from home). |
| | | 02. | Use age-appropriate Internet resources and fee-based (subscription resources) delivered by the Internet. |
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| Beginning Searching /| 02. | Type a simple search term in a teacher or librarian selected search engine to find general information (e.g., ""weather""). |
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| Find /| 02. | Discuss search words: author, title, subject or topic. |
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| | 02. | Recognize that information gathering is based upon a need (e.g., gather information to learn more about a topic or gather information to answer questions). |
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| | 03. | Review the home page of a teacher or librarian selected Web site. |
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| Primary/Secondary Sources /| 03. | Identify primary source information-firsthand information about a person, place or event and secondary source information-secondhand information interpreted by another person about a person, place, thing or event (e.g., primary sources such as diaries, letters, objects, and photographs; and secondary sources such as textbooks or biographies). |
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| | 03. | Search for information in an online library catalog, electronic encyclopedia or teacher-selected list of Web sites. |
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| | 04. | Read the list of results retrieved from a simple search performed in a search engine and select one of the search results and review the information it provides. |
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| Use /| 04. | Select, record and use needed information to answer a question or complete a project. |
| | | 05. | Explain how to find copyright information on a resource (e.g., date of publication, copyright notice, statement of ownership). |
| | | 06. | Give credit to the sources used for work by listing the author, the name of the source and the copyright date. |
| | Check /| 07. | Explain how information was selected. |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Demonstrate use of online fee-based (subscription or pay per use) electronic resources (e.g., state and/or district provided resources such as magazine databases, encyclopedias, dictionaries). |
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| Beginning Searching /| 01. | Choose a search engine or directory specifically designed for students to locate information on the Internet. |
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| Decide /| 01. | Determine questions to be answered by research. |
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| Understanding Information /| 01. | Collect information (organized data and facts) and data (raw facts and figures) and identify answers to questions (e.g., locate data in a newspaper article, identify information on a sign). |
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| | 02. | Identify search terms for identified questions: author, title, subject, keyword. |
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| | 02. | Discuss and define the difference between fact and opinion (e.g., the cafeteria served pizza today-fact, the pizza was good-opinion). |
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| | 02. | Use a subscription resource or database (fee-based or pay-for-use) to locate information for a curricular need (e.g., select the subscription resource based on the curricular need). |
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| | 02. | Type a simple search term in the search engine or directory to find facts and answer questions. |
| | | 03. | Read the list of results from the search engine or directory to locate potential Web sites relevant to the search topic. |
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| Find /| 03. | Select needed information from a defined group of resources: library catalog, online encyclopedia and subject list of age appropriate Web sites. |
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| | 03. | Identify ways information can be presented (e.g., text, visual information on a map, information displayed in pictures or as graphics). |
| | Primary/Secondary Sources /| 04. | Use primary source material to describe a person, place, thing or event (e.g., oral history, diary entries, photos, etc.). |
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| Web Site Evaluation /| 04. | Choose a Web site and examine the information for facts by identifying information on the Web site:- Author;
- Title;
- Date produced;
- Special features (images, puzzles, activities); and
- Available products, services or resources.
