As adults many of us grew up in a world of paper and limited access to information. Our children are growing up in what author David Shenk coins a "Data Smog", where digital information aggressively permeates almost every aspect of their young lives. It is essential that we help our young people develop strong information literacy habits so they can navigate through this smog. Currently our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students are learning how to find, retrieve, organize, analyze and effectively disseminate the information they encounter as they do various research projects. The 2nd graders are investigating famous African Americans, while the 3rd grade is preparing to research a variety of animals, and the 4th grade are studying the Southeast region of the United States. Each grade will learn how to use efficient browser language to find specifically what they need, how to retrieve and organize the sites they find in their Edmodo Backpack, and discriminate reliable from unreliable information sources. We are also extending our keyboarding program to the 4th and 3rd grades where they will practice proper keyboarding techniques every day in class and at home using Typing Master. Please contact me if you have any questions.
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