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January 29, 2010 Notes

**__//Commack District Technology Committee //__** Sub-Committee Meeting – January 29, 2010 Information Literacy

In Attendance: Jennifer Dixon, Kari Rivara, Sue Lercher, Jeff Sautner, Laurie Foster, Ann McLocklin-Libbey, Carolyn Burton Discussion: We began by highlighting the minutes from our last meeting and outlining a plan for our recommendations for the committee.
 * 1) Information Literacy should be a district commitment and therefore a curriculum should be put in place for all grade levels. It should include skills, standards and benchmarks for each grade level that are aligned with the proposed ELA Standards and other guidelines such as the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards, the American Library Association Information Literacy Standards and Approaches to Learning from MYP. Media Literacy skills which include accessing, evaluating, analyzing, summarizing and citing digital and visual imagery.
 * 2) Training needs to be provided for teachers. We recommend that an Information Literacy Skills course be offered in sessions after school, on a Saturday and during the summer so that it reaches the most professionals. Staff Conference Day should always have a portion of the day dedicated to hands-on learning.
 * 3) In addition to the librarian as the “go to” person in the building, there should be “experts” on each grade level or departments to assist their colleagues. Chair people should also be offered the training as well.
 * 4) The technology resources need to be available for both staff and students to utilize. Appropriate databases for all levels should be evaluated and recommended on a yearly basis. It is important to have an interactive smart board as a teaching and learning tool.
 * 5) We look forward to moving in a wireless and paperless direction in the district.
 * 6) We propose that this committee create an on-line survey to be used in the spring with our teachers to gather more information.