Curriculum
Unit 1: The Physical and Digital Library
Unit 1: The Physical and Digital Library
Standard 1: Access information efficiently and effectively to inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge
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: Information Literacy/Research Skills
Unit 2: Information Literacy/Research Skills
Standard 2: Evaluate information critically and competently
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
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 3: The Joy of Reading
Unit 3: 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
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
Unit 4: Digital Citizenship
Unit 4: Digital Citizenship
Standard 5: Understand and practice Internet safety when using any electronic media for educational, social, or recreational purposes
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