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| Use /| 04. | Record and organize information gathered from selected resources to generate a product. |
| | | 05. | Construct a list of the sources used in creating the project: author, title of source and date. |
| | Check /| 06. | Evaluate the product to determine if the research questions were answered. |
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| Internet Concepts /| 01. | Explain the elements and meaning of a Web site URL: name of the site, domain, and extensions for specific pages. |
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| Understanding Information /| 01. | Develop a systematic plan for organizing information using a basic organizing concept (e.g., subject, chronology, date). |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Use a username and password to access an information source (e.g., an online library catalog, a fee-based Web site requiring user information to access the site, district network requiring student login). |
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| Decide /| 01. | Identify questions related to an assigned topic or personal information need. |
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| | 02. | Examine coverage of information in magazine databases, online biography sources and subject guide sources. |
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| | 02. | Choose a variety of formats for presenting information (e.g., pictures, texts, slides). |
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| | 02. | Determine the best sources to use for the assigned topic or personal information need. |
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| Beginning Searching /| 02. | Perform a search in an age-appropriate search engine or a Web directory by typing in one or more search terms. |
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| | 03. | Distinguish different types of online information databases (free or fee-based) and select the best resource based on curricular need. |
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| | 03. | Understand that there are conditions where information cannot be used (e.g., copyright restrictions on the use of cartoon characters, copying a classmate's project). |
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| Find /| 03. | Select and access information resources: online library catalog, Web sites and electronic formats (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD, audio files). |
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| | 03. | Read list of results from the search and select potential relevant Web sites. |
| | Web Site Evaluation /| 04. | Identify information on the Web site: URL extensions, author, title, date produced, special features (images, puzzles, activities), products, services, resources, etc. |
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| Use /| 04. | Record and use selected information to create a product for the assigned topic or personal information need. |
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| | 04. | Distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information in an information source (e.g., information matches question to be answered, facts apply to the topic). |
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| | 05. | Examine the information retrieved from the Web site for the author's expertise, the accuracy of the information presented and the bias. |
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| | 05. | Cite sources used: author, title of resource, publisher or source of information, and copyright date. |
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| Primary/Secondary Sources /| 05. | Apply primary and secondary sources to investigate a person, place, thing or event, and identify each source as primary or secondary. |
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| Check /| 06. | Describe how information about a topic was gathered (e.g., discuss the information process). |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Demonstrate search techniques: author, title, subject for subscription (fee-based) databases. |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 01. | Select relevant information by identifying main ideas and supporting facts that help answer questions. |
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| Internet Concepts /| 01. | Explain the function of a Web browser (e.g., what is the difference between the browser software and a page on the Internet?). |
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| Decide /| 01. | Generate questions to be answered or a position to be supported when given a topic. |
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| | 02. | Explain the difference between a subscription (fee-based database) and the free Internet. |
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| Find /| 02. | Recognize that finding and using more than one source can produce a better product. |
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| | 02. | Determine that information located can be used legally and choose appropriately (e.g., locate copyright information for print and graphic information, check for copyright restrictions). |
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| | 02. | Use online library catalog to choose and locate a variety of resources on a topic. |
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| | 03. | Check copyright and publication dates to determine currency of information. |
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| Use /| 03. | Use a variety of technology resources for curriculum and personal information needs: library catalog, online encyclopedia, Web sites. |
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| Search Strategies /| 03. | Identify keywords which describe the information need and use keywords as search terms (e.g., review search engine ""help"" page to determine methods for entering search terms). |
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| | 04. | Examine information in different types of subscription resources-fee-based, pay-per-use to locate information for a curricular need (e.g., magazine database, picture archive, online encyclopedia). |
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| | 04. | Use phrase searching in appropriate search engines to improve results. |
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| | 04. | Investigate the authority of an online information source to determine the author's qualification to be an expert about a topic (e.g., famous scientist versus a sixth-grader's Web site; well-known organization versus a personal Web site). |
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| | 05. | Identify relevant facts, check facts for accuracy, record appropriate information and create an information product to share with others. |
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| | 05. | Incorporate place searching when searching for information using assigned directories and search engines. |
| | Evaluating Sources /| 06. | Evaluate Web information for:- Author's expertise (authority);
- Accuracy of information presented;
- Parameters of coverage (including objectivity and bias); and
- Currency of information.
