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Part 3: Outline of the Workshop. Part I: The information age: implications for learning, teaching and technology Part II: Information literacy: the Big6 Skills process & approach Part III: The Big6 and technology Part IV: Big6 Implementation and Integration. Technology. Okay,
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Part 3: Outline of the Workshop • Part I: The information age: implications for learning, teaching and technology • Part II: Information literacy: the Big6 Skills process & approach • Part III: The Big6 and technology • Part IV: Big6 Implementation and Integration
Technology Okay, but what about technology?
Technology - Out of Context • Electronic spreadsheets • Word processing • Spell/grammar check • E-Mail • Web browsing • Hyperstudio • Web page design • Upload/download • Instant Messaging • Web searching • Statistical analysis presentation • Online catalogs • Multimedia production (PowerPoint) • Database management systems • Electronic indexes • Chat • Video production • Inspiration • Group discussion • CAD/CAM • Use of operating systems • Copy/paste • Graphics • Brainstorming software • Telnet • ftp • PDAs • Algorithms • HTML • Programming
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 Context
Technology & Education Information technology fundamentally affects every aspect of education— because learning & teaching are fundamentally information-based.
WARNING! Teaching information & technology skills out of context is hazardous to your students’ health. Technology Use: CONTEXT!!
Summary – Problems • Information overload • Information quality • Student lack of information & technology skills • Technology out of context
Big6 and Technology Applications • On the Web: Big6 Web Guide
Task Definition 1.1 Define the problem 1.2 Identify the information needed types of information
Information Seeking Strategies 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources brainstorm & narrow
Location & Access 3.1 Locate sources 3.2 Find information within sources index
Use of Information 4.1 Engage (read, hear, view) 4.2 Extract relevant information and quality! relevance
Synthesis 5.1 Organize 5.2 Present medium & message
Evaluation 6.1 Judge the result 6.2 Judge the process effective & efficient
The Big6: Non-Linear TD E ISS S L&A UI
The Big6: Not Linear TD S ISS L&A UI S UI S E ISS L&A UI S E
The Big6 Workshop Handbook Exercises Interpretive Level p. 26 – middle p. 28 – grade 2 p. 29 – grade 4
The Big6 Workshop Handbook Exercises Applied Level p. 32 - elementary p. 33 – middle/jhs p. 34 – high school
Outline of the Workshop • Part III: The Big6 and technology • Technology today and tomorrow • Technology within the Big6 framework • Computer Skills for Information Problem-Solving [curriculum] p. 44 - 45
Context • Context: real needs in real situations: • School - curriculum, assignments -papers, reports, projects. • Work…fun…life! • Context: technology within the information problem-solving process - • the Big6.
Technology & the Big6 Exercise - pp. 44-45 Technology in ContextReview
colored pencils Related Big6: synthesis Related electronic technologies: paint, draw, graphics, video and photo-editing Exercise: Technologyin a Big6 Context Baseline technology:
Exercise: Technologyin a Big6 Context Baseline technology: • highlighting • Related Big6: • use of information • Related electronic technologies: • copy/paste, download, file transfer; highlight
Baseline technology: phone book Related Big6: location & access Related electronic technologies: online catalogs, electronic indexes, web search engines (Yahooligans, Google, Yahoo!) Exercise: Technologyin a Big6 Context
Exercise: Technologyin a Big6 Context • Baseline technology: • magazines and books • Related Big6: • information seeking strategies, use of information • Related electronic technologies: • full-text electronic resources, CD-ROMs, WWW sites, databases
Exercise: Technologyin a Big6 Context • Baseline technology: • pen and paper • Related Big6: • synthesis • use of information • Related electronic technologies: • word processing, desktop publishing, multimedia, presentation software, web page authoring
Exercise: Technologyin a Big6 Context • Baseline technology: • face-to-face meeting • Related Big6: • TILUSE • Related electronic technologies: • e-mail, listservs , video conferencing, discussion boards, chat
Summary To This Point • It’s an information-rich and complex world. • Information literacy – essential skills for the information age. • The Big6 – powerful approach to information literacy. • The Big6 – can implement immediately. • Technology – gains meaning if learned and used in a Big6 context.
Better User of Information (Information Literate) Better College Better Job Use the Big6! Use of the Big6
A Thought • “executives have become computer literate…but not many executives are information literate.” • Peter Drucker, Wall Street Journal. Dec. 1, 1992.
Outline of the Workshop Lunch