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= 1.1.8 Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry. =

Maryland State Standards:
**Maryland State Curriculum School Library Media Grades 6-12**
 * Maryland State Curriculum School Library Media Grades PK-5 **

3. 2. Students will use non-print resources efficiently and effectively. 3. 3. Students will use computer/online/digital resources effectively and efficiently.

ISTE (NETS) 6. Students demonstrate a sound understanding technology of concepts, systems, and operations. Students: a. understand and use technology systems. b. select and use applications effectively and productively.

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Flanagan, Debbie. //Learn Web Skills, 2004.// 13 May 2010.

Debbie Flanagan, a training development specialist, created this website to walk users through major search engines like Google, AltaVista, and specialty databases. Some of this information is dated, but the techniques for formulating a research question, pulling out keywords, and using the Boolean method are useful.

Learning styles
Logical learners: this site would appeal to logical learners because of the way it is outlined and broken down into steps. Linguistic learners would enjoy reading the information. Intrapersonal learners will benefit from this site because they can learn by themselves and at their own pace.

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21st Century Information Fluency is a collaborative project between the US Department of Education and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy to research and develop training in the largely unexplored field of online information literacy. They created resources for educators and students to help them locate, evaluate and use information ethically and efficiently. The following two videos are examples of some of the resources they provide.

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Learning styles
Visual learners will like these videos, as will audio learners because the videos are narrated. Intrapersonal learners will like viewing these videos alone and processing the information solo.

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4 Teachers is a great website to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom. It offers a number of tools and resources including quizzes, rubrics and ready-to-use-web lessons. It offers professional development help with equity, ELL, technology planning and special-needs students. ======

Learning styles
This site covers various ideas and technologies and each could be applied to different intelligences.