Unit 1: The Physical and Digital Library

Standard 1: Access information efficiently and effectively to inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge 

• Recognize the need for information 

• Formulate questions based on information needs 

• Identify various potential sources of information 

• Develop and use successful strategies for locating information 

• Seek information from diverse sources

Unit 2: Digital Citizenship

Standard 5: Understand and practice Internet safety when using any electronic media for educational, social, or recreational purposes 

• Practice strategies that promote personal safety and protect online and offline reputation 

• Recognize that networked environments are public places governed by codes of ethical behavior 

• Practice positive digital citizenship 

• Distinguish website authority, validity, and purpose 

• Understand the need for protecting personal privacy when using public access to digital sources 

• Protect personal information and electronic devices in an online environment

Unit 3: Information Literacy and Research Skills

Standard 2: Evaluate information critically and competently 

• Recognize the need for information 

• Determine accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness of information 

• Distinguish among fact, point of view, and opinion 

• Identify inaccurate and misleading information 

• Select information appropriate to the problem or question

Standard 3: Use information accurately, creatively, and ethically to share knowledge and to participate collaboratively and productively as a member of a democratic society

• Organize information for practical application

• Integrate new information into own schema

• Produce and communicate information and ideas in appropriate formats

• Use problem-solving techniques to devise strategies for improving process or product

• Practice ethical behavior when using print and digital resources (including freedom of speech, intellectual freedom, copyright, and plagiarism)

Unit 4: The Joy of Reading

Standard 4: Appreciate literature and other creative expressions of thoughts and ideas and pursue knowledge related to personal interests and aesthetic growth 

• Cultivate a love of reading and become a self-motivated reader 

• Develop a knowledge of genres and literary elements 

• Derive meaning from informational texts in various formats