The Big6: Information & Technology Skills

The Big6:The Big6:Information & Information &

Technology Skills Technology Skills

Rob [email protected]

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A Little About MeA Little About Me Clovis, CA – Central California 20 year old daughter – in college Educator, 32 years (Grades K-8) Big6 user and trainer - 15 years Principal, Clovis Online School


A Little About YouA Little About You

Big6 Slip of paper– Your Name– What you do

Big6 Stage you haveReview of consensograms


Goals for TodayGoals for Today

Increase your knowledge of the Big6

Plan some Big6 activities to use in the next several months

Design the plan to integrate the Big6 into your daily teaching and learning and into the fabric of your school


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 and teacher-librarians guiding students in the use of information than ever before!


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.


The Big 6 - It’s all about…The Big 6 - It’s all about…The use of informationOrganizing informationSifting/Evaluating reliability

of informationProducing quality informationTeaching kids how to do this so

they better achieve!(More challenging in digital age)


Big6 Pre-WorkshopBig6 Pre-WorkshopSurvey Results – Jan 2009Survey Results – Jan 2009

Want a consistent research methodLooking for innovative ideasIt will be beneficial for all to be

using the same terminology in reference to researching

Projects listed: California Research Project, Faraway places, American colonization and Powhatan tribe


Big6 Pre-WorkshopBig6 Pre-WorkshopSurvey Results – Jan 2010Survey Results – Jan 2010

What I want to gain from this workshopWhat I want to gain from this workshop

Better understanding of how to incorporate it in second grade

Continuity across grade levels for teaching study skills Learn more about integration into my computer class Gain new insights To better coordinate the 5th and 6th grade writing

programs. User friendly tools for KIDS/focus on KIDS and THEIR

desire for the research What else?


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

Quick Review: The Big6™


What makes the Big6 work What makes the Big6 work or not work? or not work?

(evaluation/reflection)(evaluation/reflection)

Big6 Post-it activityOne post-it for each idea

Ways the Big6 is being used

Reasons why the Big6 is not being used


Survey Results:Survey Results:How I have used the Big6 How I have used the Big6

California Research Project/ Four Regions of California group projects/ Independent Study projects

Collaborative poetry lesson with library Miss Rumphius Research Project Research project Others?


Survey Results:Survey Results:Spring Teaching UnitsSpring Teaching Units

A lesson in the library California research projects Archaeology Unit Family Tree American Indian tribe research project Native American research project in

3rd grade Others?



How to incorporate it in second grade Continuity across grade levels for teaching study

skills Learn more about integration into my

computer class To better coordinate the 5th and 6th grade writing

programs. User friendly tools for KIDS/focus on KIDS and THEIR



Reviewing the Big6Reviewing the Big6


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


The Big6 Card ActivityThe Big6 Card Activity

Acronym: TILUSETTask DefinitionIInformation Seeking

StrategiesLLocation and AccessUUse of InformationSSynthesisEEvaluation


The Super 3The Super 3p. 20-25p. 20-25

Beginning - Plan

You are the main character in a story…

Middle - Do

End - Review


The Super 3The Super 3









The Big6™

Skills


The Big6: Non-LinearThe Big6: Non-Linear

TDTD

L&AL&A

UIUI

ISSISS

SS

EE


The Big6: Not LinearThe Big6: Not LinearTDTD

L&AL&A

UIUI

SS

EE

ISSISS

EE

L&AL&AUIUI

UIUI

ISSISS

SS

SS

SS


The Big6: Not LinearThe Big6: Not Linear

Task Definition

Information Seeking

Strategies

Location and Access

Information Use

Synthesis

Evaluation


Curriculum

Curriculum - Big6 IntegrationCurriculum - Big6 Integration

Big6IntegratedProgram


Big6 Practice – Big6 HandbookBig6 Practice – Big6 Handbook

Pages: 42, 43, 44 Pages: 42, 43, 44


The Super 3 Research SongThe Super 3 Research SongBy Michelle Rosen and Debra HalabisBy Michelle Rosen and Debra Halabis

(Sung to the tune of B-I-N-G-O)

When I need to do research,I have three steps to help me.

Plan, Do and Review,Plan, Do and Review,Plan, Do and Review,

It’s called the Super3™.









The Big6™

Skills


Okay,but what about

technology?

Technology and the Big6 (p. 57)Technology and the Big6 (p. 57)


Alternative SolutionsAlternative Solutions

To focus on processprocess as well as content – Information Literacy!– Discriminating users of

information.– Learn essential information &

technology skills!– The Big6!



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.


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


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


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


The Bottom LineThe Bottom Line

Use of the Big6

Effective users of information (information literacy)

Better jobs


BREAKBREAK



How to incorporate it in second grade Continuity across grade levels for teaching study

skills Learn more about integration into my

computer class To better coordinate the 5th and 6th grade

writing programs. User friendly tools for KIDS/focus on KIDS and THEIR



Group Big6 LessonGroup Big6 Lesson

Note: A Big6 lesson usually focuses on one or two stages of the Big6– E.g. Science research

projectDevelop a Big6 Lesson


Work TimeWork Time

Identify one lesson/unit. Create the “implementation” plan.

Handbook, p. 58, 59Handbook, p. 74, 75, 76Complete page 77


Sharing TimeSharing Time



How to incorporate it in second grade Continuity across grade levels for teaching

study skills Learn more about integration into my computer

class To better coordinate the 5th and 6th grade writing

programs. User friendly tools for KIDS/focus on KIDS and

THEIR desire for the research What else?


Schoolwide ImplementationSchoolwide Implementation

“Implementation Ideas” – Curriculum Map p. 148 - 155

Buckley Curriculum Maps/Big6 Integration


Integration with LibraryIntegration with LibraryHandbook p. 212Handbook p. 212

Linda Pazera Examples and Suggestions


Buckley School Buckley School Implementation PlanImplementation Plan

What is the plan?Short/Long Term GoalsComplete p. 190Planning timeCalendar/Implementation PlanHomework? (p. 178)Parents? (p. 179)


The Buckley School The Buckley School Implementation PlanImplementation Plan

Short term goalsLong term goalsTimelineWho responsible?


Resources for ImplementationResources for Implementation

One another Your school library Big6 Handbook Workshop Website –

http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com Big6 Website Rob (via email or in person)


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.



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.


Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts

"There are two fundamental equalizers in life:

the Internet and education."-John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems, 1999


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