• LMS works with all content area teachers and all students

• LMS works with students in a problem solving curriculum

• LMS is experienced in infusing technology throughout the curriculum

• LMS is interested in helping teachers teach

• We call this "the information perspective," and it means that library media specialists look at curriculum, assignments, and learning in terms of the information resources, processes, and technologies required for student success.

• Library media professionals have tried to teach students to consider the information resources they need and then to use the appropriate access technology to find resources and information.

• Library Media Specialists of the future will need to wear many professional hats. These roles include four basic categories: teacher, instructional partner, information specialist, and program administrator.

• The changing role of technology in education will increase opportunities for information literacy educators. As technology becomes more prevalent in learning and teaching, there is even a greater need for information, library, and technology work in schools.

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Examples: Discovery Lab

Examples: Ellis Island

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• This means that school library media specialists should not be cloistered within the walls of the library and within the constraints of scheduled library time.

• Beyond the school environment, students will need to make library skills part of their daily lives. Information problem-solving skills help students on a daily basis.

• Information resources exist inside and outside the library.

• Students need to master the information literacy skills they will use in everyday life.

• The idea that information is everywhere is a basic premise of information literacy