Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy: Methods to Engage a New Generation

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Main Author:	Behen, Linda D.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2006
Subjects:	Information Literacy Popular Culture Library Instruction Teaching Methods Adolescents High School Students Units of Study Information Needs Information Skills Library Services
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contents	Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy: Methods to Engage a New Generation Behen, Linda D. Information Literacy Popular Culture Library Instruction Teaching Methods Adolescents High School Students Units of Study Information Needs Information Skills Library Services Building on the information needs and the learning style preferences of today's high school students, the author builds a case for using pop culture (TV shows, fads, and current technology) to build integrated information skills lessons for students. Chapters include a rationale, a review of the current literature, and examples of units of study incorporating popular culture and technology. Following the Introduction, the Table of Contents lists the following chapters: (1) Today's Teens, Technology, and Pop Culture; (2) Why Does Library Instruction Have to Be Fun?; (3) Finding and Using Pop Culture in Our Library Instruction; (4) Putting the Cool into Your Library: Inspiring This Generation; (5) The Big Buy-in from Administration and Teachers; (6) Life in the Real World; (7) What They Need To Know; (8) Build Your Information Literacy Instruction With Pop Culture; and (9) Publicizing the Ultimate Library Program.
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spellingShingle	Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy: Methods to Engage a New Generation Behen, Linda D. Information Literacy Popular Culture Library Instruction Teaching Methods Adolescents High School Students Units of Study Information Needs Information Skills Library Services Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy: Methods to Engage a New Generation Behen, Linda D. Information Literacy Popular Culture Library Instruction Teaching Methods Adolescents High School Students Units of Study Information Needs Information Skills Library Services Building on the information needs and the learning style preferences of today's high school students, the author builds a case for using pop culture (TV shows, fads, and current technology) to build integrated information skills lessons for students. Chapters include a rationale, a review of the current literature, and examples of units of study incorporating popular culture and technology. Following the Introduction, the Table of Contents lists the following chapters: (1) Today's Teens, Technology, and Pop Culture; (2) Why Does Library Instruction Have to Be Fun?; (3) Finding and Using Pop Culture in Our Library Instruction; (4) Putting the Cool into Your Library: Inspiring This Generation; (5) The Big Buy-in from Administration and Teachers; (6) Life in the Real World; (7) What They Need To Know; (8) Build Your Information Literacy Instruction With Pop Culture; and (9) Publicizing the Ultimate Library Program.
title	Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy: Methods to Engage a New Generation
topic	Information Literacy Popular Culture Library Instruction Teaching Methods Adolescents High School Students Units of Study Information Needs Information Skills Library Services
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