1. Low Cost (and No Cost!)
Technology Tools for
Information Literacy
Joe Hardenbrook Debbie Myers
Educational Technology Coordinator Instructional Services Coordinator
& Research/Instruction Librarian & Research/Instruction Librarian
Millikin University Millikin University
jhardenbrook@millikin.edu dmmyers@millikin.edu

2. Course Management System
 Moodle
 Open-Source System
 Scalable – small high schools to large
universities
 Moodle.org
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

3. What can Moodle do?
 Postings of handouts
 Forums (Discussion Boards)
 Assessment (Tests, Quizzes, Surveys)
 Portfolios
 Online Journaling
 Electronic submission of assignments
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

4. Moodle @ Millikin
 https://moodle.millikin.edu/
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

5. Tutorials
 Wink
 Open-Source (free!)
 Create tutorials, directions, etc…
 Add “call outs” (text) and/or narration
 Useful for “just in time” teaching or planned
exercises
 Sample Tutorial (Millikin I.T. Dept.)
 Academic Search Premier (Trinity Western)
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

6. Clickers
 AKA “personal response
systems,” “student response
systems”
 Poll students, get feedback, pose
review questions
 Some work in PowerPoint, some
outside
 Cost dependent upon size of
institution, type, integration, etc…
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

7. Online Web Activities
 Hot Potatoes
 Another freeware!
 Create different exercises: multiple choice,
short answer, crosswords
 Example Crossword
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

8. A “Low-Tech” Solution
 “READ” bookmarks
 Designed on Microsoft
Publisher
 Given to first-year writing
classes with library contact info
 Collaboration opportunity with
the First Year Experience
program
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

9. Bookmarks
 Adapted from Millikin’s
READ posters
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

10. Bibliography Tools
 NoodleBib
 Zotero
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

11. Google Scholar Greatness
 Google Scholar
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

12. Wikis and Blogs
 WordPress
 Blogger
 LiveJournal
 PB Wiki
 Media Wiki
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

13. …Other Helpful & Nice Links
 Intute
 LibraryInstruction.com
 Informationliteracy.com
 21st Century Information Fluency (IMSA)
 The Information Literacy Game (UNCG)
 library + instruction + technology
Low-Cost (and No Cost!) Technology Tools for Information Literacy

14. Comments
 Let’s talk about what you know!