Module 11

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." After watching the two videos over and over again about the use of Open Data and Pivot zooming program I have realized that the web really isn't just a source of information, but a birthplace of information. There are so many things that we don't even know about our world, this includes the resources and possibilities which could make our teaching more powerful and meaningful for our students. How will I encourage the development of the information literacy skills my students will need for their futures? That's a tough question to answer, but I have already begun my journey to discovering what information literacy skills I have and need right now and what my students will need at the moment in order to succeed this year. Information keeps changing and advancing, especially on the web. New information and technologies are being born every moment. How will our students keep up? Well, the answer is...through us...their teachers. We need to first educate ourselves and be aware of our own literacy skills and ability to locate and interpret information on the web, know which programs to use, know how to navigate the web efficiently, safely, and effectively to broaden our own knowledge. This is how I will help my students really. I will guide them through their research, key words, web safety, help them to check validity and reliability of the information they have collected from the web, as well as teach them how to locate specific information, data, and programs they can use in the science classroom.