Dec+11+Meet+Min

December 11, 2009

**__// Commack District Technology Committee //__** Sub-Committee Meeting – December 11, 2009 Information Literacy In Attendance: Anthony Davidson, Jennifer Dixon, Kari Rivara, Matt Gallagher, Jeff Sautner, Laurie Foster, Ann McLocklin-Libbey, Carolyn Burton Discussion: We began by noting the Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning from the K-12 Library Curriculum Guide as well as the Research Based Learning Strategies recently developed at the high school for grades 9 and 10. In addition, we mentioned the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards as well as the ELA Standards. We discussed the need for scaffolding information literacy skills from the primary through high school level. This requires articulation between teachers of a grade level or subject area as well as between grades and buildings. These meetings need to include the librarian. Although we are fortunate to be offered PLC’s and in-service classes, it would be more consistent if we had time built into the day for training and sharing a couple of times a year. There is a shift in source requirements from teachers at the high school. Assignments tend to ask for a variety of sources such as books, databases and reliable internet sites. Many teachers at the high school are requiring website evaluation forms from their students to verify the validity of a site. Students are learning to not only analyze the information but the site from which it comes. Students at the high school in grades 9 and 10 are now participating in two scheduled library orientation classes in both English and Social Studies. In this way, every student receives guided research skill lessons with time at the computer to test their abilities. It was mentioned that this would be good to implement at the middle school either in an extended library orientation or further research components between the library and ELA. Using social networking was also a topic of discussion. The iNotes feature of our eBoards can be used for class discussion. We would like to have ways to safely use some more social networking with our students. In order to teach our students to properly navigate the web and evaluate sites, we need to allow access to them. New databases and technologies require lead-time to learn them. Training needs to be provided as well as the hardware for a class to be comfortably in a room at one time.