Information Fluency is a structured process to cut through info-whelm and gather good data. We are going to look at a topic and see if we can use the Information Fluency steps to gather good quality information.
Vocabulary in this post:
- Info-whelm – being overwhelmed with information
- Structured process – steps to do something
- Topic – main idea
- Fluency – being so good at something that it is automatic
- Acquire – get something
- Analyze – see if something is good or bad
A great Wonder question is something ungoogleable. In order to answer the question, though, you can ask sub questions to help you answer your essential question.
What would President trumps Mars colony look like?
What critical questions could we ask to get at the answer?
ASK: In groups of 3-4, create 5 or 6 good questions that would help you understand what we need to know to make an accurate statement about climate change.
Acquire: Click this link to the site: A Weatherman Reveals Climate Truths
Find the answers to your questions.
ANALYZE: Do you agree with Meteorologist Joe Bastardi’s opinion on Climate Change?
What can you state to defend your opinion?
Evaluation Guide For Online Resources by Sean Robinson
Search for Climate Change and find the article: “Climate Change: How Lucky Do You Feel?” by Ronald Bailey. Scan the article for 5 minutes and discuss the perspective given by this article.
APPLY: adding pictures to a post
Royalty Free images from Pexels
ASSESS: What did you do well and what could you have improved upon
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Ask – The critical questions I researched to answer my fundamental question?
- What are some of the popular climate conspiracy theories?
- What leads to climate confusion?
- How do conspiracy theories spread?
- Why do climate conspiracies surface?
- What is the best way to deal with misinformation?
Acquire – The digital tools that I used
- Gale Engage Learning
- Pexels
- Creative Commons
- Citation Machine
Analyze – Here is how I got my information and cited my sources.
The process I used to create my Sway was to use a notetaking document to keep track of my sources. I made sure that I didn’t copy from any of them but put relevant information in my own words. I used this document to make my Sway. I gathered pictures from share-friendly sources and cited all my sources.
Assess – Here is how the product and process went.
Regarding my product, I could have had more content in my Sway. It is complete but could use some more details. Regarding the information fluency process, I followed the process completely and found that it really helped me understand climate confusion. I think this will help me complete other projects but also help me do quality research in the future.