Use+of+Information+and+Ideas

=Use of Information and Ideas=

In a lesson that took place during my practicum, I modeled how to examine particular parts of a website to assess its credibility. The high school students then employed these criteria to rate the validity of several fad diet websites. [|Evaluating Fad Diet Sites] [|Website evaluation handout] During Barbara Wall's class, we had the luxury of reading across all genres. I gained an appreciation for science fiction and fantasy and learned some "tricks" to entice students to explore styles of literature new to them. Here are some annotations of books I read during this course as well as activities I proposed to extend learning. [|Historical fiction annotations and activities] [|Poetry Annotations] This video, created with the partnership of a fellow Syracuse colleague, provides an overview of a the basic services of a modern, automated library. [|Library Orientation Video] I organized a variety of activities during special extended hours during TV Turn-Off Week, a national campaign that challenges Americans to fill time normally spent in front of the tube doing something a bit more creative and engaging.
 * **Efficient and Ethical Information-Seeking Behavior**
 * **Literacy and Reading**
 * **Access to Information**
 * **Stimulating Learning Environment - TV Turn-Off Week**

[| TV turnoff brochure.pub]