Information fluency was a term that I had not heard of prior to reading these different websites. Internally, I knew what it meant, but I didn’t know there was a term to describe it until now. Information fluency is the ability to find, evaluate, and use digital technology efficiently and effectively. As pre-service teachers, information fluency is something we want to effectively teach our students.

Students have already begun to do this unconsciously. Students know how to “Google” things, as well as find more information on topics that interest them. What students may not know however, is how to research topics effectively and efficiently. When students begin to research, they often settle on the first link that may pop up in their key searches. They do not take the time to research some of the sources the author has used to produce the web page. If we can teach our students how to research properly, they will be able to obtain information fluency quickly.