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UiaNgāPātai.co.nz UiaNgāPātai.co.nz supports the New supports the New Zealand curriculum by Zealand curriculum by teaching students the teaching students the information literacy information literacy skills to access quality skills to access quality informationinformation


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More than 10,000 More than 10,000 students worked students worked with librarians with librarians


How Do Librarians and Students Communicate?

• Chat on the left hand side of the screenChat on the left hand side of the screen

• Find websites together on the right hand Find websites together on the right hand side of the screenside of the screen



Lots of chat to teach students the skills to find quality websites


Information not Answers

Anyquestions.co.nz Operators:Anyquestions.co.nz Operators:

• Don’t provide answersDon’t provide answers

• Do provide a directed information literacy approachDo provide a directed information literacy approach

• Personalise learningPersonalise learning


What Are We Asked?

•How does media affect teenagers fahion preferences?How does media affect teenagers fahion preferences?

•Do you have a site that has real mermaid pictures on Do you have a site that has real mermaid pictures on them?them?

•How did people in the past know who came 1st 2nd or 3rd How did people in the past know who came 1st 2nd or 3rd in competitive swimming races when they didn't have in competitive swimming races when they didn't have stopwatches?stopwatches?

•Do Moreporks lay eggs?Do Moreporks lay eggs?

•Does caroline evers-swindell freak out before she Does caroline evers-swindell freak out before she competes?competes?


The student asked:The student asked:

““Why do they select their music?” Why do they select their music?”

Why the InformationLiteracy Approach?

The real question:The real question:

““Why do people like the music they listen to?”Why do people like the music they listen to?”


Ken: Okay Tania what search terms could you put into Ken: Okay Tania what search terms could you put into google for that question? google for that question?

TaniaTania : Human rights abuses of Slavery in America??? : Human rights abuses of Slavery in America???

Ken: Let’s try slavery+human rights abuse. See the Ken: Let’s try slavery+human rights abuse. See the results? results?

How to Search Effectively


Cat: How does this look? Bec: good, but what does defined doctrines and adopted policies mean in simple form? Cat: Let me show you something really smart with google that helps you understand words Bec: ok Cat: If there is a word you don't understand type the word "DEFINE" then the word. Let me show youBec: okCat: Then search and bingo you get these web definitions Cat: Cool eh? Bec: cool!Cat: I use it all the time Bec: I will too now

How to Search Effectively


Annie:Annie: One is the New Zealand Book Council site. One is the New Zealand Book Council site. You'll have to read through to find the awards: You'll have to read through to find the awards: http://www.http://www.bookcouncilbookcouncil.org..org.nznz/writers//writers/mahymmahym.html.html

Annie:Annie: There's also the Storylines organisation profile: There's also the Storylines organisation profile: http://www.storylines.org.http://www.storylines.org.nznz/author_details.asp?author_id=18/author_details.asp?author_id=18

Annie:Annie: And Christchurch City Libraries has an awards And Christchurch City Libraries has an awards page on her, too: page on her, too: http://http://christchurchcitylibrarieschristchurchcitylibraries.com/.com/MargaretMahyMargaretMahy/Awards//Awards/

Recommending Quality Websites

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http://www.storylines.org.nz/author_details.asp?author_id=18



http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/MargaretMahy/Awards/






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• User friendly tag cloud of keywordsUser friendly tag cloud of keywords

• Other search optionsOther search options

• Hot topics pageHot topics page

• Students can add their own tags and commentsStudents can add their own tags and comments

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