Category Archives: Information Literacy

On My Mind: Information Literacy in the Design, Tinkering, and Building Process

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Two things crossed my desk this week that have been do-si-do’ing in my head. After a few years of seeing my information literacy work in one silo, my maker work in another, and my role as an instructor of contextual inquiry in … Continue reading →

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Oakland Schools K-5 Research Webinar

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Kristin Fontichiaro

**Update 10/17: You can now view the archived webinar here.** Howdy! We just wrapped up tonight’s webinar for Oakland Schools: Small Bites: Research in the K-5 Classroom. Once the daughter learns how to clothe herself in a fi reproof apron, … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: Why do librarians so often equate purchases with “better” information?

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Kristin Fontichiaro

From “Locating Infomation Literacy within Institutional Oppression” by Joshua Beatty on In The Library With The Lead Pipe, inspired by an outline by nina de jesus: Information today is largely a commodity. We have an internet that continually walls off portions: … Continue reading →

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Hello, Fort Bend ISD!

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Good morning! I’m delighted to be back in the Houston area this morning, this time with the librarians of Fort Bend ISD. Here are Thursday’s slides: Keynote: Librarians as Staff developers Breakout session: Elementary Inquiry (the Musical) Silagra cialis without prescription … Continue reading →

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MakerBridge & its founder Sharona Ginsberg featured in Publisher’s Weekly!

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Kristin Fontichiaro

As some of you know, I’m part of UMSI’s MakerBridge project (site, blog, Twitter), which connects librarians to maker ideas and fellow making librarians. We’re thrilled that our project founder and coordinator Sharona Ginsberg was featured in Publisher’s Weekly this … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews from SLJ

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Kristin Fontichiaro

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Are online journalists responsible for fact-checking? And more on “visual press releases”

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Kristin Fontichiaro

From Tuesday’s New York Times comes this article on truth, journalism, and online communication. An excerpt: Truth has never been an essential ingredient of viral content on the Internet … [D]igital news sites are increasingly blurring the line between fact … Continue reading →

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Longwood Summer Literacy Institute

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Kristin Fontichiaro

I am delighted to be speaking this morning at the Longwood Summer Literacy Institute at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. What a beautiful campus and town! It’s not every day you get to sleep a room with furniture once used … Continue reading →

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Free Book on Ed Tech Policies, Practices, Procedures

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Kristin Fontichiaro

On behalf of my co-teacher Jeff Stanzler, we are pleased to announce our yearlong ED 504 class project — a book for teachers about ed tech policies, practices, and procedures — has been published! We’re printing copies on our campus … Continue reading →

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Free Info Lit Modules from NoodleTools

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Yesterday, I received the press release below from the folks at NoodleTools. As we are just finishing up our information literacy course, and our students are about to share their own online info lit modules with one another, this was … Continue reading →

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