Web+2.0+Meets+Information+Fluency

=Dr. Joyce Valenza= //Librarian, Springfield Township High School Library, Erdenheim, PA//

Web 2.0 Meets Information Fluency: Designing Projects for 21st Century Learners
Information literacy has always been the territory of the school librarian. With the arrival of new digital technologies, however, school librarians find themselves at a new intersection: Web 2.0 and information fluency. If they are to properly prepare their students for success in a 21st century world where technology and the shape of information are constantly changing, librarians must learn how to teach a new breed of information literacy skills. Dr. Valenza said at the start of her presentation that it was her intention to give librarians all the resources they need to do this.

She then described information fluency as “the ability to effectively and ethically seek, use, and create information” and began a three-hour presentation that she somehow managed to squeeze into a one-hour time slot—really! The best part, however, was her gift of resources for everyone present and anyone else with the desire to benefit from her exhaustive research and practical know-how. We could not possible do justice in a simple summary to the scope of resources she shared with us. Thus we have listed below links to the resources she so eloquently developed and generously shared. If you are a school librarian or anyone else interested in information literacy, we urge you to follow these links to the bounty they offer.

[|“Web 2.0 Meets Information Literacy”] Article //Her entire presentation in article format—almost as good as hearing it in person.//

“Web 2.0 Meets Information Fluency” Wiki //All the resources!//

“New Tools for Learning: Workshop Resources” Wiki //More Web 2.0 resources than you can imagine, neatly organized.//

[|“Web 2.0 Meets Information Fluency: Designing Projects for 21st Century Learners”] PPT //The actual presentation with resources in a visual format.//

[|Springfield Township High School Library Information Literacy Lessons] //Links to resources categorized by learning standard/objective.//

[|Springfield Township High School Virtual Library] //A real life working model of a 24/7 virtual library.//

Joyce urged school librarians to be agents of change by creating a community, lighting the fire, and changing the culture. Her new rules for 21st century practice?



And finally a quote from Chris Lehmann at Edubloggercon: