Low Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy Joe Hardenbrook Educational Technology Coordinator & Research/Instruction Librarian Millikin University [email_address] Debbie Myers Instructional Services Coordinator & Research/Instruction Librarian Millikin University [email_address]

Course Management System Moodle Open-Source System Scalable – small high schools to large universities Moodle.org Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

Moodle

Open-Source System

Scalable – small high schools to large universities

Moodle.org

What can Moodle do? Postings of handouts Forums (Discussion Boards) Assessment (Tests, Quizzes, Surveys) Portfolios Online Journaling Electronic submission of assignments Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

Postings of handouts

Forums (Discussion Boards)

Assessment (Tests, Quizzes, Surveys)

Portfolios

Online Journaling

Electronic submission of assignments

Moodle @ Millikin https://moodle.millikin.edu/ Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

https://moodle.millikin.edu/

Tutorials Wink Open-Source (free!) Create tutorials, directions, etc… Add “call outs” (text) and/or narration Useful for “just in time” teaching or planned exercises Sample Tutorial (Millikin I.T. Dept.) Academic Search Premier (Trinity Western) Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

Wink

Open-Source (free!)

Create tutorials, directions, etc…

Add “call outs” (text) and/or narration

Useful for “just in time” teaching or planned exercises

Sample Tutorial (Millikin I.T. Dept.)

Academic Search Premier (Trinity Western)

Clickers AKA “personal response systems,” “student response systems” Poll students, get feedback, pose review questions Some work in PowerPoint, some outside Cost dependent upon size of institution, type, integration, etc… Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

AKA “personal response systems,” “student response systems”

Poll students, get feedback, pose review questions

Some work in PowerPoint, some outside

Cost dependent upon size of institution, type, integration, etc…

Online Web Activities Hot Potatoes Another freeware! Create different exercises: multiple choice, short answer, crosswords Example Crossword Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

Hot Potatoes

Another freeware!

Create different exercises: multiple choice, short answer, crosswords

Example Crossword

A “Low-Tech” Solution “READ” bookmarks Designed on Microsoft Publisher Given to first-year writing classes with library contact info Collaboration opportunity with the First Year Experience program Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

“READ” bookmarks

Designed on Microsoft Publisher

Given to first-year writing classes with library contact info

Collaboration opportunity with the First Year Experience program

Bookmarks Adapted from Millikin’s READ posters Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

Adapted from Millikin’s READ posters

Bibliography Tools NoodleBib Zotero Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

NoodleBib

Zotero

Google Scholar Greatness Google Scholar Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

Google Scholar

Wikis and Blogs WordPress Blogger LiveJournal PB Wiki Media Wiki Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

WordPress

Blogger

LiveJournal

PB Wiki

Media Wiki

…Other Helpful & Nice Links Intute LibraryInstruction.com Informationliteracy.com 21 st Century Information Fluency (IMSA) The Information Literacy Game (UNCG) library + instruction + technology Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

Intute

LibraryInstruction.com

Informationliteracy.com

21 st Century Information Fluency (IMSA)

The Information Literacy Game (UNCG)

library + instruction + technology

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