InfoZone

I        .     Developer

       The Assiniboine South School Division of Winnipeg, Canada 

II.         Definition

       This was one of the first websites that incorporated an information process model and made use of web resources. 

III.         Component Parts

1) WONDERING:  Defining the Need for Information·       

2) SEEKING:  Locating and Accessing Resources ·       

3) CHOOSING: Understanding and Appraising Information

4) CONNECTING:  Organizing Information

5) PRODUCING:  Communicating the Information

6) JUDGING:  Evaluating the Process and the Product

IV          Advantages and Disadvantages

                                    The advantages are:  (a) students are given the opportunity to think about things that relevant them (b) students seek information from reliable sources (c) students choose information that pertain to their topic (d) students connect the information to real life experiences (e) students produce information that can communicate their knowledge of the topic and (f) students assess their product by checking a variety of sources.   The only disadvantage would be the lack of time, materials, and access to information need to thoroughly use the method.

V.         Implications for the Library Media Center

             The InfoZone model of inquiry will help produce students who are able to access information by following simple steps.  Students will become more information  literate and better users of information in other areas of their lives.

        Five Web Sites

       http://virtualinquiry.com/inquiry/infozone.htm   

h    http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Information_Literacy_in_the_K12_Classroom/Chapter_2

http://www.questioning.org/rcycle.html

ht    http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/tornado.html

h      http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/toolkits/tk_resources.cfm?tk_id=81