1. Jim Kotva Fall 2012

5. What is it?  Information and technology literacy model and curriculum  A set of basic, essential life skills  An information problem-solving strategy

6. Task Definition What is the information problem? Define exactly what information is needed

7. Information Seeking Strategies Determine all the possible sources Pick the best possible sources

8. Location and Access Find sources Find information in the sources

9. Use of Information Engage Extract needed information

10. Synthesis Organize all the sources Present the information

11. Evaluation Judge the product Judge the process

12. 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

13. 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.

14. BIG 6 LESSON PLAN Link http://www.lesliepreddy.com/Big%206/UnitSample.pdfhttp://www.lesliepreddy.com/Big%206/UnitSample.pdf  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.

15.  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

16. Bibliography  Eisenberg, M. (2007, October 09). What is the big6?. Retrieved from http://www.big6.com/what-is-the-big6/http://www.big6.com/what-is-the-big6/  Eisenberg, M. (Designer). (2004). Big6 higher ed audience overview. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/secret/jDZZTndJbdZytb http://www.slideshare.net/secret/jDZZTndJbdZytb  Eisenberg, M. (2001, November 19). Big6 skills overview. Retrieved from http://www.big6.com/2001/11/19/a- big6%E2%84%A2-skills-overview/http://www.big6.com/2001/11/19/a- big6%E2%84%A2-skills-overview/  Lechien, C. (2005, February 28). The great indian civilizations unit. Retrieved from http://www.big6.com/2005/02/28/the-great- indian-civilizations-unit-note-taking-lesson-note-taking-using- powerpoint-note-cards-grade-6/  Aronson, Nancy, Katie Beedon, Linda Woods Hyman, and Pat Zeeb. "Nuts and Bolts of The Big Six." Nuts and Bolts of The Big Six 1998. N.p., 26 10 1998. Web. 22 Oct 2011. Retrieved from http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/cardboard/board/b/big6/ http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/cardboard/board/b/big6/  Jones, Shelly. "Unit Sample." Big6 Unit/Lesson Plan: Exploration Egypt: 7th Grade LA/Global Studies. Center Grove School District, n.d. Web. 23 Oct 2011. Retrieved from http://www.lesliepreddy.com/Big 6/UnitSample.pdf http://www.lesliepreddy.com/Big 6/UnitSample.pdf

17. Links to Big 6 Resources  Lesson Plans Examples of Big6 L.P.  Games Big6 Games  Books Amazon: Big 6 Books