Academy School District Twenty Students will be information literate and use instructional technology when they…
 
Standard 1 - ...access information efficiently and effectively.
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of second grade…
a. Identify parts of a book
a. Identify what information is already known and recognize what information is needed
a. Recognize that information is needed
b. Know how a library is organized
c. Ask relevant questions
e. Use keywords
f. Locate and identify organizational features of printed text (for example, page numbering, alphabetizing, glossaries, chapter heading, table of contents, indexes, captions)
f. Recognize and use organizational features of electronic information (e.g. pull-down menus, keyword searches, and icons) to locate information
g. Revise questions after locating information
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of fifth grade…
a. Identify what information is needed and what is already known
b. Know how a library is organized and locates specific resources
c. Ask relevant questions
d. Identify a variety of sources (primary and secondary) to best meet information needs
e. Use keywords in electronic and print resources
f. Access information through a variety of resources (video, human, electronic, etc.)
f. Locate information in online/subscription databases and online library catalogs
f. Use subject directory searches
f. Use organizational features of printed text (for example, page numbering, alphabetizing, glossaries, chapter heading, table of contents, indexes, captions) to locate information
f. Recognize and use organizational features of electronic information (e.g. pull-down menus, keyword searches, and icons) to locate information
g. Navigate the Web using back, forward, history, adding and using bookmarks
g. Revise search strategies based on first results
g. Revise question after locating information
h. Organize information efficiently
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of eighth grade…
a. Expand abilities to know what information is needed and what is already known
b. Know how a library is organized and locates specific resources
c. Ask questions at higher levels of critical reasoning
d. Select from a variety of sources (primary and secondary) to best meet information needs
e. Use keywords and synonyms
f. Access information through a variety of resources (video, human, electronic, etc.)
f. Locate appropriate Websites for reference
f. Locate information in online/subscription databases and online library catalogs
f. Recognize and use organizational features of electronic information (e.g. pull-down menus, keyword searches, and icons) to locate information
g. Navigate the Web using multiple search engines, revising search strategies based on first results, and using Boolean search strategies online
g. Revise questions after locating information
h. Organize information efficiently
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of twelfth grade…
a. Expand abilities to know what information is needed and what is already known
b. Understand libraries, structural and virtual, and locates specific resources
c. Refine questions at higher levels of critical reasoning
d. Select from a variety of sources (primary and secondary) to best meet information needs
e. Use keywords and synonyms
f. Access information through a variety of resources (video, human, electronic, etc.)
f. Use a variety of sources (video, print, primary, human, electronic, etc.) to best meet information need
f. Locate information in online/subscription databases, online library catalogs and human resources
f. Recognize and use organizational features of electronic information (e.g. pull-down menus, keyword searches, and email addresses) to locate relevant information
g. Navigate the Web using multiple search engines, revising search strategies based on first results, and using Boolean search strategies online
g. Revise questions after locating information
h. Gather and organize information efficiently