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	<title>Big6 &#187; Janet Murray</title>
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		<title>New ICT Literacy Standards: How does the Big6™ apply? (eNews 8.4, 1)</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2008/05/27/new-ict-literacy-standards-how-does-the-big6%e2%84%a2-apply/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 15:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As adult teachers and learners, how often are we required to collect, analyze, evaluate and synthesize information to make a decision or solve a problem, and share our conclusions with others? Employers expect our graduates to have these skills, as reflected in the AASL foundational common belief, “Technology skills are crucial for future employment needs.” The NETS standards emphasize “communication and collaboration” as well as “critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.” Read how the Big6 fits into the scene to reinforce the development of essential problem-solving skills.]]></description>
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		<title>Testing Information Literacy Skills  (Grades K &#8211; 12)</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2005/06/08/testing-information-literacy-skills-grades-k-12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2005/06/08/testing-information-literacy-skills-grades-k-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elementary]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Primary]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Testing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You've probably heard of the Educational Testing Service's recent launch of the ETS ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Literacy Assessment. But how does this new standardized test designed to measure information literacy skills stack up to Big6?]]></description>
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		<title>Demonstrating Achievement of Standards: Synthesis and Evaluation</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2004/12/14/demonstrating-achievement-of-standards-synthesis-and-evaluation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2004/12/14/demonstrating-achievement-of-standards-synthesis-and-evaluation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[5.0 Synthesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[6.0 Evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elementary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collaboration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eNewsletter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ISTE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers identify computer and problem-solving skills as two of five essential skills in the 21st century workplace, so it seems obvious that we should provide students with the opportunities to acquire these skills while they are in school.]]></description>
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		<title>Big6 Stage 4 &#8211; Use of Information: Where the Rubber Meets the Road</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2004/09/13/big6-stage-4-use-of-information-where-the-rubber-meets-the-road/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2004/09/13/big6-stage-4-use-of-information-where-the-rubber-meets-the-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2004 19:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[4.0 Use of Info]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copyright  & Citing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lessons by Subject (Free)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plagiarism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[read]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[touch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching students to “extract relevant information” and “organize information from multiple sources” is a challenge, and yet, what skill could be more important to their ability to make informed decisions in the future?]]></description>
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		<title>Use Location &amp; Access Strategies to Achieve Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2004/07/27/use-location-access-strategies-to-achieve-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2004/07/27/use-location-access-strategies-to-achieve-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3.0 Location & Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elementary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogpile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kids' Click]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Location and Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle grades]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s students have grown up with computers and the Internet, so they tend to use the World Wide Web as their first (and often only) source of information. <br />In stage 2 of the Big6 Skills, Information Seeking Strategies, we emphasize the importance of evaluating sources of information and comparing different sources to assess the accuracy of information retrieved.]]></description>
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		<title>Information Seeking Strategies: Now More Than Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2004/02/29/information-seeking-strategies-now-more-than-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2004/02/29/information-seeking-strategies-now-more-than-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2.0 Info Seeking Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elementary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Seeking Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle grades]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article underscores the importance of Big6 #2, Information Seeking Strategies, and the correlation of this skill with content area standards.]]></description>
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		<title>Use Task Definition to Achieve Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2003/12/16/use-task-definition-to-achieve-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2003/12/16/use-task-definition-to-achieve-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1.0 Task Definition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher order thinking skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Information Literacy Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenting Big6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research questions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article explores how Big6 #1, Task Definition, can help students achieve content, information literacy and national technology standards. ]]></description>
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		<title>Apply Big6™ Skills to Incorporate History Content Standards in the Curriculum</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2003/06/19/apply-big6%e2%84%a2-skills-to-incorporate-history-content-standards-in-the-curriculum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2003/06/19/apply-big6%e2%84%a2-skills-to-incorporate-history-content-standards-in-the-curriculum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2003 17:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elementary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can the Big6 Skills™ help us incorporate content standards in the curriculum?]]></description>
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		<title>Problem Solving Models: Another Connection for the Big6™</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2003/06/18/problem-solving-models-another-connection-for-the-big6%e2%84%a2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2003/06/18/problem-solving-models-another-connection-for-the-big6%e2%84%a2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Big6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[critical thinking skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[math model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[problem solving skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social studies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can the Big6™ help students improve their overall problem solving skills?]]></description>
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		<title>Big6 Skills and State Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2003/01/30/big6-skills-and-state-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2003/01/30/big6-skills-and-state-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missouri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenting Big6]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[state standards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[State standards have become an integral part of the educational landscape across the U.S. However, too frequently education leaders and decision-makers overlook the importance of information literacy as the heart of the skills required to develop student performance levels that meet these standards. In this debut column, Janet Murray provides the Big6 community with the information we need to play the vital role of connecting information problem solving skills with improved student achievement.]]></description>
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