Hey, you've just created an electronic note card and the line tells
you where to cut your paper into "note card" strips.
Now, you're ready for the next "note card". Yeah! One
down!
Of course you'll have to take this information and load it on a
note card as your teacher instructs.
Not sure what
copyright is? Let 'The
United States Copyright Office' answer your questions. For more
information, visit Stanford
University Library's copyright site. It has excellent hyperlinks
to all areas of copyright as well as other web sites. It also has
a search engine that allows you to search for your specific copyright
question.
We have information
in the teacher lounges regarding copyright law.
Someone who is
information literate recognizes what information
is needed. S/he is able to locate, evaluate, and use
the needed information effectively. These skills are important in
our age of rapidly changing technology and escalating information
resources. This information must be judged for authenticity, validity,
currency and reliability.
Information literacy
should not be confused with information technology "fluency" which focuses on an understanding and skilled use of technology. Although the skilled use of technology is often helpful in the pursuit of information,
it is not the same as information literacy.
This
Big Six site, with information from ERIC digest, list the following
steps to information literacy.
| Task
Definition |
Define the
task (the information problem).
Identify the information needed to complete the task. |
| Information
Seeking Strategies |
Brainstorm
all possible sources and select the best source. |
| Location
and Access |
Locate sources. Find the needed information within the source. |
| Use
of Information |
Engage
in the source (read, hear, view, touch). Extract relevant information. |
| Synthesis |
Organize
information from multiple sources.
Present the information. |
| Evaluation |
Judge
the process (efficiency).
Judge the product (effectiveness). |
For more information,
See Getting Started)
Taking the thoughts
and words of others and presenting them as your own is called plagiarism
and is against the law. Many people make their living through their
ideas and writing and plagiarism is a form of stealing. In order to
use others' words and ideas in an acceptable manner, it is important
to give credit to the author. This is called citing the author.
There are several formats to use to cite authors. ALA and MLA
(the one used at PCHS) are among the most popular forms of citations.
Indiana State University has a clear site that explains
plagiarism and the Web and gives ways to recognize
unacceptable and acceptable paraphrases.