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| | 06. | List information sources used in a district-adopted or teacher-prescribed format (e.g., MLA, APA). |
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| | 07. | Compare the range of information available from multiple information databases (e.g., examine the purpose and scope of each database and how it would be used for a particular assignment). |
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| Check /| 07. | Review how the information found for the project was used and discuss the quality of the product. |
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| Decide /| 01. | Develop open-ended research questions about a defined information need. |
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| Internet Concepts /| 01. | Recognize that some Web information requires special software for its use (e.g., discuss what plug-ins are and how they expand the use of the Internet). |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 01. | Distinguish when current copyright dates of sources are important in answering an information need (e.g., science information on cloning, results of an election). |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Compare search results through the use of different keywords (e.g., search for conservation information using ""garbage"" and search again using ""waste disposal""). |
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| Search Strategies /| 02. | Search a student-selected online directory or search engine by subject, keyword, author, title, date and/or format. |
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| | 02. | Examine information in different types of subscription (fee-based) databases to locate information for a curricular need (e.g., online encyclopedia, online subject dictionaries, magazine index, picture archive). |
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| Find /| 02. | Select and evaluate relevant information about a specific topic in several sources. |
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| | 02. | Assess the objectivity (ability of an author to present information without bias) of a source when using information. |
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| | 03. | Use Boolean operators in the search process (e.g., use Boolean logic to expand a search and to limit a search ""AND"" ""OR"" ""NOT""). |
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| | 03. | Compare multiple sources (online encyclopedia, Web site, online magazine database, print source) to check accuracy of information (e.g., do facts match on each site?). |
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| | 03. | Select information from different types of subscription resources (fee-based, pay-per-use) to meet an information need (e.g., magazine database, picture archive, online encyclopedia). |
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| | 04. | Determine the scope of coverage for a given source (does the source cover all of the needed information?). |
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| | 04. | Perform searches for information in specific formats (e.g., graphics, images, journal art icles). |
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| Use /| 04. | Compile information learned about a topic from a variety of sources. |
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| | 05. | Chart information gathered from multiple sources to determine facts to be used in a project. |
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| | 05. | Create information products to share information using different formats (e.g., print, audio recording, digital, video, slide show). |
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| | 05. | Compare information found in searches done on different types of Internet resources (e.g., directory, search engine, meta engine). |
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| Check /| 06. | Evaluate how information was found and assess the quality of the information product. |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 06. | Report elements of a Web site that make it effective (e.g., describe why the Web site is appropriate for the particular information needed). |
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| Decide /| 01. | Formulate an essential question to guide the research process. |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Select research databases that align with identified information need (e.g., specialized databases on government, science, history, as needed for assignments). |
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| Internet Concepts /| 01. | Troubleshoot error messages in a Web browser (e.g., verify the address, use refresh and/or stop buttons). |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 01. | Understand the structure and organization of information sources including key words, subject directory, subject search in a library catalog or search engine. |
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| | 02. | Retrieve information in different types of subscription (fee-based) databases to support information for a curricular need. |
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| Find /| 02. | Identify and evaluate relevant information and select pertinent information found in each source. |
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| Search Strategies /| 02. | Incorporate Boolean operators in the search process for curricular needs (e.g., know the basic Boolean operators and use them in a search). |
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| | 02. | Demonstrate how to determine copyright issues when creating new products:- Ask permission to use articles, quotations and graphics;
- Credit information to be included in the product.
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| | 03. | Locate and use advanced search features and appropriate tools such as Boolean operators (""AND"" ""OR"" ""NOT"") and a thesaurus in an online database. |
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| | 03. | Compare information found in searches completed on different search engines (directories, spiders, meta crawlers) and discuss differences in how search engines select, rank and display information:- Relevancy;
- Popularity; and
- Paid placement.
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| Use /| 03. | Analyze information, finding connections that lead to a final information product. |
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| | 03. | Examine two Web sites with opposing viewpoints and describe the objectivity and intent of the author (e.g., candidates in an election, or other public issues). |
| | | 04. | Evaluate the validity of information by comparing information from different sources for accuracy (e.g., what makes the author an expert? is information the same in multiple sources?). |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 04. | Compare several Web sites on the same topic and evaluate the purpose of each site (e.g., use several sites for a specific curricular need and note whether the sites have similar or conflicting data). |
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| | 04. | Demonstrate how to determine copyright issues when creating new products (e.g., permission to use articles and graphics, credit information to be included). |
| | | 05. | Use a teacher or district designated citation or style manual to credit sources used in work (e.g., MLA style manual, APA Guidelines, or other selected style manuals). |
| | | 06. | Digitize information for archiving and future use (e.g., creating an electronic portfolio of curricular projects). |
| | Check /| 07. | Revise and edit information product. |
| | | 08. | Evaluate final product for its adherence to project requirements (e.g., recognize weaknesses in process and product and find ways to improve). |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Integrate search strategies within the electronic resource that targets retrieval for specific information need (e.g., limit by date of publication, focus on specific format such as image, sound file). |
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| Search Strategies /| 01. | Identify multiple directories and search engines matching curricular need (e.g., given an assignment, use knowledge of tools to pick an appropriate tool to search for information). |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 01. | Define terms which determine information validity:- Accuracy;
- Authority;
- Objectivity;
- Currency; and
- Coverage (including objectivity and bias).
