Walk away with a new definition of literacy for the Information Age that you can pass on to learners of all ages. Find suggestions and resources for discovering your own path to promoting literacy in the 21st century. "Action Items" suggest specific activities for all educators to undertake right away; a corresponding Web site serves as a meeting place and discussion forum where digital versions of charts, handouts and resources are also available.
Print Publication date: 01/01/2004
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Table of Figures.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Introduction and User's Guide.
1: Setting the Stage—A Future Fiction.
2: The Story.
3: Assumptions About the Future.
4: Assumptions—New Tools.
5: Assumptions—What We Do with New Tools.
6: Assumptions—Curriculum and the New Tools.
7: Critical Questions for Educators.
8: Exposing the Information.
9: A Brief History of Networked Digital Information.
10: Investigative Strategies—Personal Information Digital Libraries.
11: Investigative Strategies—Finding Witnesses.
12: Investigative Strategies—Finding Evidence.
13: Investigative Strategies—Search Logs.
14: Investigative Strategies—Search Language.
15: Investigative Strategy—Evaluating the Information.
16: Investigative Strategy—Asking Questions.
17: Investigative Strategy—Defend Your Information.
