Information Literacy

Guidelines

1. Accesses Information
2. Uses Tools Effectively
3. Lifelong Learner
4. Uses Higher Level Thinking
Skills
5. Can Participate in Active
Discussions Collaborate
6. Ethical
7. Understands Copyright Laws
and Plagiarism
 Professional
Personal
You must be able to
You must be able to
access and use your tools
participate and navigate
to navigate information.
appropriately. You must
Once you receive the
present yourself in a
information, you must fit
manner that reflects well
the new information into
on yourself. You must
your schema. Abiding by
continue to be a lifelong
copyright laws and not
learner as information
plagiarizing are key
literacy is constantly
components for
changing.
professional information
literacy.

Civic
You must be able to see Never believe all that you hear.
the world through unbiased Always verify the original source of
eyes. You understand information. Lailah Gifty Akita
others may have a
different viewpoint than
you and can respond
appropriately. 5th Grade Students
Students must learn early
on that in order to be
successful, you must be a
lifelong learner. You must
be ethical in order to be a
citizen, both digitally and
not. Students must feel
free to feel safe and make
mistakes in order to learn.
Scaffolding is key in order
for students to grow.