Information
Literacy Skills
for Meaningful
Research Projects
Kellie Doubek,
Presenter
21st Century Literacy Skills: What are they and why do students need them?
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National Education
Technology Plan |
Why 21st
Century Skills? |
Preparing for
Research Projects
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The Super 3 |
Assignment Organizer for Grades 3-6 Assignment Organizer for Grades 7-12 These assignment organizers will take students step by step to plan their project. |
Locating Digital Information
Tools for
You
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Google |
Kathy Schrock's Guide
for Educators
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Blue Web N Check out these "blue ribbon" web sites. Sign up for weekly updates to keep up with new sites. |
Calculate the readability of web sites you find.
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Tools for
Your Students
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Yahooligans |
An approximate reading level is given for each site. |
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Ask
Jeeves for Kids Get kids asking good questions. |
Onekey Google's search engine for kids. |
Primary Resources
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History in the Raw |
Strategies
with Primary Sources |
Document
Analysis Worksheets |
Resources from the National Archives
| Records of Congress | On-line Exhibits |
| Presidential Archives | Federal Register |
Social Studies Resources
Virtual
Tours/Simulations
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Science Resources |
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Volcano World Real time data, lesson plans, and activities. |
Cells
Alive! Images, lessons and information about cell life. |
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NASA
for Kids Filled with resources for students of all ages including lessons, activities, chats and real time data. |
Owl Pellet Dissection A great resource when studying birds, vertebrates, or the skeletal system. |
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Interactive
Cells! Biology movies, animations and simulations. |
Science
Simulations A great directory of simulations! |
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Science
Simulations Simulations for diffusion and osmosis. |
Sim Science Explore membranes, cracking dams and more! |
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Science you can use! ;-) |
Great visuals to get students thinking about the impact humans have on the environment. |
Evaluating What You Find
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Dihydrogen Monoxide |
Cyberbee |
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Quick Quiz The QUICK quiz is a great, "quick" tool for evaluating websites. |
Kathy
Schrock's Evaluation Resources Kathy has her own web evaluation tools and gives you resources to others. |
Assessment Resources
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Learning Contracts |
Rubistar |
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Assessment
resources from Kathy Schrock |
Project-based
learning checklists |
Other Lesson Helpers
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Online
Lessons from Kidsclick |
Big 6 Lessons |
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Numerous ideas for Internet projects
and lessons. |
Teacher Resources from Yahooligans |
Some Project Ideas from ISBE
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Get performance based assessments, complete with procedures, rubrics, and samples of student work. |
English/Language Arts: Grades 1, 2 |
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Science: Grades: 5, 6, 7 |
Social Studies: Grades 3, 4, 5 |
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Science: Grades: 8, 9, 10 |
Social Studies: Grades 7, 8, 9 |
On-line
Publishing Resources
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Epals |
Publishing
Student Work On-line |
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Kids On-line Magazine |
Crunch |
Online Projects to Join
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SchoolWorld
Internet Education Projects |
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Project Center |
| Kathy Schrock's
Project Resources An extensive list of sites for posting and joining online projects, including Ask An Expert sites, keypal sites, and more! |