Libraries, Literature, and Literacy

In this section, you'll find quality resources related to the following topics: Literature, Information and Communication Literacy, and Internet Skills.

For additional resources, go to our companion website at Virtual Inquiry.

Literature

Literature Learning Ladders

• Author and Illustrator Resources
• Book Awards
• Book Review Projects
• Electronic Books and Online Reading
• Face-to-Face and Virtual Author & Illustrator Visits
• Face-to-Face and Virtual Book Clubs & Reading Groups
• STARs Activities

Information Inquiry

Approaches to Information and Communication Literacy

The 8Ws of Information and Communication from Virtual Inquiry

• Watching (Exploring)
• Wondering (Questioning)
• Webbing (Searching)
• Wiggling (Evaluating)
• Weaving (Synthesizing)
• Wrapping (Creating)
• Waving (Communicating)
• Wishing (Assessing)

Information Skills and Digital Ethics

• Computer Intruders: Detection and Prevention
• Copyright
• Citing Sources
• Evaluating Internet Resources
• Skimming, Scanning, Scrolling, and Sensemaking
• Summarizing and Note-taking
• Plagiarism
• Questioning
• Search Strategies
• Search Tools

Source: http://eduscapes.com/tap/tap3.htm