Information Literacy for the Information Age

© 1987 Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz

Information Literacy for the Information Age http://www.big6.com/

Information Literacy for the Information Age http://www.big6.com/

© © 1987 Mike Eisenberg

and Bob Berkowitz

Define the task

What information is needed?

Brainstorm: think of topics

How can I

a

for a

Start with the broad topic. Think of a smaller or subtopic.

animals

mammals

Mammals

Animals

Cats

think of smaller topics

cats

Domestic or House cats

Wild Cats

Mammals

Animals

Cats

Big or Wild cats

Domestic or house cats

Domestic or House cats

Wild Cats

LionsTigers

Leopards

TabbySiamesePersian

Mammals

Animals

Cats

Reptiles

Animals

Fish

You try it

How can I

Broad Main topic

Desert

broad main topic added

Major deserts

in the U.S.

Desert life

Broad main topic

Related topic

Relatedtopic

Related topic

Related topic

Related topic

Related topic

desertsurvival

climate Physicalcharacteristics

locations

animals plants

related topics added

BroadMainTopic

subtopic

Related topic

Related topic

Relatedtopic

Related topic

Related topic

Related topic

subtopicsubtopic

Subtopic subtopic

Add subtopics

subtopic

reptiles

desert

cactus

survival

climate Physicalcharacteristics

locations

animals plants

birdsinsects

Joshua Tree

sagebrush

Subtopics added

reptiles

desert

cactus

survival

climate Physicalcharacteristics

locations

animals plants

birdsinsects

Joshua Tree

sagebrush

What resources can I use?

Select the best resources

•Online library of electronic resources available through Utah Educations Network•Collection of research sites and magazine articles that are indexed and appropriate for elementary students •Pioneer sources are accurate and free- no need to worry

What can I find at Pioneer?

Information resources including:• Encyclopedias

– World Book and Funk and Wagnalls

• World Almanac– SIRS

• Newspapers– Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune archives– EBSCO’S and SIR’s newspapers

•Magazines

EBSCO, SIRS, and World Book

•Journals

EBSCO and SIRS

•Biographies

Wilson Biographies, EBSCO and SIRS

•Government Documents

SIRS

•Maps, Charts, and Graphs

World Book, EBSCO, and SIRS

•Audio/Visual clips, and Bubble Views (360-degree virtual tours)

World Book

K-12 SCHOOLS ONLINE LIBRARY Brought to Utah Public Schools by the Pioneer Library

Consortium

http://pioneer.uen.org/

CultureGramsUp-to-date reports on all 50 states and country reports on 177 cultures of the world. Includes Kids Edition, States Edition, and World Edition.

 

Student Home AccessUtah Students can access Pioneer Library resources from home. When they go to http://pioneer.uen.org from home, they must login with the following:Username: pioneerPassword: home

EBSCOGeneral reference and journals, magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedia resources.

 

 

SIRS Discoverer DeluxeGeneral reference for elementary and middle schools.

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

     

   

   

   

   

   

      

World Book Encyclopedia Encyclopedia information with over 30,000 articles and 8,500 pictures and maps updated daily.

Deseret News ArchivesSearch articles from 1988. Also see today's Deseret News.

Salt Lake Tribune Archives Important service change - Access archived Salt Lake Tribune articles through EBSCO. 

ThinkQuestUtah is a state partner for this student-centered, International project.

MarcoPoloNational curriculum for teachers. Arts, Economics, Geography, Humanities, Mathematics, Science.

Utah Collections Multimedia EncyclopediaExplore video, audio, pictures, maps, text, charts, and graphs about Utah. Search the UCME resources.

SURWEB - State of Utah ResourcesSite contains thousands of images from Utah as well as a media basket to build online presentations.

Wilson Biographies PlusOver 110,000 biographies with links to periodicals.

State of Utah ArchivesA repository for government's historical business records, the Utah State Archives serves both public and governmental entities in Utah. Search with Yeehaw, the Utah state government search engine.

American Library Assn Internet Resources

Public and State Libraries in Utah

Library of Congress

Questions or need Pioneer Materials

(bookmarks, brochures, posters)?

• E-mail: resources @uen.org

• Phone: 1(800) 866-5852

• Fax: 1(801) 585-6105

The World Book

Culturegrams

Sirs Discoverer

Sirs Discoverer

EBSCO SEARCHASAURUS

Ebsco SearchasaurusEncyclopedia

EBSCO Searchasaurus— Animal Topics

Use

1. Put the keyword search term into OPAC Library Card Catalog.

2. If necessary, try related terms until you get the Result list you want.

3. Select the item you want.

4. Using the call number, locate the book you want.

Engage: read, hear, view, touch, collaborate

Extract relevant information

Places it

can live

What does

It eat?

Name 3

characteristics

1.

2.

3.

1.

2.

3.

1.

2.

3.

1.Pick an animal2.Do a keyword search3.Find the resources available4.Fill in the information on it

My animal is

•C1. Complete your biome topic assignment.

2. Form into small groups according to your chosen biome.

3. Fold your worksheet #2 with the 3 questions on it and place it in the Scavenger Hunt Box.•E4. Each student will receive a new worksheet #2 to do.•L5. Locate information in the library and answer the questions.•S6. Share your answers in small groups.•T7. The first group to complete and share the assignments wins.

1. Pick a biome2. Find the resources available3. Fill in the information on it4. Write 3 questions to share

Animal

Life

Name 3

Plant

Life

Name 3

Name 3

Characteristics

Of this biome

What source did you use to locate the answers?

Worksheet #1

Write 3 questions about your chosen biome to share.

3 questions to share answers

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

My biome is ______________Worksheet #2

Organize information from all the sources

Present the information

After the Scanvenger Hunt Activity, form new groups, one for each biome, according to the information you completed.

Complete a team project, compiling all the data collected from everyone who did the Scavenger Hunt activity for your biome.

Do one; either a poster, newsletter, brochure or Powerpoint project.

Follow the evaluation guidelines provided by the teacher.

Present your project to the class.

Judge the product for effectiveness

Judge the process for efficiency

Review

Define the task

Narrow or broaden the topic as needed

Complete a keyword search on OPAC

Select the items from the result list

Locate the items

Access the information

Extract relevant information

Organize and present the information as a project

Evaluate

Citations

• http://www.big6.com/kids/3-6.htm• images of big6 steps• Animal Pictures Archive• http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/animal/

APAsrch3.cgi?qt=cats&start=10&dspNum=10• House cats by Trudie Waltman• Animal Pictures Archive• http://animalpicturesarchive.com/animal/APAsrch3.cgi?

qt=Siberian+tiger&start=20&dspNum=10• Siberian Tiger 2 - by Les Thurbon.jpg