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Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about
Big6TM, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below
will get you started. These links are divided into the separate steps of the Big6TM
Information Problem-Solving Skills developed by Mike
Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz
.
General Internet Resources
- Schools,
Skills and Scaffolding on the Web - By Prof. Bernie Dodge, Ed Tech Department,
San Diego State University. Scaffolding essentially means doing some of the work
for the student who isn't quite ready to accomplish a task independently. Like
the supports that construction workers use on buildings, scaffolding is intended
to be temporary. It is there to aid the completion of a task and it is eventually
removed.
- AASL
Position Statement on Information Literacy - Scroll down to IV. Assessing
and Comprehending the Information.' Once potentially useful information has been
located, the student uses a screening process to determine the usefulness of the
information. The student will be able to: Skim and scan for major ideas; Recognize
errors in logic; Differentiate between cause and effect; Differentiate among fact,
opinion, propaganda, point of view, and bias, and so on. Don't overlook V. Interpreting
the Information!
- The
Historian's Sources: What are Primary Sources - Read the definition of primary
and secondary sources; then go to Analysis of Primary Sources to learn more.
Examples and Designing Activities
- Women
Pioneers in American Memory - Organized into 'Westward | Suffrage | The Struggle
for Equality | On the Job | Women Today.'
- Voices
from the Dust Bowl - What do you think of when you think of migrant workers
in California in the late 1990's? Compare your knowledge with the historic facts
of the 1940's What
did you do in the war, Grandma? - Check out these pages for interesting perspectives
on women's role during World War II.
- Big6 Resources:
Lessons - Big6 lesson plans linked from the official Big6 website.
- Information
Skills Proficiency Matrix - This 3 page matrix developed by Claire Simpson,
Moorestown Township Public Schools, breaks down the Big6 components and provides
examples of how they can be done in the classroom/library. (See also http://www.mtps.com/south/simpsonc/activity.htm'
for suggested activities for lesson plans.)
- Scope
and Sequence of Technology Skills - Here's a handy list of technology skills
that might be incorporated into elementary Big6 activities broken down by grade.
- AASL
Position Statement on Information Literacy - The purpose of this position
paper is to identify the key elements of information literacy and present a rationale
for integrating information literacy into all aspects of the K-12 and post-secondary
curriculum. Provides steps that represent the basic elements in an information
literacy curriculum.
- Bright
Bird: A Problem-Solving Allegory. - Created by the Redlands College Library
(Australia) this online PowerPoint presentation provides a simple example on the
use of Big6 to solve a problem (you'll also learn how to make a bird nest!)
- Online Research
Modules - Published online at From Now On (Vol 7|No 1|September|1997) by Jamie
McKenzie. Provides links to online research modules and guides for creating your
own.
- Big6
Assignment Organizer for Grades 7-12 - 15. A cool page that you can print
out: 'Fill out Big6 #1-5 before you begin to work on your assignment. Fill out
Big6 #6 before you turn in your assignment.' Created by Barbara A. Jansen, Librarian,
St. Andrew's Episcopal School (TX).
- Big6
Assignment Organizer for Grades 3-6 - 'Fill out Big6 #1-5 before you begin
to work on your assignment. Fill out Big6 #6 before you turn in your assignment.'
Author, Barbara A. Jansen. Geared for the lower grades.
- Information
Literacy Adventure - Breaks down the Big6 process into a series of events
in a hypothetical journey: The Forest of Understanding, Planning Path, Carry Out
Mountain, and Looking Back Peak. This attractive adventure was created by Aimee
Heinzel and Marlene Lazzara.
- Big6
Introduction (Slide Show) - A slide show with notes that covers each of the
Big6 steps. All materials copyright 1999 Link2Learn Information Tools for the
21st Century.
- Regarding
Research - A short and sweet guide to the research process using a Big6-like
approach. Includes helpful links on questions, essays, time management, etc.
- Big6
Skills Approach to Information Problem Solving (slide show) - A simple slide
show from Wenatchee (WA) School District on the Big6.
Task Definition
- Questioning Toolkit
- Published in From Now On,(Vol 7|No 3|November-December|1997), this article presents
a wide array of questions and their use in research and education. For example,
questions can be: Essential, Subsidiary, Hypothetical, Telling, Planning, Organizing,
Probing, Clarification, Strategic, Unanswerable, Irreverent, and so on.
- Questioning
Strategies - 'Knowing how to ask good questions enhances your comprehension
by focusing on main ideas and making connections among ideas.' Here are four kinds
of approaches--Memory, Convergent Thinking, Divergent Thinking, and Evaluative.
- INFORMATION
LITERACY SKILLS: WONDERING - From the ASSINIBOINE SOUTH SCHOOL DIVISION, provides
questions for students to ask themselves and then resources for Defining
the Need for Information.
Information Seeking Strategies / Location and Access
Use of Information / Synthesis
Evaluation
- 'Scary
Stories' Assessment - 1. Do you provide clear expectations of what's required
when submitting an assignment? Here is an example from Kathy Wortel, Mankato Schools
Information Literacy Curriculum Guidelines.
- Title/Teacher/Date
- Within this guide to using the Big6, is a simple online tool for evaluating
the Big6 process. I like the idea of laying out the steps and linking to support
pages. The eval tool could be repurposed to help students evaluate each step along
the way to see how well they meet assignment requirements. Page created by Patrick
Jones and Lynne Webb.
- Checklist
for an Informational Web Page - Compiled by: J. Alexander & M. A. Tate, Wolfgram-Memorial-Library,
this checklist provides specific questions to ask about authority, accuracy, objectivity,
currency, and coverage (scope). They also made a page that provides examples
of these concepts.
- Critical
Evaluation Surveys - Part of Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators, this page
provides a series of website evaluation surveys, one each at the elementary, middle,
and secondary school levels; as well as links to other eval resources.
- Assessment
Rubrics - Part of Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators, this page consists
of a collection of assessment rubrics for use on Web sites. Includes rubrics for
students, educators, links to articles, and rubrics for specific criteria such
as the cooperative learning, group presentations, lesson plans, multimedia, oral
presentations, portfolio, research papers, and more.
- Information Skills
- A rating scale which helps them assess how well students are performing on the
tasks associated with the Research Cycle created by the Oak Harbor (WA) Schools
and Jamie McKenzie.
- ASSINIBOINE
SOUTH SCHOOL DIVISION INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS: Checklists - From the ASSINIBOINE
SOUTH SCHOOL DIVISION (Canada), a checklist
for self-evaluating an assignment.
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