New Book: Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age, 2nd Edition

Posted on December 18th, 2003 in Our Products by The Big6 Staff

This book is an update on the definitive work on information literacy.

 

New Video: Solving Information Problems: The Big6 Way (2003)

Posted on December 18th, 2003 in About Big6, Our Products by The Big6 Staff

Get the scoop on a new broadcast resource from Big6

 

I Spy: Crafting Library Media Opportunities to Learn Big6™

Posted on December 17th, 2003 in 5.0 Synthesis, Art, Lessons by Subject (Free) by Jeanita Lovelace

Read about the success of one library media specialist who used the popular I Spy book series to design a fun Big6 activity.

 

Reflections on Big6™ Training: Notes from an Experienced Big6er

Posted on December 16th, 2003 in Workshops by Joyce Needham

Think you know everything about Big6? Take a peek inside the notebook of a very experienced Big6er who recently attended a Big6 training session.

 

Big6™ Rap Contest

Posted on December 16th, 2003 in Music by Sheryl Fullner

This article describes how you can use hip hop to inspire your students and reinforce the central ideas of Big6.

 

Use Task Definition to Achieve Standards

Posted on December 16th, 2003 in 1.0 Task Definition, Standards by Janet Murray

This article explores how Big6 #1, Task Definition, can help students achieve content, information literacy and national technology standards.

 

New Book: Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age, 2nd Edition (Jan 2004) By Michael B. Eisenberg, Carrie A. Lowe, and Kathleen L. Spitzer Foreword by Patricia Senn Breivik

Posted on December 12th, 2003 in About Big6 by Mike Eisenberg

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