Teaching Information & Technology Skills: The Big6 in Elementary Schools (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780938865810)

This practical book enables elementary educators, classroom teachers, library media and technology specialists, and administrators to understand and implement the Big6 approach to information and technology skills learning.

The Big6(TM) approach, the most widely known and used information problem-solving model, encourages information-based problem-solving and decision-making skills that empower students and improve literacy. This practical book enables elementary educators, classroom teachers, library media and technology specialists, and administrators to understand and implement the Big6 approach to information and technology skills learning.

This book discusses specific techniques, strategies, and ways to build the Big6(TM) into existing instructional programs. Included are specific Big6 instructional ideas in context, which can be used to modify and meet specific instructional needs. Use the Big6(TM) to help students develop the skills and understanding they need to find, process, and use information effectively.

Author: Michael B. Eisenberg, Robert E. Berkowitz, Barbara A. Jansen
ISBN-10: 0938865811
ISBN-13: 9780938865810
Publisher: Linworth Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1999
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 10.86h x 8.52w x 0.34d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2000 pg. 1391
School Library Journal 06/01/2000 pg. 179
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2001 pg. 276