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Various sites for use by educators to teach information literacy skills and to develop curriculum
Updated on 2009-11-27
Created on 2009-03-29
Category: Schools & Education
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Article on creating plagiarism-proof assignments.
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Research Guide. Includes videos.
Research paper organizer using the Big 6.
How to evaluate information found on the internet
Tutorials for students on various aspects of research.
Excellent school site with resources for teaching students how to research.
Criteria for evaluating web sites.
Developed by educators Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, the Big6 is the most widely-known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world. The Big6 is an information and technology literacy model and curriculum, implemented in thousands of schools - K through higher education. Some people call the Big6 an information problem-solving strategy because with the Big6, students are able to handle any problem, assignment, decision or task. Here are the six stages we call the BIG6. Two sub-stages are part of each main category in the Big6 model:
1. Task Definition
1.1 Define the information problem
1.2 Identify information needed
2. Information Seeking Strategies
2.1 Determine all possible sources
2.2 Select the best sources
3. Location and Access
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
3.2 Find information within sources
4. Use of Information
4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)
4.2 Extract relevant information
5. Synthesis
5.1 Organize from multiple sources
5.2 Present the information
6. Evaluation
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)
Online news service giving information on science that shapes the world.
A page designed to guide the reader to resources for constructing online pathfinders.
Pathfinders have been used by libraries and librarians since the 1970's
to guide patrons to the resources needed to answer their
research questions. With the advent of the Internet and other
electronic resources, pathfinders are no longer limited to
print directories. Instead, web-based pathfinders can be
created to help patrons access information from a variety of
sources within and beyond the library.
When used with student researchers, a
carefully constructed pathfinder can guide students to
quality resources, saving the time and frustration often
encountered in Internet searching.
74 items | 24 visits
Various sites for use by educators to teach information literacy skills and to develop curriculum
Updated on 2009-11-27
Created on 2009-03-29
Category: Schools & Education
URL: