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NOVEL Database Workshop Links

Use these links to expand your access to NOVEL Database information, National and State Information Literacy Standards, curriculum design resources, Big 6 Skills details, and other useful options.

Databases

• NOVEL TOOLKIT ONLINE at the New York State Library
  An array of resources and links supporting the use of NOVEL Databases
• Business and Company Resource Center –
  Fact Sheet
  Navigation Guide
• Health Reference Center- Academic
  Fact Sheet
  Navigation Guide
• Infotrac Custom Newspapers
  Fact Sheet
  Navigation Guide
• Infotrac Junior
  Fact Sheet
  Navigation Guide
• Informe
  Fact Sheet
  Navigation Guide

Big Six

• Learning and Teaching Information Technology
  Computer Skills in Context. ERIC Digest
  Detailed skills lists for each step in the information problem solving process using computer technology.
• Applying Big 6 Skills and Information Literacy Standards and ISTE NETS
  A cross walk exploring the Big 6 skills and their connections to national information literacy standards.

Standards

• National and State Standards
  ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students
• Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning – AASL/AECT
  A list of the National Information Literacy Standards from AASL/AECT
• Association of College and Research Libraries
  I nformation Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
• New York State Standards and Core Curriculum
• AASL Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning Standards and Indicators

Instructional Design/Curricular Links

• Designing projects Students (and teachers) love-- Workshop Handouts
  A straightforward outline of the essential elements of design for success information problem solving learning experiences. Scaffolding for higher order thinking included.
• Handouts from Doug Johnson workshops
  Integrating Technology into an Information Literacy Curriculum
• Survival Skills for the Information Jungle
  A readable analysis of key skills for solving information problems with technology.
• Road map for the journey
  A thumbnail sketch of ten skills matrices for information problem solving.
• NoodleTools – Information Literacy: An Overview of Design, Process and Outcomes Information Literacy building blocks in useful instructional contexts

Bibliography

• Purdue University Writing Center-MLA format and APA format
• MLA Style-Frequently asked questions

Collaboration

• TIPS for Teachers - Teaching Information Processing Skills – Collaborative Unit Planning Sheets
• Indiana Learns – Collaborative Planning- Professional Development and resources for Collaboration
  Collaborative Planning Sheets
• Integration and planning
• Collaboration Rubric

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