The Big6:The Big6:Information & Information &
Technology Skills Technology Skills
for Student for Student SuccessSuccess
(Day 2)(Day 2)
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A Little About MeA Little About MeEducator, 26 years (Grades K-8)LMT at intermediate school (7-8)
that now has over 700 students carrying laptop computers to school
Big6 user and trainer - 11 yearsCoordinator, Online high school and
Teaching American HistoryHistory Day coach
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A Little About YouA Little About You
Librarians (+20, 15-20, 10-15, less 5)
What did you used to teach?Subjects (history, English, science,
math, special ed, admin/resource teachers, library, other?)
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My ThoughtsMy Thoughts
In an information rich society, you need more trained professionals
Students NEED trained teachers and professionals to guide them in how to use information – both print and digital
More critical to have trained teachers guiding students in the use of information than ever before
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The Big 6 - It’s all about…The Big 6 - It’s all about…
The use of informationOrganizing informationSifting informationProducing quality informationTeaching kids how to do this so
they achieve!
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Big6 QuizBig6 Quiz
Your resultsWhy the Big6?How would you explain the
Big6?Application in variety of areasWhat did you learn from Bob?
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Others Thoughts from Others Others Thoughts from Others About Information…About Information…
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Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
Information is the currency of democracy.
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Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan
Information is the oxygen of the modern age.
It seeps through the walls topped by barbed
wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.
– June 14, 1989
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Timothy LearyTimothy Leary
In the information age, you don’t teach philosophy
as they did after feudalism. You perform
it. If Aristotle were alive
today he’d have a talk show.
- Feb 1989
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Pauline KaelPauline KaelArt Critic Art Critic
Newsweek/The New YorkerNewsweek/The New Yorker
In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of
information. The rest is advertising.
- 1973
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OpportunityOpportunity
Calvin and Hobbes cartoon– “Then forget it!”
BC cartoon: “Define Learn”
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Why do this?Why do this?
To meet the needs of the teachers and students in our schools … and guide them in acquiring the information literacy skills they need…at any time, from any where.
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Goals for TodayGoals for TodayReview the Big6.Focus on the “Micro” (Bob did
the Macro)– Lesson Planning.– How does it look in every day use?
Write Big6 lessons that fit your subject.
Integrate the Big6 with the web
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Big6 Plan of Action /Big6 Plan of Action /Implementation HandoutImplementation Handout
Identify what you already doIdentify what you would like
to doPossible collaborators (name
the teachers)
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1. Task Definition1. Task Definition
2. Info Seeking Strategies2. Info Seeking Strategies
3. Location & Access3. Location & Access
4. Use of Information4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation6. Evaluation
Information & Technology Literacy
The Big6™
Skills
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“ To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and
have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the
needed information.”
American Library Association (1989)
Information LiteracyInformation Literacy
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Information Literacy and the Big6…Information Literacy and the Big6…A little historyA little history
1436 - Printing Press 1776 – Declaration of Independence 1803 - 1806 – Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark; 1860-1864 – Civil War 1917 – World War I 1941 – World War II 1972 – First personal computer 1974 – The term “information literacy” first used 1980 – Internet 1987 – Big6 Framework Published 1992 – World Wide Web
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Big6 Translates Information Big6 Translates Information Literacy Skills Literacy Skills
into Systematic Stagesinto Systematic Stages
“ Simple yet complex.”
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The Super 3
The Big6 SkillsThe Big6 Skills
InfoInfoLitLit
Handbook p. 33
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Big6 Practice – Big6 HandbookBig6 Practice – Big6 Handbook
Pages: 42-45 Pages: 42-45
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The Big6 Card ActivityThe Big6 Card Activity
Acronym: TILUSETTask DefinitionIInformation Seeking
StrategiesLLocation and AccessUUse of InformationSSynthesisEEvaluation
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BREAKBREAK
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Group Big6 LessonGroup Big6 Lesson
Discuss the Big6 homework you completed for Bob – How did it work?– How would you compare the
same lesson without using the Big6?
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Group Big6 LessonGroup Big6 Lesson
Note: A Big6 lesson usually focuses on one stage of the Big6– E.g. Science research
projectDevelop a Big6 Lesson
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Read Around p. 71 - 72
Instructional Design and PlanningInstructional Design and PlanningMicro and MacroMicro and Macro
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• Context: the process information problem solving - the Big6
• Context: technology in context technology within the process
• Context: curriculum real needs in real situations assignments: papers, reports, projects skills x unit matrix
Implementation StrategiesImplementation Strategies
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Big 6 –Going to the moviesBig 6 –Going to the movies
An implementation strategy…visiting classrooms – use Big6 Bookmark
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View your existing units and lessons in relation to the Big6.
Explain assignments in a Big6 perspective.
Focus on different Big6 stages with different lessons.
Examples?
