It's more than just knowing how to use a computer!

Information Literacy is technically defined as

"the ability to access, evaluate, organize, and use

information from a variety of sources."

The following sites will give you a start on what this is all about!

More Info and Fun!

Kentucky Department of Education -- http://education.ky.gov

Kentucky Education Television -- http://www.ket.org/education

Kentucky Virtual Library - http://www.kyvl.org/html/k12/middle.shtml

• Must log on from a library or get the password to use at home. Groiler Encyclopedias, magazine articles, biographies, Novelist, Kentuckiana Digital Library and EBSCO Kids Search.
  

Big 6: An Information Problem-Solving Process http://www.big6.com

WebQuests -- find a webquest or learn how to design your own! http://www.webquest.org/index.php

MLA Citation Maker -- learn how to cite the sources you use in your research-- http://secondary.oslis.org/admin/cm/mlacitationss

Techno Teachers' Top Ten

1. Curriculum Portal -- ORQ bank, Best Practices & Critical Vocabulary for all content http://staff.fcps.net/dcombs/Open%20Response%20Resources.htm

2. Discovery Streaming -- http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm

3. Education World -- Lesson planning, technology integration, PD, and more! http://www.education-world.com

4. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -- puzzlemakers, clip art, lesson plans, curriculum center, articles, and tons more! http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide

5. Kentucky Department of Education Curriculum Documents & Resources -- http://education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Curriculum+Documents+and+Resources

6. FREE -- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence -- http://free.ed.gov

7. MiddleWeb -- http://www.middleweb.com/mw/aaResrouces.html

8. NWEA -- center for MAP testing, DesCartes, and Lexiles -- http://www.nwea.org/classroom

9. Rubistar Rubric Generator -- http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

10. Teachers.net -- http://teachers.net

WebZines

Weekly Reader Online -- http://weeklyreader.com/teens/index.asp

National Geographic Kids -- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com

Time for Kids -- http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK

Teen -- http://www.teenmag.com

Sports Illustrated for Kids -- http://www.sikids.com

Fun Stuff

Funbrain -- http://www.funbrain.com

Zeeks -- http://www.zeeks.com -- Play "Lightning Librarian!"

ClassBrain.com -- http://www.classbrain.com

Local Links

Burns Middle School -- Learn more about our school to watch! http://www.bms.dcps.org

Daviess County Public Schools -- The district home page http://www.dcps.org

Daviess County Public Library -- Have you visited our new library? http://www.dcplibrary.org

Greater Owensboro -- Find out more about our town's events, news, restaurants, shopping, maps, and more. http://www.owensboro.com

Discover the "Unbridled Spirit" of our state. http://www.kentuckytourism.com

More Cool School Libraries

East Side Middle School, Anderson, IN -- http://www.esmslibrary.com

Glade Spring (VA) Middle School -- http://gsms.wcs.k12.va.us/lib.htm

Orchard Park (NY) Middle School -- http://www.opschools.org/middleschool.cfm?subpage=70

Walter Reed Middle School, North Hollywood, CA -- http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Reed_MS/Library/index.html