1. Students Online There are 10 million children online By the year 2005, there will be over 50 million children online 14% of people under 18 are currently online 32% of children between the ages of 16 and 17 spend five or more hours online per week

2. INFORMATION OVERLOAD! More information has been produced in the last 30 years than in the previous 5000 There is a new website every 4 seconds! World Wide Web is doubling every 90 days! This month, another 18 million people will go on line

3. THE BIG 6

4. THE BIG SIX #1 Task Definition Identify the information needed Define the problem “What do I need to do?”

5. INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES Brainstorming all possible resources Select the best resources “What can I use to find what I need?” THE BIG SIX #2

6. LOCATION & ACCESS Locate Sources Find information within sources “What can I use to find what I need?” THE BIG SIX #3

7. USE OF INFORMATION Engage (read, hear, view, or touch) Take out needed information “What information can I use?” THE BIG SIX #4

8. SYNTHESIS Organize information from multiple sources Present the results “How can I put my information together?” THE BIG SIX #5

9. EVALUATION Judge the results (effectiveness) Judge the process (efficiency) “How will I know if I did well?” THE BIG SIX #6

10. Define the Problem… “Given a five acre rectangular lot in the redevelopment area in a future city, develop a brief and focused engineering feasibility plan that will concentrate on the following elements: Availability of water and sewer utilities, Transportation access, and Soil analysis?” First piece of information I might need to find out is… “What is an engineering feasibility plan?” Identify the information needed… Task Definition THE BIG SIX #1 “What do I need to do?”

11. Dictionary Encyclopedia Dictionary.Com Thesaurus Text Book Dictionary.Com Brainstorming all possible resources Select the best resources THE BIG SIX #2 INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES “What can I use to find what I need?”

12. Define the Problem… “Given a five acre rectangular lot in the redevelopment area in a future city, develop a brief and focused engineering feasibility plan that will concentrate on the following elements: Availability of water and sewer utilities, Transportation access, and Soil analysis?” Identify the information needed… Transportation Access Water Utilities City Planning Citizens Needs Sewer Utilities THE BIG SIX #1 Task Definition

13. Brainstorming all possible resources Select the best resources THE BIG SIX #2 INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES