Information Literacy Skills for Meaningful Research Projects
Kellie Doubek, Presenter


21st Century Literacy Skills: What are they and why do students need them?

National Education Technology Plan
Find out the Action Steps for the National Education Technology Plan, including the recommendation to move to digital content!

Why 21st Century Skills?
The rational for new literacies in a digital age.

 

Preparing for Research Projects

The Super 3
Information literacy skills for grades K-2.

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

Google
Search for any resources from lesson plans and graphics, to presentations and virtual tours.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Find resources used by the World's Best Cybrarian!

 

Blue Web N
Check out these "blue ribbon" web sites. Sign up for weekly updates to keep up with new sites.

Readability.info

Calculate the readability of web sites you find.

 


Tools for Your Students

Yahooligans
A great place to start looking for resources. 

Kidsclick

An approximate reading level is given for each site.

Ask Jeeves for Kids
Get kids asking good questions.   
Onekey
Google's search engine for kids.     

 

Primary Resources

History in the Raw
Why use a primary resource?

Strategies with Primary Sources
What teaching strategies should I use with primary resources?

Document Analysis Worksheets
What questions should I ask when using primary resources?

 

Resources from the National Archives

Records of Congress On-line Exhibits
Presidential Archives Federal Register

 

Social Studies Resources

Resources from the Library of Congress Eyewitness to History
Ben's Guide World Wide Primary Sources
History Buffs From the Revolution to Reconstruction
America's Library Private Art
First Person Narratives from the South World Government Map


Virtual Tours/Simulations

Science Resources

Volcano World
Real time data, lesson plans, and activities.
Cells Alive!
Images, lessons and information about cell life.
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.
Interactive Cells!
Biology movies, animations and simulations.
Science Simulations
A great directory of simulations!
Science Simulations
Simulations for diffusion and osmosis.
Sim Science
Explore membranes, cracking dams and more!

US Geological Survey

Science you can use! ;-)

Population Growth Maps

Great visuals to get students thinking about the impact

humans have on the environment.


Evaluating What You Find

Dihydrogen Monoxide
This is a great site to get students thinking about the accuracy of web resources.

Cyberbee
This evaluation site features a ratings guide for evaluation of Internet information and ratings for Web site design.

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

Learning Contracts
Numerous resources including self and peer assessments, checklists, and more.

Rubistar
Create your own rubric or download one of your own.

Assessment resources from Kathy Schrock
As always, Kathy's resources are a terrific place to browse.

Project-based learning checklists
Manage independent projects by using checklists.

 

Other Lesson Helpers

Online Lessons from Kidsclick
Step by step lessons for information literacy.

Big 6 Lessons
Lesson plans to teach information literacy submitted by teachers.

Ideas from Cyberbee

Numerous ideas for Internet projects and lessons.

Teacher Resources from Yahooligans
Everything from lesson plans to age appropriate resources for using online resources.

 

Some Project Ideas from ISBE

ISBE Performance Assessments

Get performance based assessments, complete with procedures, rubrics, and samples of student work.

English/Language Arts: Grades 1, 2

Information Detective

Science: Grades: 5, 6, 7

Science and Technology in Society

Social Studies: Grades 3, 4, 5

World Wide Web Historical Timeline

Science: Grades: 8, 9, 10

Population Dynamics

Social Studies: Grades 7, 8, 9

Indentured Servants


On-line Publishing Resources

Epals
Connect with kids around the world!

Publishing Student Work On-line
A list of sites to help you publish everything from music to writing.

Kids On-line Magazine
Creative writing, songs, poetry, editorials... all by kids!

Crunch
On-line magazine for kids

 

Online Projects to Join

SchoolWorld Internet Education Projects
These projects are free and are designed for use by international schools.
Read the project descriptions and subscribe to those that fit the learning needs
of your students!" Communicate through email to participate.

Project Center
Find online projects at Education Place listed by subject. Post one of your own! Be sure to check out the tips for creating online projects!

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!

 

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