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| Decide /| 01. | Determine the essential questions and plan research strategies. |
| | Find /| 02. | Select and evaluate appropriateness of information from a variety of resources, including online research databases and Web sites to answer the essential questions. |
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| | 02. | Determine the author's authority for all resources and identify points of agreement and disagreement among sources. |
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| | 02. | Review strengths and weaknesses of various types of electronic resources for research need (e.g., compare subject specific magazine database to general online index of articles). |
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| | 02. | Construct search strategies focused on the retrieval of specific search results by incorporating Boolean operators ""AND"" ""OR"" ""NOT"" and adjacency/proximity techniques. |
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| Use /| 03. | Integrate copyrighted information into an information product, following appropriate use of guidelines (e.g., quote using proper citation format, request permission for use). |
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| | 03. | Compare and chart the search results from multiple Web sites to check for consistency of information (e.g., compare data on acid rain from more than one site). |
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| | 03. | Demonstrate the difference between databases, directories and database archives (e.g., free vs. fee-based, delivery mechanism, such as CD, DVD, network, Internet, and general vs. specific discipline). |
| | | 04. | Select a specific database for an assignment and explain why it is the appropriate one to use (e.g., in researching a particular author, use a literary database of biographical and critical information about writers). |
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| | 04. | Identify relevant facts, check facts for accuracy and record appropriate information. |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 04. | Establish a criteria for evaluating the information retrieved through Internet searching: author's expertise, bias, coverage of topic and timeliness. |
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| | 05. | Incorporate a list of sources used in a project using a standard bibliographic style manual (e.g., MLA and APA Style Manuals). |
| | Check /| 06. | Evaluate the research process and product as they apply to the information need (e.g., does the process reflect the actual information need). |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Choose a topic and identify appropriate electronic resources to use, citing the name and date of the resource database archive collection. |
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| Search Strategies /| 01. | Construct an effective search strategy to retrieve relevant information through multiple search engines, directories and Internet resources. |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 01. | Examine information for its accuracy and relevance to an information need (e.g., for a report on pollution, find information from sources that have correct and current information related to the topic). |
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| Decide /| 01. | Select the essential question to be examined by the research. |
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| | 02. | Research and critique information in different types of subscription (fee-based) electronic resources to locate information for a curricular need. |
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| | 02. | Narrow or broaden the search strategy by modifying the keywords entered in the original search strategy. |
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| | 02. | Identify sources most likely to have the needed information and determine subjects and keywords to be used in searching magazine databases and other electronic reference resources. |
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| | 02. | Identify relevant facts, check facts for accuracy and record appropriate information (e.g., follow a standard procedure to check information sources used in a paper). |
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| Find /| 03. | Evaluate information and select relevant and pertinent information found in each source, and maintain accurate records of sources used. |
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| | 03. | Employ a systematic approach to judge the validity of a Web information match against the defined information need (e.g., researching an author through the Web requires finding biographical information plus criticisms of the author's works). |
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| | 03. | Create a bibliography of sources in an electronic format. |
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| | 03. | Investigate tools within electronic resources to generate search strategies (e.g., use a thesaurus to identify subject terms for improved retrieval of information). |
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| Use /| 04. | Organize and analyze information, finding connections that lead to a final product. |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 04. | Examine the information retrieved through Internet searching for authenticity of information, bias, currency, relevance and appropriateness. |
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| | 04. | Select appropriate information on two sides of an issue (e.g., identify the author of each information source and their expertise and/or bias). |
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| | 05. | Follow copyright law and use standard bibliographic format to list sources. |
| | Check /| 06. | Assess whether the essential questions are answered, gather more information and data and modify search terms as needed. Edit the product. |
