Info Skills

21st Century Skills:

Educating Students for Today and Tomorrow

In the Information Age it is increasingly important for students to be able to efficiently and effectively access, analyze, evaluate and apply information to solve problems inside and out of the classroom. Although the Internet has placed an ever-expanding array of information at our fingertips it has also created new educational challenges — Internet security, privacy, access and the accuracy of online information to name a few. The ease with which information is made available electronically can lull students into using and believing the first piece of information found online. The Internet also adds a new dimension to academic integrity. Stories of inadvertent plagiarism to the purchase of term papers online have made national headlines. As information users each one of us must be able to decipher fact from fiction online while knowing how to maintain our privacy, security and integrity. These emerging issues, among others, have been the topics covered in the Information Skills course at The John Carroll School since its inception in 1999. The course is continually changing to adapt to the latest issues in information technology and media literacy. The course infuses national standards and proven strategies. To learn more, click on the links below: