Learning and Teaching Information Technology--Computer Skills in Context. ERIC Digest.

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)