Presidential Proclamation: Information Literacy
A great day for Information Literacy and the Big6!
ISTE – International Society for Technology in Education
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Big6 Website Updates
Big6 Website [http://www.big6.com] Our goal is to make it easy for you to find and use the valuable Big6 and Super3 information you need, so please take a look at our Big6 website re-organization project. We’d appreciate your feedback so we can make our resource collection searchable by category.
We started with our eNewsletter archives! We have a wonderful collection of Big6 and Super3 ideas to share, written by educators just like you. First see our articles that focus on each Big6 Skill from 1 to 6. Next find articles by grade levels from Primary to Higher Ed, and last check our list of special interest topics from Art to Writing. We offer a selection of free organizers, activity pages and worksheets to use directly with your students. Our products, workshops and webinars are available for extra support whenever you need them. We’ll continue to add to our free Big6 and Super3 resources throughout the year so check back periodically for new free ideas.
Send your suggestions and comments to: info@big6.com
Thanks!
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Big6 on Twitter-Weekly Tweets for 2009-09-27
- We're sorting categories on the Big6.com to make it easier to find things. Work in progress – take a look! #
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Information Literacy – Big6 – Super3
We continue the work on Project Information Literacy see -
http://projectinfolit.org/
and for the videos see -
http://www.youtube.com/user/ProjInfoLit
Also, Bob, our trainers, and I have done many workshops and webinars over the summer. As educators focus on hands-on implementation of information literacy skills, the Big6 approach is more relevant than ever. We emphasize a consistent, systematic, and documented approach to information literacy learning. Please consult the many resources on the www.Big6.com website.
Also, please raise questions here!
– MIKE
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Q&A
I will be back online on Monday, Aug 3 available to answer Big6 and Super3 questions via this blog. Please post questions to this message, and I will try to answer in a timely manner.
- Mike Eisenberg
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New Information Literacy Videos
Check out the lastest video from Mike (and Alison Head’s) Project Information Literacy. This one is on “Frustration.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmEzo51e_SQ
All the videos can be found at – http://www.youtube.com/user/ProjInfoLit
Please let us know what you think!
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Big6 Tools on Web?
Barb Jansen just started a “Big6 Tools” wiki. PLEASE check it out and add to it.
http://big6tools.pbworks.com/
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The Most Basic of the Basics
The 4th R. Research.
Information Literacy.
I recently presented via video to a group in Belarus. It was a very meaningful and interesting experience. We had simultaneous translation and they had the handouts translated in advance. The best part was the extensive Q&A session.
One of the most insightful questions was about the broad applicability of information literacy (Big6) skills. The questioner posed something like, “Professor Eisenberg, you offer a new way of thinking about research and library skills. You say that these skills are applicable widely – not just for research papers and projects. But, are there any places where these skills are not important, are less applicable?”
I must admit that I was stumped at first. I hadn’t faced this question before. So, I fumbled a bit and started talking about the applicability of “literacy” itself – reading and writing. While reading and writing are certainly widely applicable, there are instances where they are less important – when riding a bicycle, for example (or learning how to ride a bicycle) or taking a photograph or deciding whether to go to the movies or for a walk. Oh yes, there are certainly instances where reading and writing could help in these situations, but it’s not required.
But, even in these situations, information skills come into play. You still size up the situation (i.e., define the task), gather information, process/use information, and sythesize decisions. You even engage in information evaluation (e.g., do I need more?) and possibly loop back to a different stage in the process.
Then it hit me – hard – that information literacy is the most fundamental, the most basic of the literacies. Reading and writing is essential in our society, and media literacy, and digital, technology, visual, financial, and all the rest are certainly important. But, information literacy – information skills – the information problem-solving process underlies all.
I will think about and write about this more, but one question: if this is true, why is information literacy teaching and learning not a focused, central part of every school? More to follow….
Mike
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Super3 – courtesy of Analisa Ficklin, Bellingham WA
on April 22nd, 2009 at 12:27 pm – Analisa Ficklin said,
I appreciated the training you did for all of us here in Bellingham earlier this week. I have to share a funny story with you.
I came back to school inspired to try the Super 3 format with kindergarteners, and wanting to introduce them to the idea of identifying a resource. So following up on a recent plant unit that they did with their classroom teacher and some activities around all of the creatures that eat plants, I told them I had a question about how plants can eat creatures. We brainstormed resources. Then, using a library resource (a book) I asked them to listen, explore the pictures, and help me find an answer to my question. One little boy insisted, however, that the best resource around for this question is the movie Little Shop of Horrors.
I see a whole new Super 3 lesson on evaluating resources coming up…
Mike E comment – Yes! Perfect “teachable moment” regarding sources and criteria! Thanks for sharing.