Micro Planning - GuidelinesMicro Planning - Guidelines
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““Big Juicies”Big Juicies”p. 106p. 106
Important units in the curriculum:have a longer durationreach many studentsinvolve a report, project, or productuse multiple resourcesinvolve a range of teaching
methods
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Macro Planning – p. 151-163Macro Planning – p. 151-163
Schoolwide – librarian’s job In groups:
– what are the “big juicies” in your school?
On your own – (implementation ideas)
– Think about your school– Jot down 5 “big juicies” for fall and
spring – any subject/any teacher
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Standardized Testing in Georgia?Standardized Testing in Georgia?
Grade levels? Subjects?
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Standardized TestingStandardized Testing
How does information literacy and the Big6 fit into testing?
Handbook p. 136-137 – homework organizer
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CartoonCartoon
“ Our teacher is getting smarter…yesterday she gave us homework we couldn’t even find on the Internet.”
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Today, the amount of information in the world doubles every two years.
In the year 2010, it is predicted that the amount of information will double every 72 hours.
Background StatisticsBackground StatisticsInformationInformation
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Background StatisticsBackground StatisticsInternetInternet
According to a recent UCLA study (2003):– Internet use at every age continues to
increase – and in some age ranges, access approaches 100 percent.
– http://www.ccp.ucla.edu/pages/internet-report.asp
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UCLA Internet Report. http://www.ccp.ucla.edu/pages/internet-report.asp
Ages 12-18
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Internet Users By StatesInternet Users By States
•A Nation Online: Entering the Broadband Age. •U.S. Department of Commerce. September 2004.
October 2003
Over 70% (6)60% to 70% (25)50% to 60% (18)Less than 50% (1)
September 2001
Over 70% (1)60% to 70% (23)50% to 60% (22)Under 50% (4)
Oct 2003Sept 2001
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Background StatisticsBackground StatisticsChildren and InternetChildren and Internet
Three-fourths of all U.S. kids ages 12 to 17 go online several times each week (17 million).
Cyber Dialogue. July, 2001, www.pewinternet.org
Currently 88 million offspring ages 0-20 in U.S. Tapscott (1998). Growing Up Digital .
More school-age children in the nation use computers at school than at home. Newburger (2001). Home Computers and Internet Use in the United States:
August 2000. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, August 2000.
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National Ed Tech Plan 2004National Ed Tech Plan 2004
Internet Use is growing the fastest among children, ages 2-5. (2002 UCLA Internet Report)
1999 NCES Report:– 72 percent of all first graders used a
home computer on a weekly basis during the summer
– 97 percent of kindergarteners had access to a computer at school or home
– www.nationaledtechplan.org
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National Ed Tech Plan 2004National Ed Tech Plan 2004
Teens spend more time online using the Internet than watching television.
94 percent of online teens use the Internet for school-related research.
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In a study of 500 Web sites used by Colorado high school students to do research, only 27% of the
sites were judged to be reliable for academic research!
Ebersol, Samuel, “Uses and Gratifications of the Web among Students,” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 6(1): September 2000, www.ascusc.org/jcmc/vol6/issue1/ebersole.html
Challenge: QualityChallenge: Quality
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Internet “Blogs”Internet “Blogs”The number of “web logs” or blogs
is doubling in size every 6 months.Now, more than 7.8 million blogs.Check out MySpace.com or
Xanga.com for teen blogs. MySpace gets twice the number of daily
hits than Google
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Digital kids and Analog Adults
Digital kids and Analog Adults
The world we live in…The world we live in…
Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants
Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants
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High school students today:first generation to grow up on the Internet
Students internalize technology use, while adults have to adopt it
Children and Internet: Children and Internet: The FactsThe Facts
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The Solution?The Solution?
Don’t use technology or the Internet?
Discourage Web Use? Filtering?
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Alternative SolutionsAlternative Solutions
To focus on processprocess as well as content – Information Literacy!– Discriminating users of
information.– Learn essential information &
technology skills!– The Big6!
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Implementation: CONTEXT!!Implementation: CONTEXT!!
WARNING! WARNING! Teaching information & Teaching information &
technology skills out technology skills out of context of context isis
hazardous to your hazardous to your students’ health.students’ health.
