Hello again LM Netters
Once again I owe a big thank you to you all and an
apology for being so far behind on the HIT....the
BCTLA (plus full time job and family life!) took
priority and now I am able to respond properly
The original question was...
Our school has decide to make using computers
for research as part of 3 goals this year. Luckily I
was able to step in and agree that this can be an
invaluble tool, but also to caution that we need to be
careful of plagarism (highlight, cut and paste);
authenticity and using the internet etc as only one
part of the process.
My questions and request for help are
thus:
1) Does anyone have any good lessons or can point me
to a good website that deals with ways to use the
internet for research projects?
2) Are there any good ways to check for authenticity
and validity of content found on sites....ie are they
reliable?
3) Does anyone have any good lessons, sources on the
net that deal with copyright/plagarism
4) Are there any good projects that you have found
that are especially good for research on the web....
Gr 4-6 level...
5) We are a British Columbian school in Canada...has
anyone found anything pertinent to Canada and even
better that supports any learning outcomes for Gr 4 -
6 in BC?
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And here are all the great responses:
............ An updated compilation from the ERIC
Clearinghouse on Information & Technologywhich might
be of interest.
ERIC Web Links 2002/2003:
Internet Resources for Children and Teens
Compiled by Blythe Bennett
http://www.ericit.org/weblinks/weblinks-02-03.shtml
Also avaiable as a pdf at:
http://www.ericit.org/weblinks/webLinks-02-03.pdf
More new material on the ResourceShelf
http://resourceshelf.freepint.com
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Go to the Big6 web site for lesson plan ideas:
http://www.big6.com
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I came across this resource.... It contains some good
examples as well as links to other resources:
http://www.tomsnyder.com/enews/articles/2002-09-A.asp\
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Have you tried the Media Awareness Network site? They
are Canadian
I like their emphasis on reliability, and using the
Internet as just one of the many tools out there.
Their site is
http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/
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What about a subscription to Electric Library, SIRS,
EBSCO, Gale Group, NewsBank, etc.? Technically, this
would
qualify as using computers for research, but your
students would be a lot more likely to find
well-written articles and factual information...and a
lot LESS likely to stumble upon porn, ads for porn,
inaccurate web sites, etc.
It's so good that I'd pay for it if the district ever
dropped it! You can show the kids how to search for
photos only, build Boolean or natural language
searches, etc.Also, with NewsBank, EBSCO, and other
paid services, they show the kids
exactly how to cite the source...including an article
#!
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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Web Page
Evaluations
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
Making Connections on the Internet
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/scaslconf.htm
A Webquest About Evaluating Web Sites (written) for
9th-12th graders
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/evalwebstu.html
Educational Communications Board Surf Report
http://www.ecb.org/surf/evaluate.htm
Evaluating Web Sites (February 1998)
The sites listed provide guidelines and examples for
Web site evaluation.
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Feel free to check out our school library webpage
which has links to lots of great websites.
http://www16.brinkster.com/mrspb
click on get help for research and then check out the
teacher and student sections. There are also some
local, fee-based
and other links at the bottom of the main page as
well. It is in process so there are a few links yet to
come.
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Website evaluation skills are important -Teach
students to look for date on the site - also author
information
Many of the sites that I use at HS would be too
complex for Elem.
Kathy Schrock ( she's a school librarian in case you
are not familiar with her ) guide for educators
(affiliated with discovery.com) has forms for
elementary website evaluation plus lesson plans.
Also lesson plan sites at GEM (gateway for education
materials) and Education World may be valuable.
*********
I am an elementary library media specialist and I work
with 3rd -5th on research projects. We do use the
computer/Internet, but the students DO NOT search for
their own content using search engines such as
google.com. In elementary school, I believe that
kids are just nor ready for all of the content
available to them and they are not mature enough and
skilled enough to narrow their search. So, I do it
for them. I have
bookmarked sites that I show them and explain how to
use and where to find the information within the site.
I also use Grolier online and InfoTrac for Kids.
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1) Does anyone have any good lessons or can point me
to a good website that deals with ways to use the
internet for research projects?
Response......
* http://www.big6.com/index.php
This site is the Big Six Skills site from M
Eisenberg. It is a one model that teaches the
research process and research
skills. There are many others.
* http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html
The Web Quest page at San Diego State Univ. This is
THE source for info on research and the web. This site
has it all -
an introduction to the concept, outlines, templates,
examples, rubrics for evaluation.
Other useful pages:
* http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
From the site, "Blue Web'n is an online library of
1200+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by
subject, grade level,
and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources,
references, & tools). You can search by grade level
(Refined
Search), broad subject area (Content Areas), or
specific sub-categories (Subject Area). Each week 5
new sites are
added. You can get a list and description of these
additions sent to you by signing up below for free
weekly updates! "
* http://www.iste.org/L&L/archive.html
From the site," ISTE is a nonprofit professional
organization with a worldwide membership... dedicated
to promoting appropriate uses of information
technology to support and improve learning, teaching,
and administration in K-12 education and teacher
education. ISTE's role is leadership-we provide our
members with information, networking opportunities
*This has a good article discussing Web Quests. The
full address is at
http://www.iste.org/L&L/26/7/features/yoder/index.html
but I had to go to the archive and then look for vol
26, no 7 and
then click on the article by Maureen Yoder.
*
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
Site has rubric templates. It is very easy to use,
with a wide variety of templates.
Question:
2) Are there any good ways to check for authenticity
and validity of content found on
sites....ie are they
reliable?
Response:
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/evalwebstu.html a Web
Quest about evaluating web sites from Joyce Valenze.
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Elizabeth Gillies B.A., Diploma of Ed. (Library Ed.)
Teacher-Librarian
Yarrow Community Elementary School K-6
46361 Yale Rd Chilliwack BC V2P 2P9
ph:(604) 823-4408
email:yarrowlib2@yahoo.com
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