| | | 07. | Review and evaluate research process and the resources used (e.g., how can the research process be improved?). |
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| Search Strategies /| 01. | Demonstrate the use of parentheses for nesting search terms to alter retrieval strategies through multiple Internet resources. |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 01. | Seek and evaluate information to answer both personal and curricular needs. |
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| Decide /| 01. | Select essential questions for research and use a recognized or personally developed model to conduct independent research. |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Modify a search through the use of different key words and other techniques specific to an electronic resource (e.g., online database, Web-based index). |
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| | 02. | Create a product on a specific curricular topic that includes annotated Web sites constructed according to a standard style manual (e.g., electronic pathfinder on careers). |
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| | 02. | Integrate online subscription resources and other electronic media to meet needs for research and communication on a routine basis. |
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| Find /| 02. | Identify, evaluate information and select relevant and pertinent information found in each source. |
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| | 02. | Analyze the intent and authorship of information sources used for a curricular need. |
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| | 03. | Differentiate coverage of electronic resources to select information need. |
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| | 03. | Determine valid information for an assignment from a variety of sources. |
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| | 03. | Identify relevant facts, check for validity, and record appropriate information keeping track of all sources. |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 03. | Develop a systematic approach to judge the value of the retrieved Web information. |
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| | 04. | Support choices of free and fee-based Web information used to create a class project. |
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| Use /| 04. | Analyze information and synthesize into a communicated product. |
| | | 05. | Respect copyright laws and guidelines, and use standard bibliographic format to list sources. |
| | Check /| 06. | Critique and revise the information product. |
| | | 07. | Review the research process for efficiency and effectiveness. |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 01. | Evaluate information collected to answer both personal and curricular needs to determine its accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency and coverage. |
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| Decide /| 01. | Derive a personally developed research model to conduct independent research. |
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| Search Strategies /| 01. | Incorporate defined field searching by initiating a search string identifying the desired field of information to be retrieved (e.g., search author or title). |
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| Electronic Resources /| 01. | Research information from electronic archives (e.g., list serv archives, weblogs). |
| | | 02. | Use a variety of technology resources for curriculum and personal information needs (e.g., streaming video, CD/DVD, subscription database). |
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| | 02. | Acknowledge intellectual property in using information sources. |
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| | 02. | Refine the information question to focus the research process, modifying the question as necessary to broaden or narrow the inquiry. |
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| | 02. | Create a stand-alone system for tracking Internet resources for personal and academic needs (e.g., postsecondary institutions of interest). |
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| Find /| 03. | Critique information sources to determine if different points of view are included. |
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| | 03. | Evaluate technology resources and determine strengths and weaknesses for curricular or personal needs. |
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| Evaluating Sources /| 03. | Synthesize search results retrieved from a variety of Internet resources to create an information product for a targeted audience. |
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| | 03. | Determine and apply an evaluative process to all information sources chosen for a project. |
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| | 04. | Select an appropriate tool, online resource or Web-site based on the information need. |
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| | 04. | Critique research retrieved through the Internet for authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, coverage and relevancy. |
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| | 04. | Integrate multiple information sources in the research process. |
| | Use /| 05. | Create a product to communicate information, representing a personal point of view based on findings. |
| | | 06. | Adhere to copyright and intellectual property laws and guidelines when creating new products (e.g., standard bibliographic format, permissions to use information created by others). |
| | Check /| 07. | Monitor progress and evaluate actions during the process, revising and incorporating new information as indicated by personal evaluation. |
| | Manage /| 08. | Archive final product in a format that will be accessible in the future. |
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June 29, 2007 |
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