Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
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Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
Literacy in a digital education world and peripheral issues.
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Tons of Free Educational Resources for Teachers Using Google Services in Their Instruction

Tons of Free Educational Resources for Teachers Using Google Services in Their Instruction | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
This is a quick post to share with you this wonderful free resource from Google for Education where you can access tons of helpful guides, training lessons, tips, and educator-created materials to help you make the best of Google services in your instruction. There is also a section labelled ‘Ideas’ where you will get to explore how other teachers and educators are using Google services in their teaching and beyond.
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Why information literacy?

Why information literacy? | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Information literacy (IL) refers to the set of skills required to locate, evaluate and use information effectively.
Information literacy skills are useful study skills that become essential as students progress to post-graduate level work. They also have wider benefits, encouraging students to become independent, lifelong learners, and enabling people to actively participate as citizens of the 'information society'. These skills are also recognised by employers as essential in the modern workplace.
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How Information Fluency Skills Help You as a Teacher

How Information Fluency Skills Help You as a Teacher | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Let's take a look at what Information Fluency skills are and how they can help you and your students use information wisely and constructively.
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Resources for Information Literacy Instruction in the Sciences

This bibliography contains a collection of web sites and online resources that pertain to information literacy sources for scientific disciplines. This web bibliography, or "webliography", contains links and descriptions of web sites that cover general and background information on information literacy and general science as well as specific sciences. It includes instruction tools such as tutorials and assessment information, image collections and networking tools for science librarians. This webliography is useful for science librarians who are charged with providing instruction to science students and faculty in various disciplines.
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Teaching materials | Information Literacy

Teaching materials | Information Literacy | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

Librarians in all sectors produce resources to teach information literacy.  These resource range from one page Word documents with basic instructions on accessing a database to complex and interactive online tutorials. 


This section will introduce you to the wide range of material already out there including sources for finding materials, and examples of different kinds of resources. This section also provides guidance on evaluating existing materials to see if they are right for you to use in your teaching.

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