Information Literacy: Navigating & Evaluating Today's Media

by Sara Armstrong

Published by Shell Education, 2008

In this information age, we all need strategies that help us critically evaluate all the data that comes at us every day. This updated second edition explores information sources such as television and websites, topics such as visual literacy, copyright, website evaluation, and asking good questions, as well as briefly examining Web 2.0 tools and project-based learning as ways through which we can help students harness information and share knowledge. Examples, activities, and suggested resources are included.

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Snapshots!

"The Power of Storytelling in Education" in Snapshots! Educational Insights from the Thornburg Center, edited by Sara Armstrong

Published by Starsong Publications, 2003

One of a number of articles, Sara's piece provides an introduction to storytelling in the classroom.

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Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age

Edited by Sara Armstrong

Published by The George Lucas Educational Foundation and Jossey-Bass, 2002

A collection of articles first published on the GLEF Web site, this book includes a CD-ROM with video segments for selected articles.

Connections

A digital story by Sara Armstrong, 2003

Sara and her students participated in an interactive book talk with a school 200 miles away, using 300 baud modems, early in the days of computers in schools.