Open AccessKindergarteners building a library of their own
Author(s) -
Hilde Terese Drivenes Moore,
Irene Trysnes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of information literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 1750-5968
DOI - 10.11645/15.3.2825
Subject(s) - information literacy , digital literacy , class (philosophy) , action research , citizen journalism , computer science , literacy , action (physics) , mathematics education , participatory action research , pedagogy , sociology , multimedia , world wide web , psychology , artificial intelligence , physics , quantum mechanics , anthropology
This study investigates how children can develop information literacy (IL) skills even before they learn how to read and write. In the project we used a combination of participatory observation and action research-inspired trialling of digital tools. Kindergarteners were given iPads and access to the app Book Creator to create their own digital stories. The electronic books were gathered and made available to the other children in the class, making a custom local digital library for the kindergarten. This article suggests a new way of considering IL as an emergent literacy, or even perhaps emergent information literacy.