Search Strategies | Citing Sources  |  Plagiarism  |  Web Site Evaluation

• How to do research
  http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/homebase.html
  • Step 1: Plan the Research
  • Step 2: Search for Information
  • Step 3: Take Notes
  • Step 4: Use the Information
  • Step 5: Share what you have learned
  • Step 6: Evaluate
    
     
• Student Research Guide
  http://www.tdsb.on.ca/wwwdocuments/programs/cyberlinks/docs/StudentResearchGuide2003.pdf
  76 page document with planning sheets and organizers of the Four Stage Research Model.
  
  
• The Inquiry and Research Process
  http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=205&menuid=1344&pageid=995
  
  • Documenting your research
  • Research Helper for this process.
    
    
• Research Models
  http://www.accessola.com/action/positions/info_studies/html/research.html
  A review of four common research models.
  
  
• Focus on Inqury: A Guide to Developing Students' Research Skills
  http://www.library.ualberta.ca/documents/focusonresearch.pdf
  The intent of the resource is to give teachers strategies to use as they work to improve student learning and achievement through the integration of technology with the curriculum and through inquiry-based learning. (88pages)
  
  
• Focus on Inquiry: A Teacher's Guide to Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning
  http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/K_12/curriculum/bysubject/focusoninquiry.pdf
  122 page pdf file.
  
  
• Navigating the Research Highway
  http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/onlineresearch/index.html
  Everything you need to do about doing research. Examples demonstrating the steps to research. (Canadian examples)
  
  
• Module Maker
  http://questioning.org/module/module.html
  This tutorial walks you through making an on-line research module where students focus on higher level thinking.
  
  
• Web Research Guide
  http://www.classzone.com/books/research_guide/page_build.cfm
  • On-Line teacher's Guide
  • On-Line Basic Quiz
  • Doing Research on the Web
  • Evaluating Web Site Tutorial
  • Citing Web Sources Tutorial
  • On-line expert Internet Quiz
    
    
• The Big6
  http://www.big6.com/
  Information literacy for the information age lesson plans and strategies.
  • Research Paper Organizer
    
    
• 21st Century Literacies
  http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/index.html
  Information, Media, Multicultureal, Visual literacies - resources, and lessons provided.
  • Lessons by topic
  • Questioning Lessons: framing and focusing on initial questions
  • Idetifying & Collecting: identifying, determining and collecting best resources
  • Evaluating: evaluating, comparing, and critically questioning the gathered sources and information
  • Sense Making: making sense of the gathered information
  • Reflecting & Refining: reflecting on the question(s), and determining whether the gathered information is sufficient
  • Using the Information: recording or presenting information
  • Assessing the Process & Product: taking stock of the entire process and the resulting product; understanding what worked and what did not
    
    
• FLIP It! 
  http://www.aliceinfo.org/FLIPit.html
  FLIP it!™ is a generic cognitive strategy based on the question IF? . . . THEN  or what do I ALREADY know that will help me here?
  
  
• Florida Research Model - FINDS
  http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/finds/
  Focus, Investigate, Note Develop Score
  Lessons, links, and student worksheets inlcuded
  • Focus on Information Need
  • Investigate Resources to Find Answers
  • Note and evaluate facts and ideas to answer the question
  • Develop information into knowledge for presentation
  • Score presentation and search process
    
    
• I-Search Process
  http://www2.edc.org/FSC/MIH/i-search.html
  An overview of the process.
  • The four phases for instruction
    
    
• The I-Search Curriculum Unit
  http://www.literacymatters.org/content/isearch/intro.htm
  • Characteristics of an I-Search Unit
  • Four Phases
  • I-Search in-action
    
    
• Revisiting the I-Search Process
  http://www.acps.k12.va.us/hammond/library/isearch.pdf
  A slide presentation outlining the process and comparing it to traditional research models.
  
  
• The Questioning Toolkit
  http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html
  Questions to spark higher level thinking and deeper research.
  
  
• Thesis Builder & Online Outliner
  http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html
  This Website will help you draft a clear thesis statement for your persuasive essay.
  
  
• A Research Guide for Students
  http://www.aresearchguide.com/index.html
  A comprehensive site that outlines How to Write an A+ Research Paper, style guides and samples, and more...
  
  
• The Big WebTracks Tool
  http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/2Learnkidswebtrack2.html
  An online website recording tool. You can print your selected online resources.
  
  
• Library Research / Writing Guides and Tutorials
  http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/
  • Critical Reviews of Journals- Guidelines and Questions to be Considered
  • Search Strategies (PDF)
  • Checklist for Evaluationg Websites (PDF)
  • Peer Reviewed Journals - What is it and why use it?
  • Finding and Using Primary Sources
    
    
• Professional Development Articles
  http://www.fsc.follett.com/resources/professional_development.cfm
  Request free articles to help with the teaching of research skills.

Searching Strategies

• Finding Information on the Interent
  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
  Tutorial Table of Contents
  • Analyze and you topic and search with peripheral vision - A Five-Step Search Strategy
    

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Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Sunday May 20, 2007 8:24 PM