Subjects Research & Reference Research Skills
Research Skills
CyberSmart!
This website includes K-8 lesson plans with downloadable classroom ready worksheets as well as online professional development workshops for teachers. Covers Internet Safety; Research Skills; Bullying; Advertising & Privacy.
Boolify - Teaching Boolean Logic
A great site for teaching how to use boolean logic when searching the web. Students/Teachers start by searching the web, news or images (the search is powered by Google). Using a search screen similar to a puzzle you then type in a keyword and results ...
Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Created by Purdue University the site offers over 200 free resources. There are supporting materials educators in grades 7-12 classrooms as well as for ESL teachers. Resources include: Writing and Teaching Writing Research and Internet Litera ...
Interactive Guide to Using Multimedia in...
Many teachers are confused about whether or not they can use copyrighted digital media (audio, images, video). This online tutorial was designed by Baruch College of the City University of New York for their staff but is a valuable resource for all teach ...
KnightCite Bibliographic Composer
The site allows students to to create citations using MLA, APA or Chicago style. Will create citations for a book, encyclopedia, journal, magazine, newspapaper, anthology, film, radio/TV, website, personal interview, etc.
Information Literacy & Technology Guide
This page is the portal for IMPACT: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Links on this page provide educators with resources that will help ensure the integration of Information Communication Technologies/Research Skills into the K-12 curriculum. ...
Plagiarism Tutorial
Students complete questions as they work through this tutorial, which can be done in approximately 10 minutes - defines plagiarism, gives tips on being successful at researching, talks about the difference between paraphrasing and quoting, how to do both ...
Diigo
Diigo bills itself as "a powerful research tool and knowledge sharing community." Similar to other social bookmarking sites you can access your information from any computer – diigo also allows you to highlight text on a webpage, add sticky notes and cre ...
Academic Honesty - Combatting Plagiarism
Develped by the Ontario Canada School Library Association this site has downloadable Powerpoint presentations for teachers and students as well as worksheets to use when teaching about plagiarism.
Copyright Kids
Created by The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. (a nonprofit corporation that was founded in 1953 to foster interest in and advance the study of copyright law and the rights in literature, music, art, the theater, motion pictures, and other forms of intell ...