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Thursday, March 23, 2017

The MEGALIST for RESEARCH: Everything Your Students Will Need!


This page is constantly evolving. The recent "fake news" explosion prompted me to put all resources in one spot for our students. This megalist has all they need to write their research papers and properly evaluate websites. Some areas do overlap, such as FAKE NEWS and WEBSITE EVALUATION, but they are all in one spot. Bookmark it.


UPDATED: 4/18/17



BIBLIOGRAPHY GENERATORS

Bibomatic- for books only; enter the ISBN number of a book for the citation



Citation Generator

Citation Fox for APA

CiteBite- link directly to specific quotes on web pages

CiteFast- covers MLA, APA, Chicago and newspaper, magazine, web site, journal, book

EasyBib*- also now has an iPhone app where you can scan the ISBN number on a book


GoBiblio- free bibliography and citation generator

KnightCite- enter the information in the blank fields and your citation is generated; covers MLA, APA, Chicago

NoodleBib Express- free version of Noodle Tools

OttoBib- for books only; enter the ISBN number of a book for the citation

Son of Citation Machine- for APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian formats

Zotero*- keep all your research in one spot






COPYRIGHT LAW
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media
 Literacy Education- assists teachers in fair use doctrine; from the Center for Social Media

Copyright Advisory Network- "a way for librarians to learn about copyright and seek feedback and advice from fellow librarians and copyright specialists"

Copyright Basics- from Copyright Kids!


Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for TeachersPDF document


Creative Commons- various sharing methods explained


Cyberbee- cute interactive for grades 4-9


Fair Use Evaluator
"understand how to determine the "fairness" of a use under the U.S. Copyright Code."


Fair Use Wiki- the fair use clause explained


Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright- from the Library of Congress; interactive for kids in grades 4-8


Teaching Copyright
- Five 60-minute lessons


TeachersFirst Copyright and Fair Use Resources


United States Copyright Office- search records, register works


 
What is Copyright?- wiki managed by by teacher Mary Beth Hertz








FAKE NEWS

ARTICLES

4 Steps Schools Need to Take To Combat Fake News- Huffington Post

5 Ways to Spot Fake News- from Common Sense Media

The 5 Types of Fakes News- from Huffington Post

6 Ways to Spot Fake News- from Snopes

10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Article- from EasyBib

The Classroom Where Fake News Fails- from NPR

Fake News Fooling Millions- from Scholastic's Up Front Magazine

Fake News Sites to Watch Out For on Facebook

Fighting Fake News- American Libraries

Google and Facebook Take Aim at Fake News Sites- N.Y. Times

Higher Ed Takes on Fake News Epidemic- from Education Dive

How Photos Fuel the Spread of Fake News

How Savvy Are Your Students? 7 Fake Websites to Really Test Their Evaluation Skills-EasyBib

How to Spot Fake News (and Teach Kids to Be Media Sayvy)- Common Sense Media

Most Students Don't Know When News is Fake, Stanford Study Finds- Wall Street Journal

A News Literacy Tool Kit for a "Post Truth" World- Joyce Valenza's blog

The Real History of Fake News- from The Columbia Journalism Review

The Smell Test: Educators Can Counter Fake New with Information Literacy- SLJ

Students Need Our Help Detecting Fake News- from MiddleWeb

Three Historical Examples of "Fake News"- Scientific American

What are You Doing to Teach Students to Spot Fake News Stories?- by Bill Ferriter

What Stands Between Fake News and Students? Educators- from NEA


GUIDES TO WEBSITE EVALUATION
Misc.
Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources

Credible Sources Count- view a 10-minute interactive tutorial about how to find sites you can trust. EXCELLENT!

