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Information Literacy as a Liberal Art
Article which discusses literacy in a broad, historical sense, and lists seven dimensions of literacy.
http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/reviewarticles/31231.html
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Information Literacy: A Clarification
Provides a history of literacy, including discussion of different concepts of literacy. It focuses specifically on the nebulous concept of "information literacy" and its impact on schools and libraries.
http://golum.riv.csu.edu.au/~llangfor/papers/paper5.html
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International Society for Technology in Education
ISTE is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the use of information technology to aid in learning, teaching of K-12 students and teachers. A major goal of the organization is to bridge the "digital divide".
http://www.iste.org/
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Information Literacy and the Net
A series of modules to help students explore Internet resources through engaging in different forms of literacy, including visual literacy. A staff development project developed by Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, Washington.
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/studentgal/onlineresearch/oldonline/literacy.htm
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Bridging the Gap Between Literacy and Technology
This paper discusses using hypermedia to eliminate the language barriers that limited English proficient (LEP) students experience in the school settings.
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/jeilms/vol14/bermudez.htm
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21st Century Information Fluency Project Portal
Designed to train users in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to fully understand Information Fluency. Focuses on teaching people how to locate, evaluate, and integrate digital information.
http://21cif.imsa.edu/
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TechMission: Association of Christian Community Computer Centers (AC4)
Nondenominational organization which supports Christian community computer access and skills centers around the world, seeking to make churches and Christian organizations a driving force in computer literacy. Descriptions of programs, events, and resour
http://www.techmission.org/
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First Monday: Technology and Education
This article deals with the mainstreaming of technology into the education system and the chaos that often ensues, the benefits of this change, and how it might be managed.
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_3/hamza/index.html
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Media Awareness Network
Offers practical support for media education in the home, school and community and "food for thought"on our fast-evolving media culture.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/
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Learning Online: Extending the Meaning of Community
A review of three programs from the Southeastern United States, which describes how online learning enhanced three organizations: SeniorNet, Neighborhood Networks, and Bridging the Gap of Isolation/Powering Up.
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/16/05/9a.pdf
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