ERIC_NO:
ED465377
TITLE:
Learning and Teaching Information Technology--Computer Skills in Context. ERIC Digest.
AUTHOR:
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Johnson, Doug
PUBLICATION_DATE:
2002
ABSTRACT:
This digest describes an integrated approach to teaching computer skills in K-12 schools. The introductory section discusses the
importance of integrating information skills into the
curriculum. "Technology Skills for Information Problem Solving: A
Curriculum Based on the Big6 Skills Approach" (Michael B. Eisenberg,
Doug Johnson, and Robert E. Berkowitz), a curriculum guide, lists
specific technology skills in the following areas: (1) task
definition; (2) information seeking strategies; (3) location and
access; (4) use of information; (5) synthesis; and (6) evaluation. A
sidebar summarizes the Big6 skills approach to information problem
solving. (Contains 52 references and suggested readings.) (MES)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Curriculum Development; Information Literacy; Information Skills; Instructional Design; Instructional Development; Technology Integration;
MINOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Computer Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Problem Solving;
IDENTIFIERS:
Big Six; ERIC Digests
PUBLICATION_TYPE:
071; 073