Ashley Walker's SLIS 761 Blog

In your second post, reflect on how the concepts of information literacy, technology, and digital/media intersect. How did this week's readings, resources, and podcast inform your understanding of these concepts? Specifically address your own information diet and what you believe the information diet of a school librarian should look like. Information literacy, credible sources, and "fake news" are hot topics in the world of 9-12 English teaching, and I have been working with these concepts a lot with my own students. In my experience, my students' understanding of credibility is generally very limited -- they like to stick to the familiar tropes of "use a .org instead of a .com!" or "NEVER use Wikipedia!" and other tips and tricks that are pretty outdated now. Really determining if a source is reliable takes SO much extra work that many students don't want to bother -- for example, they are overwhelmed by the idea of Googling the person who w...

In your first post, use the perspective and context of one of the KQ articles you explored to compare/contrast the AASL and ISTE standards. What differences do you see? What similarities? How do you envision these standards working together? After reviewing the materials and resources this week, here is a quick breakdown of my understanding of the AASL and ISTE standards: AASL: Created by the American Association of School Librarians Created with input from school librarians Structured with six foundations: inquire, include, collaborate, curate, explore, and engage Include standards for learners, librarians, and libraries ISTE: Created by the International Society for Technology in Education Structured with different roles that the various stakeholders (see below) should fulfill, such as "digital citizen" or "innovative designer" Include standards for students, educators, education leaders, coaches, and computer science educators Similarities and...