EasyBib Website Evaluation Guide








































Finding Reliable Information Online- slide presentation from middle school teacher Sean Hinger

How Savvy are Your Students? 7 Fake Websites to Really Test Their Evaluation Skills- EasyBib

*Kathy Schrock
 *The 5 W's of Website Evaluation

 *Critical Evaluation of a Website- high School

 *Critical Evaluation of a Website- middle school

 *Critical Evaluation of a Website- elementary school

Ten Questions for Fake News Detection- infographic checklist

University of Berkeley Library- an excellent tutorial on finding information on the Internet

Website Evaluation Guide- from EasyBib


INFOGRAPHICS












NEWS BIASES CHART by Vanessa Otero



Ten Questions for Fake News Detection- infographic is in PDF form





LESSON PLANS
Brain Pop: Fact and Opinion- interactive fun for the younger kids

Evaluating Sources in a 'Post-Truth' World: Ideas for Teaching About Fake News- NY Times Lessons

Fake News vs. Real News: Determining the Reliability of Sources- NY Times Learning Network

Fighting Fake News- includes Common Core standards

"He Said, She Said"-Reliable Sources- from School Journalism site

Hoax or No Hoax? Strategies for Online Comprehension and Evaluation- from ReadWriteThink; grades 9-12

Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide- lesson for high schoolers

How to Teach Your Students About Fake News- from PBS NewsHour; grades 7-9

I Heard it 'Round the Internet: Sexual Health Education & Authenticating Online Information- grades 7-9

Media Literacy and Fake News- from C-SPAN; grade not specified, but probably 9-12

Why Citations Matter: A Lesson in Preventing Alternative Facts- from EasyBib



VIDEOS




 











WEBSITES

FactCheck- project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Fake News Sites to Watch Out For on Facebook-

Fake News Watch- updates regularly; lists Fake/Hoax Websites, Satire Websites and Clickbait Websites.

Politifact- checking U.S. politics

Museum of Hoaxes- bogus web sites from A to Z

News Literacy Project- assists students in discerning real vs. fake news

Snopes- fact-checking site



PLAGIARISM and PARAPHRASING
Acknowledging Sources-from the University of Texas at Arlington; charts and diagrams included

Avoiding Plagiarism- from the Purdue Online Writing Lab; very good site gives an overview on
plagiarism, with information on paraphrasing and exercises for students.

Citation Machine- create a citation in APA, MLA, Turabian and Chicago; free

EasyBib- creates a citation from the information you input; MLA is free, cost for others

How to Cite Your Sources- very complete listing

KnightCite- from Calvin College; APA, MLA, and Chicago are all free

MLA Formatting and Style Guide- very complete; shows formatting for all types of sources

Paraphrase vs Plagiarism







Plagiarism Tutorial- information and 2 quizzes to check your knowledge; from the University of Southern Mississippi



Successful vs. Unsuccessful Paraphrasing- many examples are shown to explain the best way to paraphrase a paragraph

Types of Plagiarism 


What is Plagiarism?- a video from Rutgers University; explains the seriousness of plagiarism; excellent!!

WriteCheck- submit your paper to see if you plagiarized anything; $$

You Quote It, You Note It- a short slide presentation/quiz to see how much you know about plagiarism


THE RESEARCH PAPER
Formatting Block Quotes




Formatting Your Research Paper--- Here's an example of what your paper should look like:


Finding Credible Sources with EasyBib





































Primary and Secondary Resources

A primary resource is the original document, including photos, newspapers, birth certificates
Secondary sources evaluate or discuss primary sources.





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

Google Scholar- advanced scholarly searches

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






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


WEBSITE EVALUATION

Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources

Credible Sources Count- view a 10-minute tutorial about how to find sites you can trust. EXCELLENT!

Critical Evaluation of Information- Kathy Schrock's guide by grade level; covers elementary through secondary 


EasyBib Research- students can enter a topic to search and EasyBib tells them if the site is credible or not. (NOTE: Not all sites have been rated)


Evaluating Internet-Based Information- from Media Smarts

Finding Reliable Information Online- slide presentation from middle school teacher Sean Hinger


The Five Ws of Website Evaluation- from Kathy Schrock


Museum of Hoaxes- bogus web sites from A to Z


University of Berkeley Library- an excellent tutorial on finding information on the Internet

Using Critical Thinking to Find Trustworthy Websites- video from Common Sense Media


Website Evaluation- I have put together three important links for your students



INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS














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