What Is Information Literacy by https://padlet.com/hardybm/be1imkzqx75yk10d My padlet for using information literacy in the k-12 classroom en-us 2021-01-27 22:28:46 UTC 2025-10-16 15:58:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Information Literacy is the ability to "identify, find, evaluate, and use information effectively" (Common Sense Education .pdf file). It is the ability that a student must have in order to sift through, find, and utilize the vast amounts of information that he/she is faced with. hardybm https://padlet.com/hardybm/be1imkzqx75yk10d/wish/1134071897 * Common Sense Education article.]]> 2021-01-27 22:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hardybm/be1imkzqx75yk10d/wish/1134071897 hardybm https://padlet.com/hardybm/be1imkzqx75yk10d/wish/1134076578 In today's world there is so much information available that it is imperative that students learn how to focus in and use useful information. Without these skills, students may obtain too much information, obsolete information, untrue information, or just not useful information. According to the Common Sense Education paper, students must learn how to: 1. evaluate the quality and credibility of websites.
2. Think critically about the intentions of commercial websites and advertising.
3. Apply strategies to increase the accuracy and relevance of searches. 
*Common Sense Education article. ]]> 2021-01-27 22:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hardybm/be1imkzqx75yk10d/wish/1134076578 hardybm https://padlet.com/hardybm/be1imkzqx75yk10d/wish/1134085761 "The Big 6" is a model to help someone solve problems or make decisions by using information. 
The steps in "The Big6" model are:
1. Task Definition
2. Information Seeking Strategies
3. Location and Access
4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation

"The Super3" is a simplified version of "The Big6" designed for younger students. It also helps someone use information to solve problems, but it is simplified into the following three steps:
1. Beginning: Plan
2. Middle: Do
3. End: Review
* Big6 website. ]]> 2021-01-27 22:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hardybm/be1imkzqx75yk10d/wish/1134085761 hardybm https://padlet.com/hardybm/be1imkzqx75yk10d/wish/1134100081 As a librarian,  I have been teaching the Big6 and the Super3 concepts for a lot of years. However, as Mike Eisenberg stated in the vodcast, I too have sometimes had a difficult time  getting it to "fit" into the time restraints of an elementary library period. It seems like through the years as I have attempted projects using both of these models, I would get frustrated with the lack of time I had to accomplish them. It would seem that I would teach a short lesson on the topic, give students their assignment, pass out the needed materials, and then shortly after I would look at the clock and realize we needed to clean up so the students would have time to check out books. I really like Dr. Eisenberg's idea to use the terminology in everything we do. In that way, I can constantly be teaching The Big6 and Super3 even though we may not be able to go through the entire process in the short library period time. The other thing I picked out from the podcast was to collaborate with the teachers so that I can introduce the model, but the students can go through the process in their own classroom. 
*Mike Eisenberg Vodcast]]> 2021-01-27 22:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hardybm/be1imkzqx75yk10d/wish/1134100081