March+1,+2011

Information Literacy - Encyclopedia Lesson (Lesson 1) Tuesday - March 1, 2011 Class Period Outline

1. Introduce students to a new information resource - the encyclopedia - using the Encyclopedia Power Point Presentation.

2. Class explores the elements unique to electronic encyclopedias using World Book Online. Class completes the "Encyclopedia Search: Hurricanes" worksheets and the "hurricane" online article.

Homework:
 * Complete the "Encyclopedia Search: Hurricanes" worksheet using World Book Online.
 * Class meets in the Media Center Computer Lab tomorrow.
 * Complete missing assignments.
 * Encyclopedia Quiz - Friday, March 4th