Irene Kindrachuk and Tamzen Kulyk

Teacher-Librarians in

Pathfinders

What tools can we use to help our students

navigate through the information

jungle and manage streams of information?

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Pathfinders because they can guide students to quality information more efficiently.

is an example of a pathfinder tool that allows students to…..

their own visual pathfinder by gathering useful resources and websites.

Create

resources and webpages with the unique Sqworl URL they are given after creating a group.

Share

by annotating and reflecting on the relevancy, appropriateness, detail, currency, authority, and bias of the website.

Evaluate

and select appropriate information sources to help plan and conduct research.

Think critically

CitationsISTE | NETS Student Standards 2007.International Society for Technology in EducationRetrieved October 2, 2011, from http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets-student-standards-2007.aspx

Standards for the 21st Century LearnerAmerican Association of School LibrariansRetrieved October 2, 2011 fromhttp://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards.cfm

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Additional Learning Resourceshttp://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/sqworl