SSKS – Digital Literacy

Knowledge,Skills,andBehavioursusedinsearching

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• All I need is ?

• Can I trust the information I have found?

• How to search for information

• Techniques for smarter searching

• Tools for sharing your findings

Create Search Terms

• Understand question or search requirement

• Formulate search terms from this

Using Google

• Type’ advanced search’ into the address bar

UsingthesearchtermsDrugs,“familyincrisis”,andsubstancemisuseORabuseseewhatresourcesarereturnedbythis.PlayaboutwiththevariousopFonsavailabletogenerateamanageableamountofresourcesrelevanttoyourareaofpracFceusingthelimitersandbooleanoperatorsavailable.

Evaluating Information

• Quality assure the information or resources found

Ø What

Ø Who

Ø When

Ø Do you know your URLs? – Do activity sheet

•  ie The National Elf Society (discussion)

Evaluating Information Activity

•  URLs

hHps://www.strath.ac.ukh7p://www.gov.scot

hHp://www.harvard.edu h7ps://www.govt.nz

Evaluating Information

•  URLs

hHps://www.strath.ac.ukh7p://www.gov.scot

hHp://www.harvard.edu h7ps://www.govt.nzhHpsisthemoresecureversionofhHp

‘hHp’iscomputercodeusedtoloadwebpages

AcademicinsFtuFon(UK)

EducaFonalinsFtuFon(non-UK)

GovernmentinformaFon

LocaFon,e.g.NewZealand

Social Services Knowledge Scotland

www.SSKS.org.uk

@SSKS_online

What is SSKS?

•  SocialServicesKnowledgeScotland• AnonlineresourceforsocialcarepracFFoners•  FindinformaFonandlearningmaterialstosupportyourpracFce•  SubscripFons• Developedin2008inpartnershipbetweenNHSEducaFonforScotlandandIRISS

• PoweredbytheKnowledgeNetwork,thenaFonalonlineknowledgeserviceforhealthandsocialcare

Library Searching

• The ability to search for and find the right resource is a skill

which has to be developed through experience

• As does the building up of digital skills using the digital library

platform

• Various ways to search within any library

• Do Activity Sheet

Combining Results

• How do you then organise all which you have found to ensure

ease of repeated access

• Bookmarks/Favourites

• Save & Share Facility

• Others??

Sharing Knowledge

•  How do you share the knowledge or resources you have found?

•  Knowledge Hub

•  People Connect

•  Community of Practice

•  Newsletters

•  Social media

•  Poster/Flyer

•  App

•  Pathway

Diigo

Go to www.diigo.com

Diigo – Sharing with Others

Go to www.diigo.com

Symbaloo

Go to www.symbaloo.com

Contact Details

• Website: www.ssks.org.uk•  Email: ssks@nes.scot.nhs.uk•  TwiHer: @SSKS_online• Myemail: Kirsty.ross@nes.scot.nhs.ukPleaseleaveFeedback:h7p://?nyurl.com/sskstraining