Jim Kotva Fall 2012
What is it? Information and technology literacy model and curriculum A set of basic, essential life skills An information problem-solving strategy
Task Definition What is the information problem? Define exactly what information is needed
Information Seeking Strategies Determine all the possible sources Pick the best possible sources
Location and Access Find sources Find information in the sources
Use of Information Engage Extract needed information
Synthesis Organize all the sources Present the information
Evaluation Judge the product Judge the process
Does It Work? Forces students to stop and think about the problem before diving in Focuses on using pertinent sources Can be used in the classroom or in the boardroom
My Two Cents Teach the steps early in students’ school career As problems get more complex, need to be able to adopt these same steps Perhaps the most difficult step is the first one, task definition.
BIG 6 LESSON PLAN Link This unit includes 5 lesson plans over a 2 week period. This specific unit involves 3 teachers in order to complete required tasks in three content areas: o Social Studies o Language Arts o Media/Technology Throughout the unit, the teacher is acting as: o Facilitator o Guide o Time keeper o Research assistant o Note: When I found this on the web I decided to use it because she was using this as her paper and I thought she did a great job constructing it.
Evaluation of Lesson Plan Set-up Each lesson plan contains a Big6 Step label. The label matches the activities within the lesson. Various Activities: o Journal Entries o Small/Whole group discussions o Cooperative learning and research o Google Docs o Bulletin Board designing o Presentations Lesson 1: Task Definition Lesson 2: 2 – Information Seeking Lesson 3: 3 – Location and Access Lesson 4: 3 – Location and Access 4 – Use of Information Lesson 5: 5 – Synthesis 6 – Evaluation
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Links to Big 6 Resources Lesson Plans Examples of Big6 L.P. Games Big6 Games Books Amazon: Big 6 Books