According to the Association of College and Research Libraries, information literacy includes the "set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information." In the context of Web 2.0, these skills would include knowledge of chat applications, blogs, wikis, feeds, social networking, social bookmarking, and much more.
For a workshop on Information Literacy, I would include the following:
I. Social Networking
A. Definition
B. Examples & How To
C. Uses
II. Social Bookmarking
A. Definition
B. Examples & How to
C. Uses
III. Wikis
A. Examples
B. Advantages over a "web site"
C. Embedding photos, video, etc.
IV. Feeds
A. Why they're useful
B. How to subscribe
C. How to share information
D. Examples
V. Other information sharing tools
A. Twitter
B. Jott
C. Twine
D. Ning
Certainly elementary students would use Web 2.0 tools differently than would high school students than would college students than would business professionals than would government officials. Those working in government may need to be very careful regarding allowing others to access their information. Those in the business world may be stingy with their "business secrets." Still, there would be many ways for them to learn "best practices" from other business professionals.
Meanwhile, elementary students could create blogs about what they're learning in social studies across the globe. They could be virtually pen pals discussing and debating what happens in "social studies" classes in different countries.
High school students could use a tool like NoteMesh to organize and share their notes and prepare for tests. I can also seem them using CoverItLive for an online review session - with or without the teacher (virtually) present.
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Really interested to read your post. I have just co-edited a book called "Information Literacy meets Library 2.0" (Peter Godwin and Jo Parker : published by Facet in the UK) We have gathered together contributions from trend-setting librarians in Australia, UK, Canada and the US covering many of the Web 2.0 tools. Are continuing the book via blog "Information Literacy meets Library 2.0" (using Blogger)It is very encouraging to see how they are using them. I wold add that YouTube now contains many useful instruction videos for showing processes like databases and boolean searching and general ones that are great for sparking off discussion. Can't resist mentioning the wonderful cartoon US election video that you posted about recently - surely that could be good for getting certain points over too! Anyway thank you for making me laugh this morning!!
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