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What's the DIF? Digital Information Fluency that is? This group is dedicated to the proposition that part of the mission is to teach 21st Century Information Fluency Skills to each other and our students. (Let's share ideas and energy!)
November 15
What's the DIF? Digital Information Fluency that is? This group is dedicated to the proposition that part of the mission is to teach 21st Century Information Fluency Skills to each other and our students. (Let's share ideas and energy!)
November 9
What's the DIF? Digital Information Fluency that is? This group is dedicated to the proposition that part of the mission is to teach 21st Century Information Fluency Skills to each other and our students. (Let's share ideas and energy!)
November 5
What's the DIF? Digital Information Fluency that is? This group is dedicated to the proposition that part of the mission is to teach 21st Century Information Fluency Skills to each other and our students. (Let's share ideas and energy!)
October 23
What's the DIF? Digital Information Fluency that is? This group is dedicated to the proposition that part of the mission is to teach 21st Century Information Fluency Skills to each other and our students. (Let's share ideas and energy!)
October 18
It ain't easy being green.... Finding Kermit was the inspiration for one of the first Internet Search Challenges created by Dr. Carl Heine.  The task is to track down a picture of Kermit ready for graduation in the least amount of time.  Many...
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It ain't easy being green.... Finding Kermit was the inspiration for one of the first Internet Search Challenges created by Dr. Carl Heine. The task is to track down a picture of Kermit ready for graduation in the least amount of time. Many t...
October 18
Interested in Information Literacy and Fluency? You're in the right place!
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Information Literacy Games: Kermit the Frog Search Challenge

It ain't easy being green....




Finding Kermit was the inspiration for one of the first Internet Search Challenges created by Dr. Carl Heine. The task is to track down a picture of Kermit ready for graduation in the least amount of time.

Many teachers use this as a whole class lab activity. Put up a search challenge andContinue

Posted on October 18, 2009 at 2:37pm —

Dennis O'Connor

Investigative Search 20/10: Online Self-Paced Training In Website Evaluation



The 21st Century Information Fluency Project is offering a new self-paced online class devoted to Website Evaluation using investigative search methods.


This is the first time we've offered a self-paced course designed to meet your on demand learning needs. In this course you work at your own pace in a media rich interactive environment hosted at our Moodle based online learning site.Continue

Posted on July 14, 2009 at 10:52pm —

Dennis O'Connor

Information Forensics: Overview of Website Evaluation Resources from 21cif.com

Join us at NECC 2009: TP430 Power Searching: Information Fluency at Your Fingertips

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:30pm–3:30pm


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Posted on April 5, 2009 at 3:16pm —

Dennis O'Connor

Information Fluency Online Classes Start Feb. 9

Powersearching in a Web 2.0 World Power-Searching In a Web 2.0 World


| 4 weeks | $99


This is a 4 week overview class suitable for beginning, intermediate, and advanced searchers.

  • We use discussions, open-book quizzes, interactive glossaries, a

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Posted on February 3, 2009 at 3:30pm —

Dennis O'Connor

Time to get Social Bookmarking

I've been teaching social bookmarking as part of my… Continue

Posted on December 28, 2008 at 5:02pm —

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Tutorial & Game: Determining Website Accuracy

Free Online Materials from the 21st Century Information Fluency Project



We've just posted a revised version of our Accuracy MicroModule.

We've also added a practice game that helps students practice:

finding embedded evidence
checking evidence for accuracy
triangulation of data


This is one… Continue

Posted on November 23, 2008 at 6:05pm —

Dennis O'Connor

Care to Moodle your Google (GDocs that is)?

Care to Moodle your Google (GDocs that is)?


moodle your google


Learn the basics of GDocs collaboration in ths week long fully facilitated online class. Learn a bit about G-Docs, get introduced to Moodle based online learning, and have some fun!


It's a simple search puzzle to find us: Use Google to search with these keywords:


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Posted on November 11, 2008 at 9:30pm —

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Google Documents (Fully Facilitated 5 Day Online Class)


Moodle Based
Fully Facilitated!


