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For this assignment, we are using information found at **Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21**). P21 is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. Information from the P21website has been included on this page to make your task today easier. After this project, some material will be removed in order to comply with copyright law.

= Information, Media and Technology Skills =

People in the 21st century live in a technology and media-suffused environment, marked by various characteristics, including: 1) access to an abundance of information, 2) rapid changes in technology tools, and 3) the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale. To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media and technology.
 * ** Information Literacy **
 * ** Media Literacy **
 * ** ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) LITERACY **

Information Literacy
//Access and Evaluate Information //
 * Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources)
 * Evaluate information critically and competently

//Use and Manage Information //
 * Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand
 * Manage the flow of information from a wide variety of sources
 * Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

Additional resources: 1. [|**ALA | Information Literacy**] AASL provides leadership for the development of dynamic, student-centered school library media programs. These programs help ensure that students master the information literacy skills needed to be discerning consumers and creative producers of information. 2. [|**21st Century Literacies Curriculum**] The 21st Century Literacies Curriculum presents the process and essential skills for embedding information literacy strategies across all areas of the curriculum. The curriculum seeks to promote the skills, knowledge and attitudes to help students develop information literacy.

=Notes here:=

The benefits of teaching literacy through technology.
 * Information Literacy-This would be dynamic (changing) information retrival and production. **
 * We need to equip students to: **
 * Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Manage the flow of information from a wide variety of sources
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

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 * Media Literacy -Analyze and Create Media **
 * ** Understanding what we create, why we create, and what is effective and/or efficient. **
 * ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) LITERACY **
 * Understanding emerging new technologies, using them effectively and ethically, and providing an infrastructure to support the needs of expanding technology for students and teachers. **