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Information Literacy Standard 2

The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.

Standard 2 Indicators Strategies for Teachers
Determines accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness.

Distinguishes among fact, point of view, and opinion.

Identifies inaccurate and misleading information.

Selects information appropriate to the problem or question at hand.  		 Teach the use of Table of Contents and Index.

Teach scanning skill.

Practice using guide words and subject headings.

Use a checklist to guide students' choices of Web sites:

* Evaluation Rubrics for Websites
* Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation Surveys
* WNet School

Help students determine authorship of sites:

* TrackStar lesson

Teach students to determine fact/opinion of sites:

* Understanding the Kosovo: A Conflict: a lesson in media literacy