1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnbNcQlzV-4 Source: www.freep.com

2. Information access, overload, quality Gaining essential information knowledge and skills Providing meaningful learning opportunities Providing opportunities for our children to succeed at the highest possible levels.

4.  Teachers and students report that for today’s students, research means “Googling”.  Teachers surveyed listed Google as the first source for research by 94% of their students. Source: Buchanan, Judy, et al. Pew Internet. 1 November 2012. Document. 9 February 2013.

5. Middle School – High School Presentation February 2013 The “Big6™” is copyright © (1987) Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. For more information, visit: www.big6.comwww.big6.com

6.  Developed by educators Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, Big6 is a problem solving method and is the most widely-known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world.  Big6 is not an add on – it should be woven into existing classroom instruction.  It will aid teachers in preparing students to be lifelong learners and problem solvers.

7.  The Big6 derives its name from the six research steps that make up the model. The Big6 guides users through the following processes:  Step 1 – Task Definition  Step 2 – Information Seeking Strategies  Step 3 – Location and Access  Step 4 – Use of Information  Step 5 – Synthesis  Step 6 – Evaluation  (Jansen, “The Big6 Goes Primary”)

8.  Advantages ◦ The Big6 is able to be used at virtually any grade and ability level. ◦ Students are able to work through steps at their own pace allowing differentiation based on interest, reading level, and learning style (Jansen, “Differentiating Instruction” 32). ◦ Multiple literacies and content can be integrated in a logical manner using the Big6 approach (Needham, 42).

9. 21 st Century Skills & Big 6- A Great Match

10. 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed (to solve the information problem) What is the task? What types of information do I need? What am I doing? What is the assignment? How much time will be given? What is required? What am I supposed to do? What will it look like if I do a really good job? What are the essential questions?

11.  Rubric / Evaluation. Provide students with a checklist/rubric at the beginning of a project.

12. 2.1 Determine all possible sources (brainstorm) 2.2 Select the best sources What are possible sources? Which are the best? What will have the answers? What can I use to find what I need?

13. Provide students with Resource options. – Books – Encyclopedia – Atlas – Almanac – Magazine (Print and online) – Brochure – Interview – World Wide Web – Others –

14. Because anyone can publish on the world wide web, it is critically important that students learn to evaluate web sites for authority, accuracy, relevance, currency, and objectivity. http://www.dhmo.org/

16. 3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically) 3.2 Find information within sources Where is each source? Where is the information in each source? Where can I find the resources? Where can I find what I need? Strategy Use the index and table of contents to determine if the source has helpful information. Skim and scan. Read bold headings, and captions.

17. 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information How can I best use each source? What information in each source is useful? How will I organize my information? What information can I use?

18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1xMDn-Btkk Source: http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/V1xMDn-Btkk/mqdefault.jpg

20. http://www.iowa-city.k12.ia.us/Library/Curriculum/InfoLit/Lessons/Webbing%20Questions.htm Webbing

21. Teach students the difference between summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting Ohio University Department of Linguistics http://www.ohio.edu/linguistics/info/quoting.html Teach students to search for key words and extract important facts ReadWriteThink http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=148 Use a citation template so students can document sources Resources

22. 5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information How can I organize all the information? How can I present the result? What will I make? What can I make to finish the job?

23. ◦ Citation Builder ◦ Citation Maker ◦ EasyBib ◦ KnightCite ◦ Microsoft Word 2010

24. 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency) Is the task completed? How can I do things better? Did I do a good job? How will I know if I did my job well? Refer to rubric given at beginning of task.

25.  Use evaluation tools such as rubrics or an evaluation checklist at the beginning and end of a project -Rubistar -Rubrics4Teachers www.rubrics4teachers.org Evaluate

26.  Using the Big6 is not always a linear, step-by- step process.  The Big6 is a useful process for solving problems and completing tasks.  The Big6 is an ideal approach for integrating information literacy learning with all subject area curricula at all grade levels.

28.  Black, Leslie. The Big6. Catawba County Schools. Catawba County Schools, 14 Mar. 2012. Web. 22 Jan. 2013..  Buchanan, Judy, et al. Pew Internet. 1 November 2012. Document. 9 February 2013.  Eisenberg, Mike. The Big6: Information & Technology Skills for Student Achievement. 2007. Web. 10 Oct. 2010.  Eisenberg, Michael and Robert E. Berkowitz. 1987. The "Big6™“. Big6.com Oct 18 2010.  Erniec. 2008. Innovation Media Centered. Theory and practice of school librarianship. Web. Jpeg http://erniec.edublogs.org/http://erniec.edublogs.org/  Gullahorn, Kat, and Deanne May. The Big6 Research Model: What Is It, Why Use It, How to Implement It. Cooperation Station. LS 5443: Librarians as Instructional Partners, 21 Oct. 2010. Web. 22 Jan. 2013..

29.  Jansen, Barbara A. “Differentiating Instruction in the Primary Grades with the Big6.” Library Media Connection 27.4 (2009): 32 – 33. Web. 8 Oct. 2010.  Jansen, Barbara A. The Big6 Goes Primary: Teaching Information and Communications Technology Skills in Grades K – 3. Santa Barbara, CA: Linworth Publishing, Inc., 2009. Print.  2009lamsy April 04, 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9B1qr7_gWE&feature=player_embedded. Oct 18 2010 2009lamsy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9B1qr7_gWE&feature=player_embedded  Jstjmy5 (Poster) (2012, February 17). Lucy gets arrested in paris [Video] Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1xMDn-Btkk  Needham, J. "Meeting the New AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner via Big6 Problem Solving." Library Media Connection 28.6 (2010): 42 – 43. Web. 8 Oct. 2010.  Wells, Greg (Poster) (2010, October 12). I love lucy candy factory video wmv [Video] Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnbNcQlzV-4