Information SkillsMission: "The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information." --Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs (1988), p.1

To make the Cornelius Elementary program successful at achieving this mission, I implement a scaffolded approach to instruction, using the North Carolina Essential Standards for Information and Technology Skills as a framework. All students are engaged with technology during class. They use iPads and Chromebooks as a tool toward learning the standards below.

Kindergarten:

• Identify relevant sources of information for a given task.
• Differentiate between fiction and nonfiction.
• Use technology to gather, organize and present information and data.
• Develop relevant questions for a given purpose.
• Understand the importance of respect for the work of others (Copyright).

First Grade: 

• Classify resources as relevant or not relevant for a given task.
• Classify text as fiction or nonfiction.
• Compare important facts and minor details.
• Use a variety of technology tools to gather, organize and present data and information.
• Recognize the steps of a simple research process. (Super 3 research model: Plan, Do, Review)
• Explain why safety is important when using the Internet.

Second Grade: 

• Classify resources as current or not current.
• Categorize books by their genre characteristics.
• Summarize appropriate reading strategies when reading for information.
• Use a variety of technology tools to gather, organize and present data and information.
• Execute the steps of a simple research process. (Super 3 research model: Plan, Do, Review)
• Use simple citation rules for print and electronic resources.

Third Grade: 

• Classify resources as reliable or not reliable.
• Use visual and literacy cues to locate relevant information in a given text.
• Use a variety of technology tools to gather, organize and present data and information.
• Super 3 research model and introduction to Big6
• Understand ethical behavior when using resources.
• Understand Internet safety precautions.
• Implement a research process by collaborating effectively with other students.

Fourth Grade: 

• Use a variety of relevant and reliable sources to gather information.
• Implement a research process by collaborating effectively with other students.
• Explain the importance of relevant characteristics in various genres.
• Understand the guidelines for responsible use of technology hardware.
• Understand ethical behavior when using resources.
• Big 6 research model
• Use a variety of technology tools to gather, organize and present data and information.
  
  

Fifth grade: 

• Differentiate strategies when reading informational text in a variety of formats.
• Understand Internet safety precautions.
• Differentiate strategies when reading various genres.
• Use a variety of technology tools to gather, organize and present data and information.
• Big 6 research model