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Have you ever wished for an easy way to implement The Big6 process into your curriculum? Introducing Big6 TurboTools!
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TurboTools Overview
TurboTools is a software program for Windows and Macintosh, designed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, to help students become more productive and successful using the Big6 information problem-solving process. TurboTools is the foundation of a Big6 information literacy program for your school and provides an effective way to implement and teach information and technology literacy.
Big6 TurboTools helps you solve problems like these...
• How do we teach kids to become world class researchers?
• How do we help kids get better grades?
• How do we help kids become independent learners?
• How do we provide tools to help kids thrive in a complex, 21st century, information-rich world?
TurboTools guides students--from start to finish--through the Big6 process to create projects and complete assignments of all types, including research papers and book reports. Some of the exciting tools integrated into Big6 TurboTools are: electronic resources for teachers, parents, and students, a powerful new tool for generating custom tests and evaluations, a student project manager, a built-in word processor, a citation/notes generator, an electronic dictionary, and a customizable report organizer and generator that is great for producing book reports, science projects, and numerous other structured documents.
Big6 TurboTools is set up so that all users may login with his or her own user name and password. All work for each user account is kept safe and confidential. The Big6 information problem solving process is for students of all ages. Information literacy promotes achievement and success.
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