Little RADCABing Hood: A Cautionary Tale for Young Researchers

Little RAD uses the RADCAB Rules to foil the wolf and arrive safely at her destination.The RADCAB acronym is an information literacy tool that helps students evaluate online information by applying the concepts of relevancy, appropriateness, detail, currency, authority and bias to their online information sources.

Karen Christensson received a B.S. in Education from the University of Kansas and a M.S. in Instructional Technology from Northern Illinois University. She is the school Library Media Specialist in a K-8 private school in Edina, Minnesota. She enjoys teaching her students how they can be smart users of information they find on the Internet. Karen walks to school each day but on some snowy winter days she puts on her snowshoes.