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Posted on October 10, 2008 at 9:43pm —

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Information Fluency: It's Elementary (Beta Testers needed for learning games)

Carl Heine is developing a series of online learning games to teach elementary students the essentials of search. We're looking for feedback and suggestions as we begin the development cycle.

You will find all the details on the Information Fluency group We are asking for feedback on our new elementary age games to be posted to the group's di… Continue

Posted on October 3, 2008 at 4:08pm —

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Online Courses in Information Fluency!



Search Help, Evaluation and Digital Ethics for School, Business and Home


Courses Starting Soon...




Need to create a bachttp://21cif.com/img/IF_logo500.jpgk to school training?


Use our modular content to snap together your own unique tr

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Posted on September 7, 2008 at 3:04pm —

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Hometown:
San Marcos, CA
About Me:
I've worked with Librarians & Teachers via the 21st Century Information Project since 2001. I've come to learn that Library Media is the heart beat and hope for effective technology integration.

It's great to find my way to your Ning site. ~ Dennis
Website:
http://wiredinstructor.net

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At 4:04pm on May 28, 2009, Mike McQueen said…
Hey Dennis,
I'm intrigued by what happen, but not 100% clear. Can you elaborate a little more. I love how these connections can occur :-)
Thanks,
Mike

Here is your message:
"Hi Mike, thanks for the reach out. How's this for synergies, I added Joyce Valenza to my twitter list and scrolled through her followers just yesterday. I recognized your name when you wrote!"
At 1:11am on May 28, 2009, Mike McQueen said…
Hi Dennis,
I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting boys to read.

Sincerely,
Mike McQueen

LET'S NETWORK HERE TOO (request me as a friend):
My FACEBOOK Profile
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At 4:47am on June 22, 2008, Glen Warren said…
Dennis,
I will be at NECC We will be having a hook up at NECC with the ALA conference in Anaheim using TLVN. Like to invite you if you have the time. Otherwise, hope to see you at NECC.
At 8:09pm on October 1, 2007, Ann Bell said…
Den,
Thanks for inviting me. This summer I finally got two wordpress blogs started -- one for educational technology and one for my Christian writing. However, I really need to get better networked in the ed. tech. environment.

My dream has always been to try to keep the students have had in my UW-Stout classes networked and sharing ideas. I tried a general newsletter several years ago, but I'm certain in ended in a lot of people's spam folder. Homefully this method may work better.

Ann
At 7:36am on October 1, 2007, Christine Bushong said…
Thank you for the warm welcome, Dennis. I'm looking forward to sharing with everyone.
At 4:40am on October 1, 2007, Nooruddin Merchant said…
hi Dennis,

Nice to hear from you about your passion and interest. Hope we will interact and learn from each others' experiences. I will share few insights about my work here in Pakistan with you shortly.


Nooruddin
At 9:16am on September 28, 2007, Pam Buysman said…
Hi Dennis:
I have to admit I'm just starting to explore these resources. The state of Iowa recently reinstated teacher librarians back in the code, so AEAs are trying to offer professional development opportunities to help them meet the new requirements of the law. Of course information literacy will be a huge part of this! I'm excited about the possibilities! Thanks.
At 8:52pm on September 27, 2007, Julie Coiro said…
Hi Dennis,
Thanks for the invitation to join the group and it is nice to meet you online! I am a huge fan of the Information Fluency website - in fact, I just did a keynote talk at the New England Reading Association today with Don Leu and we mentioned your site and demonstrated the great supports available for online critical evaluation.

I am looking forward to learning from/with all of you as I think we have a lot of common interests!

:-) Julie
At 12:36pm on September 27, 2007, Jose Aranda said…
Hi Dennis-
Just joined and look forward to networking with some neat people. I enjoy your website 21century and have used it as a reference in an upcoming manuscript I'm hoping to publish soon.
Take care,
Jose
At 12:13pm on September 27, 2007, Dennis O'Connor said…
Hi Joan, I'm glad you found me here! Carl and I are launching an information fluency group here in TeacherLibrarianNing. Click groups and you'll see us! Why not join?

Anyone in our class who sets up an account, will get one of our newsletters announcing this. Perhaps that's the way you found us?

I can tell you're having fun in class!

Den
 
 

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