If you are a teacher-librarian or media specialist, you are the one responsible for making sure students have learned the proper research skills. Since all students need to how to do research, why are school districts still cutting jobs for our position? Once kids get to middle and high school, they need to know how to do certain things tied to research, including a bibliography, website evaluation, searching techniques and so much more. Below you will find sites to assist you in teaching research skills for all ages.Use the Teacher-Librarians tab at the top to find a megalist of stuff for you.
The 6 Online Research Skills Your Students Need- from Scholastic
Copyright, Fair Use and Research Skills for Elementary Students- LiveBinder
The 6 Online Research Skills Your Students Need- from Scholastic
Copyright, Fair Use and Research Skills for Elementary Students- LiveBinder
Doing Research at the Elementary Level- written by technology teacher Mary Beth Hertz
Evaluating Information Sources Worksheet- for older students
The Future of Research- written by middle school librarian Jennifer LaGarde
Infomine- scholarly Internet searches
iResearch: Information Skills for Life- 10 modules (covers plagiarism and searching databases) each include a PDF download
The Free Library- over 20 million articles and books
K-4 Research Materials- LiveBinder
Kentucky Virtual Library's How to Do Research- excellent interactive poster designed like a game board
Research it Right- from Acadia University's Library; animated interactive
Research Skills Lesson Plans- from Lesson Planet
Research Skills Worksheets- from TeAchnology; covers various topic areas
Research Skills Worksheets- teacher-reviewed; grades listed
Research Skills Unit- for 8th grade students
Rutgers University's R.I.O.T.- wonderful interactive modules include: Selecting a Topic, Finding Sources, Selecting Keywords, Identifying Citations, Evaluating Sources.
State Library of Victoria- research skills for grades 5-9
Teaching Research Skills to Young Students- the role of the media specialist is explained
Teaching the Ten Steps to Better Web Research from SweetSearch
Using Critical Thinking to find Trustworthy Websites-video lesson by N.Y. middle school teacher Emily Koch (Grades 6-8)
Wading Through the Web: Teaching Internet Research Strategies- Three complete 45-minute lessons for grades 6-8
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Using Critical Thinking to find Trustworthy Websites-video lesson by N.Y. middle school teacher Emily Koch (Grades 6-8)
Wading Through the Web: Teaching Internet Research Strategies- Three complete 45-minute lessons for grades 6-8
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