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Technology – Out of Context (p. 57)Technology – Out of Context (p. 57)
• Multimedia production (PowerPoint)
• ftp• Programming
• Instant Messaging
• HTML• Telnet
• Algorithms
• Video production
• E-Mail • Word processing
• Group discussion
• Use of operating systems
• Statistical analysis presentation
• Database management systems
• CAD/CAM
• Copy/paste
• Web page design
• Graphics
• Chat
• Web browsing
• Electronic indexes
• Web searching• Online catalogs
• Electronic spreadsheets
• Upload/download
• Spell/grammar check
• Brainstorming software• PDAs
• Inspiration
• Hyperstudio
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E-Mail Word processing Group discussion Online catalogs Electronic indexes Web browsing Web searching Electronic
spreadsheets Upload/download HTML Spell/grammar
check Brainstorming
software PDAs Video production Algorithms Instant Messaging
Multimedia production (PowerPoint, Hyperstudio)
ftp Chat Graphics Database
management Inspiration Use of operating
systems Web page design Copy/paste Statistical analysis
presentation CAD/CAM Telnet Programming
Better, But Still Out of ContextBetter, But Still Out of Context
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Technology in Context! Technology in Context! (p. 62)(p. 62)TASK DEFINITION
e-mail, online discussions (listservs, newsgroups), chat, video conferencing, desktop conferencing, groupware, brainstorming software, Inspiration, instant messaging
INFO SEEKING STRATEGIES
online catalogs, info retrieval, electronic resources (CD-ROMs nets), WWW/net resources, Q&A services (AskERIC), online discussion groups (listservs)
LOCATION & ACCESS
online catalogs, electronic indexes, WWW browsers, search engines (Yahoo, Alta Vista, Lycos, WebCrawler), AskERIC,, telnet, ftp, e-mail
USE OF INFORMATION
upload/download, word processing, copy-paste, Inspiration, outliners, spreadsheets, databases (for analysis of data), statistical packages
SYNTHESIS
word processing, dtp, graphics, spreadsheets, data base systems, Inspiration, hypermedia, presentation software, down/up load, ftp, e-journals, listservs, newsgroups, Web page authoring (HTML)
EVALUATIONspell/grammar checkers, e-mail, online discussions (listservs, newsgroups), chat, desktop conferencing, groupware
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Technology & EducationTechnology & Education
Information technology fundamentally affects every
aspect of education—because learning &
teaching are fundamentally
information-based.
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Practice: TechnologyPractice: Technologyin a Big6 Context – p. 58in a Big6 Context – p. 58
Related Big6:
•synthesisRelated electronic technologies:
• paint, draw, graphics, video and photo-editing
Baseline technology:
• colored pencils
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Practice: TechnologyPractice: Technologyin a Big6 Contextin a Big6 Context
• highlighting
Related Big6:
• use of information
Related electronic technologies:
• copy/paste, download, file transfer; highlight
Baseline technology:
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Exercise: TechnologyExercise: Technologyin a Big6 Contextin a Big6 Context
Baseline technology:
– magazines and books
Related Big6:
– information seeking strategies,
–use of informationRelated electronic technologies:
– full-text electronic resources, CD-ROMs, WWW sites, databases
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Baseline technology:
– pen and paperRelated Big6:
– synthesis –use of information
Related electronic technologies:
– word processing, desktop publishing, multimedia, presentation software, web page authoring
Exercise: TechnologyExercise: Technologyin a Big6 Contextin a Big6 Context
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Exercise: TechnologyExercise: Technologyin a Big6 Contextin a Big6 Context
Baseline technology:
– face-to-face meetingRelated Big6:
– TILUSE
Related electronic technologies:
– e-mail, listservs , video conferencing, discussion boards, chat
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The Bottom LineThe Bottom Line
Use of the Big6
Effective users of information (information literacy)
Better jobs
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Before Lunch ThoughtBefore Lunch Thought
"There are two fundamental equalizers in life:
the Internet and education."-John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems, 1999
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LUNCHLUNCH
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Georgia Learning ConnectionGeorgia Learning Connection
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/homepg.htm
Is it used?Consider it from the information
literacy or Big6 perspectiveBuild “Big6” lesson plans for all
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Schoolwide ImplementationSchoolwide Implementation
“ Implementation Ideas”What needs to happen?How do you want to do this?Where does it fit?
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SummarySummary Information-rich and complex world. Information & technology literacy –
essential skills for the information age. The Big6 – powerful approach to
information literacy – can implement immediately.
Technology – gains meaning if learned and used in a Big6 context.
Fully integrates with the classroom: 1+1=1.
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Big6 Turbo ToolsBig6 Turbo Tools
TurboTools guides students--from start to finish--through the Big6 process to create projects and complete assignments of all types, including research papers and book reports.
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Big6 Web WorkBig6 Web Work Information Seeking Activity
– Search the Web Webquest Explore the Big6 Website
– Big6 Treasure Hunt Identify Big6 Correlated Web sites you
can use– Location and Access
Share with Group– Synthesis
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Big6 Workshop EvaluationBig6 Workshop Evaluation
Evaluation Time
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Implementation: CONTEXT!!Implementation: CONTEXT!!
WARNING! WARNING! Teaching information & Teaching information &
technology skills out technology skills out of context of context isis
hazardous to your hazardous to your students’ health.students’ health.
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Think Big(6)!
This is really
important!!!Think Big(6)!
This is really
important!!!
Call to ActionCall to Action
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All Big6 resources available from:
Linworth [email protected]
www.big6.comwww.big6.com
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