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Additional Materials

Evaluation Resources

A web evaluation activity for younger students
http://www.infosearcher.com/cybertours/index.htm

A WebQuest About Evaluating Web Sites (9-12)
http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/evalwebstu.html

Web Detective Challenge (7-8)

http://www.hamiltonschools.org/davies/wd-challenge.htm

Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/webcrit.html  

Extensive bibliography on evaluating web information

http://www.lib.vt.edu/research/evaluate/evalbiblio.html

 

Kathy Schrock’s complete set of site evaluation tools

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html

 

Article on Web Hoaxes and Misinformation http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm

A collection of materials on Child-Safe Searching
http://www.searchengines.com/kids/index.html

Resources for keeping kids safe online
http://www.safekids.com

ICYouSee: T is for Thinking.  A brief but very well written tutorial for the evaluation of Internet resources by students engaged in research.  http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html

Quick – The Quality Information Checklist This site has information similar to the Ithaca site above but is better geared to middle school audiences.  http://www.quick.org.uk/

Related Articles

 

“Grazing the Net- Raising a Generation of Free Range Students”

by Jamie McKenzie

“Schools [need to take] advantage of these electronic networks to raise a generation of free range students — young people capable of navigating through a complex, often disorganized information landscape while making up their own minds about the important issues of their lives and their times.

http://www.fno.org/text/grazing.html

 

Deep Thinking and Deep Reading in an Age of Info-Glut, Info-Garbage, Info-Glitz and Info-Glimmer by Jamie McKenzie

“The single most important change in the knowledge business will be the centrality of independent exploration and knowledge creation by clients.”

http://fno.org/mar97/deep.html

Plagiarism Resources

The New Plagiarism:

Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic Age

http://fno.org/may98/cov98may.html

The Question is the Answer: http://www.fno.org/oct97/question.html

Talking with students about Plagiarism

http://www.lemoyne.edu/library/plagiarism.htm#PREVENTING%20PLAGIARISM

Keeping Kids Honest: Using Digital Resources to Steer Clear of Plagiarism (.ppt)

http://www.sasinschool.com/presentations/media/honestKids.exe

Avoiding Plagiarism

http://www.writing.nwu.edu/tips/plag.html

Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html

KSD Copyright Resources

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/library/copyright.htm

Next Steps

Staff Development Classes

• Internet for the Classroom (which includes this material)
• Technology Integration: Rethinking the Research Report
• Scaffolding for Learning

Class Evaluations

• Staff Development Web Site
  • Click on Personalized Employee Services
  • Enter your numbers
  • Click on Current Year's Classes and Evaluations
  • Click Show My Information