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The Big6™ Research Process

Use of Information Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) Extract relevant information

 

 

 

 

• Explanation of Use of Information

• Instructional Resources for Teachers

• Resources for Students

Use of Information – Explanation

After finding potentially useful resources, students must engage (read, view, hear) the information to determine its relevance and then extract the important information.

Students will be able to:

• Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch).
• Extract relevant information.

How can we use technology and information literacy for developing Use of Information skills?

Students will be able to engage with information gathered by connecting and operating the computer technology needed to access information as well as being able to view, download, and open documents and programs from sources.

Students will be able to extract, analyze and transfer relevant information from an electronic source to a word processing, publishing, spreadsheet, database, graphic organizer or multimedia program, including citation references.

Instructional Resources for Teachers

• Use of Information – KSD resource to help teachers teach the concept.

• Use of Information Video – A librarian explains the concept to students. (Needs RealMedia Player)

• Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing –  What are they, why to use them, and how to use them.

• Using Quotations – Guidelines when using direct and indirect quotations.

• Paraphrase – Write it in your own words; how to borrow from a source without plagiarizing.

• Trash-N-Treasure note taking – Effective note taking strategies for grades 3-12.

• Note Taking – Effective ways to take notes using cards and/or the computer.

• Encarta Researcher – Ideas for gathering and thinking about research using this tool.

• Citation Machine – Template for bibliographical references in the MLA and APA styles.

• MLA Citation Maker – Template for bibliographical references in the MLA style; elementary students.

• MLA Citation Maker – Template for bibliographical references in the MLA style; secondary students.

• APA Citation Maker – Template for bibliographical references in the APA style.

• Note Taking – Ideas about note taking and citing sources.

• Note Taking – Elementary level step-by-step directions for different types of note taking.

• Visual Thesaurus – Interactive map showing the meaning of your word.

• Copyright information – On the KSD Library Web site.

• Inspiration software – Cluster note templates for science, social studies, language arts, planning, and thinking skills