How to Make Banana Splits

The Big6:

An Information and Technology Literacy Model

(Presentation by Tanja Galetti)

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Would you like a Banana Split?

• Do you have to complete an assignment for school?

• Do you want to buy a new pair of shoes?

• Do you want to eat a Banana Split?

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Big6

What is the Big6?

• Information and technology literacy model and curriculum

• Information problem-solving strategy

• Developed by Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz in 1987

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1. Task Definition

• Define the problem

• Identify the information needed

(Text: Eisenberg, 2007)

• We want to eat a Banana Split.

• Shall we buy it or make it ourselves?

• If we make it ourselves, which ingredients do we need?

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2. Information Seeking Strategies

• Determine all possible sources

• Select the best sources

(Text: Eisenberg, 2007)

• For the recipe: cookbooks, online recipes, an expert

• For the ingredients: shopping mall, market

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3. Location and Access

• Locate sources

• Find information within the sources

(Text: Eisenberg, 2007)

• Go to the Internet, library, supermarket

• Chose the items needed (recipe and ingredients)

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4. Use of Information

• Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)

• Extract relevant information

(Text: Eisenberg, 2007)

• Take the ingredients from the shopping bag, study them carefully and read the recipe

• Open containers to take out the ice-cream and peel the bananas

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5. Synthesis

• Organize from multiple sources

• Present the information

(Text: Eisenberg, 2007)

• Make the Banana Split

• Present the Banana Split, share and eat it!

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6. Evaluation

• Judge the product (effectiveness)

• Judge the process (efficiency)

(Text: Eisenberg, 2007)

• How did it look like?

How did it taste?

• Would I do anything different next time?

Which problems did I encounter?

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Quiz: Are you ready for the Big6?

1. Task Definition

2. Information Seeking

Strategies

3. Location & Access

4. Use of Information

5. Synthesis

6. Evaluation

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The Big6…

… the strategy that helps you solve any problem in just six steps!

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Big6

Reference List

Eisenberg, Michael B. (2007, October 9). What is the Big6. Retrieved January 27, 2009, from http://www.big6.com/what-is-the-big6/

Little, Tammi. (2001, November 29). Big6 »Blog Archive« Banana Splits (Grades 3 - 12). Retrieved January 27, 2009, from http://www.big6.com/2001/11/29/banana-splits-grades-3-12/

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