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Research Pathfinders 2.0
1. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Research Pathfinders 2.0: Information Streams for Student Researc h Presented by Buffy Hamilton Creekview High School, Media Specialist Cherokee County School District BIGGER Conference April 17, 2009 http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com
2. Image used with permission under a Creative Common License from http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/2297933452/sizes/l/
3. what do students need for the journey of learning and information fluency ?
4. roadmap: the pathfinder tourist attractions to explore: traditional and emerging sources of information
7. how can we help students stay afloat in endless streams of information ? Image used with http://www.flickr.com/photos/onkel_wart/2934377433/sizes/l/
8. what we can provide students to help them find their way rather than getting lost on the information highway? Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/palagret/210423111/sizes/o/
9. pathfinders guide students to the resources needed for a research task
10. carefully constructed pathfinders can help students access quality information more efficiently
11. your librarian , your travel guide for the information world, can help plot a course for research with a research pathfinder
12. web 2.0 tools help us manage the streams of information available
13. web 2.0 tools help librarians embed content more easily
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15. students can “pull” information rather than “pushing” to find information from the pathfinder sources via information portals Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendiandrews/3073959807/sizes/o/
17. the future is now: emerging sources of authoritative information and social scholarship
18. emerging web 2.0 sources of credible information Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66132721@N00/2784325465/sizes/l/
19. Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bksecretphoto/2227495313/ How do we help learners negotiate this friction between traditional and new media ? Joyce Valenza
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21. rss =real simple syndication, a web feed or stream format designed to deliver content
22. feed aggregators capture your favorite RSS feeds and deliver streams of information to your fingertips Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_lustig/2537864746/sizes/l/
25. YouTube features educational videos from news outlets, book publishers, and other reputable organizations
26. Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dav/104349246/sizes/l/ Social bookmarking for tagging and organizing favorite web resources as well as a research tool in one’s personal learning network
27. blogs are a forum for dialogue on any topic and invite conversation as well as the exchange of ideas
28. where do we want our students to go in their journey for information?
29. what routes to information do we want them to travel?
30. teachers and librarians must work together to help students become informationally savvy
31. information fluent students won’t miss a turn or get lost in their travels for information
32. Works Cited Valenza, Joyce. "Top School Library Things to Think About in 2008 ." Weblog entry. 2 Jan. 2008. Neverendingsearch. 13 Mar. 2008.
33. Contact Information Buffy J. Hamilton, Ed.S. Media Specialist Creekview High School Cherokee County School District http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com buffy.hamilton@gmail.com