Each class in the Professional Learning Book Studies Pathway has an optional Facilitator Guide to provide support for groups while reading the book. The Facilitator Guide for this class is available as an exercise file at the bottom of this lesson.
Chapter Recap - Review the chapter with a summary of the main points in the subheadings of each chapter. This appears in a grey box at the beginning of each lesson.
Chapter Recap
Pause and Do - Complete an activity to support integrating instructional materials, including those from INFOhio, in your classroom. This appears in a green box in many lessons.
Pause and Do
Reflecting on Your Learning - Find discussion questions to answer as a group or in the Open Space group. This appears in a blue box in some lessons.
Reflecting on Your Learning
To find this book on the INFOhio website, www.infohio.org, click the main menu button in the upper right corner and choose Educator Tools from the list. Search for the book's title using a keyword search. Click the i button to find additional information and links to share the eBook. Click the green Open button to begin reading.
Professional Learning Book Study Tasks
Complete the following tasks as you proceed through the class:
Find the professional learning eBook on the INFOhio website: www.infohio.org.
Create an Open Space account and join the group Professional Learning Book Study: Developing Digital Detectives.
After reading each chapter or section in the eBook, use the corresponding lesson to reflect on your learning.
Use the Book Study Notes Template in the Introduction lesson to keep track of what you have learned.
Use discussion questions from each lesson to dive deeper into the content.
Share your reflections about the discussion questions in the Professional Learning Book Study.
Complete Pause and Do activities to support classroom integration.
Reflect on your learning by reviewing the Self-Assessments checklist.
Take the final quiz for a contact-hour certificate.
Below is a description of each lesson and an estimate of the amount of time it may take to complete each one.
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Download exercise files from the Exercise Files tab on the main page of the class or from the bottom of individual lessons.
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Getting Started
Welcome to Developing Digital Detectives: Review the book study outcomes and the course overview. 5 minutes
Using Open Space Groups: Join the Professional Learning Book Study: Developing Digital Detectives group in Open Space. In this group, discuss the book's suggestions and activities with like-minded educators. 5 minutes
Introduction
Let's Get Started: Learn more about the class structure and explore the books Digital Detective Evidence Locker. 5 minutes
The Four Lenses and the Four Lenses in Action: Reflect on previous or current practices for teaching information literacy by answering a question in the Open Space group discussions. 5 minutes
Exploring the Digital Detectives Evidence Locker: Locate the Study Guide for the eBook and review the Evidence Locker Choice Board as a tool for the book study. 10 minutes
A Word about Fact vs. Fiction and This We Believe: Discuss the book's core beliefs and share your beliefs about information literacy. 10 minutes
Chapter 1: The First Lens: Triggers
Explore this Lens (Chapter 1): Explore Educator Tools for additional resources to teach information literacy. Discuss how you see bias and ambiguity aversion in your own media choices. 15 minutes
The High Price of Free Information: Review the AIDA model of consumer attraction and apply it to a news item. 10 minutes
Teach this Lens: Triggers and Putting First Things First: Identify other resources from Educator Tools to use in information literacy instruction. Explore resources in the Evidence Locker and discuss how they align with content area standards and dive more deeply into the CASEL Core Competencies. 15 minutes
Chapter 2: The Second Lens: Access
Explore this Lens (Chapter 2): Explore ways to teach the Access Lens in the classroom. Answer a question about cell phone use in the discussion area of the Open Space group. 15 minutes
The Community Reading Experience: Try out activities to use in the classroom to help students understand the impact of the Community Reading Experience. 10 minutes
Teach this Lens: Access and It's Elementary, My Dear Watson: Work with a partner to explore handouts from the Evidence Locker and share results with your group. 15 minutes
Chapter 3: The Third Lens: Forensics
Explore this Lens and Oh, CRAAP(Chapter 3): Reflect on mnemonic devices for evaluating online informaton. Then answer a question in the Open Space group discussions. 15 minutes
The Shift from Indentifying to Investigating: Explore resources from Open Space to support information investigation. Compare questions to mnemonic devices. 10 minutes
Teach this Lens: Forensics and More Questions, Less CRAAP: Write effective questions for investigation using resources from the Evidence Locker. Discuss how to encourage other educators to integrate these methods into instruction. 15 minutes
Chapter 4: The Fourth Lens: Motives
Explore this Lens (Chapter 4): Explore motives for creation of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation and use resources from the Evidence Locker to help teach perspectives. 15 minutes
Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation and But What About Bots?: Identify the differences between different types of false information shared and discuss possible motives. 10 minutes
Teach this Lens: Motives, What We Do Next, and We're Only Human: Review "mug shots" or individuals who spread false information. Answer a question about suspects in the Open Space group discussion area. 15 minutes
Chapter 5: The Littlest Detectives: Strategies for K-3 Learners
What About the Littles? and Disposition 1: Connecting Information to Emotions: Explore INFOhio's eBook and video collections for students. Discuss how to connect the information from titles to emotions. 10 minutes
Disposition 2: Curiosity: Think about ways to boost curiosity. Listen to a podcast about ways to make curiosity a habit. 15 minutes
Disposition 3: Empathy and Digital Detectives in Training: Explore using picture books to develop empathy. Link the habits and dispositions from this chapter to CASEL's competencies in Chapter 1. 10 minutes
Chapter 6: The Digital Detective Squad
Squad Goals and The Hill We Climb: Create an image of what digital detectives look like. Explore other options from the Evidence Locker to extend your understanding and support of information literacy. 5 minutes
Chapter 7: Putting it All Together: How to Use the Unit Plans and Related Resources
So You Want to Be a Digital Detective, Eh?, Basic Structure, Step 1: The Case One-Sheet, and Step 2: The Case File: Explore the components of the last three chapters which contain unit plans for various grade levels. 10 minutes
Step 3: The Facts of the Case, Step 4: Synthesis and Beyond, and Let's Get to Work!: Identify steps for implementing the units. Answer a question about these instructional materials in the Open Space group disucssion area. 10 minutes
Chapter 8: Digital Detective's Lessons for Elementary Age Learners
Big Ideas and SEL Spotlight (Elementary Age): Review the lessons in the chapter. Identify other resources in the Evidence Locker. 10 minutes
Chapter 9: Digital Detective's Lessons for Middle Grade Learners
Big Ideas and SEL Spotlight (Middle-Grade): Review the lessons in the chapter. Identify other resources in the Evidence Locker. 10 minutes
Chapter 10: Digital Detective's Lessons for High School Learners
Big Ideas and SEL Spotlight (High School): Review the lessons in the chapter. Identify other resources in the Evidence Locker. 10 minutes
Checking Your Learning
Self-Assessments: Use the checklist to ensure you have completed the class tasks. 5 minutes
Final Quiz and Contact Hour Certificate: Take a quiz to earn a certificate for 3 contact hours. 5 minutes
