Research

VI Information literacy Finding, interpreting, judging and creating information

How can students demonstrate information literacy?

  1. Collect, record and verify data

  2. Access information to be informed and inform others

  3. Make connections between various sources of information

  4. Understand the benefits and limitations of personal sensory learning preferences when accessing, processing and recalling information

  5. Use memory techniques to develop long term memory

  6. Present information in a variety of formats and platforms

  7. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions

  8. Process data and report results

  9. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on their appropriateness to specific tasks

  10. Understand and use technology systems

  11. Use critical literacy skills to analyze and interpret media communications

VII Media literacy - Interacting with media to use and create ideas and information

How can students demonstrate media literacy?

  1. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media [including digital social media and online networks]

  2. Demonstrate awareness of media interpretations of events and ideas [including digital social media]

  3. Make informed choices about personal viewing experiences

  4. Understand the impact of media representations and modes of presentation

  5. Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources

  6. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

  7. Compare, contrast and draw connections among (multi)media resources