Think about the information you’ve gathered.

Think about the creators of this information and the work somebody has done to make this available. Acknowledge the ownership of their ideas. Don’t forget to give them credit if you use their information in your work.

How many ways did these creators/authors present the information? Words? Pictures? Audio? Video? Multimedia?

Focus only on the facts. Leave your opinions outside for the moment.

What other facts do you need? Explore new and different sources of information.

What information can you ignore because it doesn’t answer your question or solve your problem?

What new questions have popped in your head?

How useful are your information sources?

Is the information current?

Check the source of your information. Can you trust the source? Are they trying to sell you something or "talk you into" doing or thinking a certain way? (Don’t be fooled!)

What are your own thoughts and opinions about this? How does it make you feel?

Do you want to know more about this, or go in a different direction?

Would you like to look for more information in the form of sound clips, short video clips, books, or by studying pictures and animated graphics?

Look back at your notes from blocks 1, 2, and 3. How can the information you’ve gathered help someone else? Who could benefit the most?

What is the best way to share it with them (audio, video print, graphical, multimedia)?

There are many ways to communicate with others: dramatize, paint, demonstrate, act out, construct, sculpt, describe, write, and more!

Don’t forget to apply fair use copyright guidelines.

Generate as many NEW ideas as possible about your topic or problem. Don’t worry about what others think of your ideas. Think of new uses for old things.

See all the possibilities and opportunities! If you’re solving a problem or making a decision, what is the best thing that could possibly happen? What is the worst thing that could happen?

Switch to the enemy camp for a few minutes and take the opposite view of your issue.

Based on what you’ve learned, make at least one prediction for the future.