Research with Passion

Research with Passion
An Internet Hotlist on Research

created by Geri Cvetic
Chesapeake Media Center

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Research, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

BMCC Library - Research Resources
ECG The Communication Strategy Company - Presentation Tips
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS - Inquiry Based & Essential Questions Resources
Essential Questions Web Site - This web site is helpful in understanding what an essential question is or should be.
FNO - The question is the answer. Creating Research Programs for An Age of Information
From Now On - Framing Essential Questions
Learning Skills Program - Bloom's Taxonomy *
Newer Views of Learning - Essential Questions - Good explanation of essential question.
The Question Mark - This article is Chapter Ten of Jamie McKenzie's new book, Learning to Question to Wonder to Learn..
Themes & Essential Questions - Framing Inquiry & Promoting Critical Thinking
Topic Ideas - Research Topics
What Is an Essential Question? - Students have to think critically to answer an essential question. Instead of simply looking up answers, they conduct research and create an original answer. An essential question: provokes deep thought. solicits information-gathering and evaluation of data. results in an original answer. helps students conduct problem-related research. makes students produce original ideas rather than predetermined answers. may not have an answer. encourages critical thinking not just memorization of facts.

Research: Topic Overview

Big Six - Information Skills for Student Achievement
CollegeBoard.com - Writing a College Paper.
Information Literacy - A great reseach resource.
itools - Research Tools.

Step by Step Guides to Research

21st Century Literacies - The 21st Century Literacies Curriculum presents the process and essential skills for embedding information literacy strategies across all areas of the curriculum. The curriculum seeks to promote the skills, knowledge and attitudes to help students develop effective lifelong information awareness, seeking, management and presentation strategies. Information Literacy Standards referenced in each student lesson are from the American Library Association and Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Implementing Project-based Instruction - Essentials for Structuring Projects Effectively
Internet Public Library for Teens: Teen Space - Step by Step guide to doing research. Easy to access information on all aspects of the research process.
Owl Online Writing Lab - Writing Research Papers: A Step-by-Step Procedure
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - Outstanding site which takes you creatively through the research process.
Research Help - Learn how to use the library systems and resources for your research on your own with these online guides and tutorials.
Research and Style Manual - Helpful guide for research.
ResearchOver - Research Information, Tips and Quotes.
Springfield Township High School Virtual Library - Online rearch guide.

Plagarism

About - Lessons on Plagiarism
About: Secondary School Educators - Cheating and Academic Integrity
CHARACTER COUNTS! - Trustworthiness. Respect. Responsibility. Fairness. Caring. Citizenship. The Six Pillars of Character are ethical values to guide our choices. The standards of conduct that arise out of those values constitute the ground rules of ethics, and therefore of ethical decision-making.
Character Counts - 'What Will Matter' Poem Movie Enjoy Michael Josephson's famous poem in a new light.
Learning Resources: Plagiarism and the Internet - Great resources from EDUSCAPES.
Legal USE of the information - Using information correctly: plagiarism and copyright.
NPR - All Things Considered, January 10, 2002 · Guest Host Melissa Block talks with Thomas Mallon, author of Stolen Words: Forays into the Origins and Ravages of Plagiarism, about the discovery of plagiarism by well-known authors such as Steven Ambrose, and research techniques which should help avoid the problem. (4:30) Stolen Words is published by Harvest Books, April 2001. Mallon is also author of the Mrs. Paine's Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy, published this month by Pantheon Books.
News about plagiarism, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times - Articels on plagiarism in the news.
Obstacles to Ethical Decision Making: Rationalizations - In making tough decisions, don’t be distracted by rationalizations. Here are some of the most common ones.
Plagiarism Workshop - A Hotlist & Lesson Plan for 8 - 12 th Grade.
Plagiarism and How To Avoid It - Excellent site which gives students detailed information about plagarism: definition, how to avoid and examples.
Plagiarism in Colleges in USA - Good overview of Plagiarism.
Plagiarism in the News - Information plagiarism in the news and ways to avoid it.
Plagiarized.com - The purpose of this site is to help instructors and parents better understand how the internet can facilitate plagiarism. We present strategies to prevent plagiarism, explain some of the underlying causes, and provide advice on dealing with cases of confirmed plagiarism.
The Owl at Purdue - Avoiding Plagiarism
The Plagiarism Court: You Be the Judge - A Plagiarism Avoidance Tutorial created by Ramona Islam, with voice-overs by Christopher Dunham and Ramona Islam. Also an award-winning short, funny video about plagiarism, written and directed by Jared Mezzocchi: The Dr. Dhil Show
What is Plagiarism? - Tips on plagarism.

Notetaking & Citing Sources

How to Take Notes - Tips on note taking.
KnightCite - A template to create citations.
Landmark Citation Machine - A great tool for building your bibliography.
NoodleBib Express - Citation Builder
Note Taking & Summarising - Matix of links on note taking.
Research and Documentation Online - This site covers the essentials of research.
The Big 6 - Ideas About Note Taking and Citing Sources.

Communication Skills

COMMUNICATE the information - Instruction and tips on good communication.
Mind Tools - Links to articles on improving your communication skills.

Research Resources & Tools

4 2 explore - When you're learning about something new, it's nice to have more than one resource to explore. This web project provides 'four to explore' for each topic. On each page you'll find information, definitions, links, and other resources. Click a topic to start exploring!
A Research Guide for Students - The goal of this site is to provide all the necessary tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings.
Citation Machine - Citation Machine is a time-saving tool to help you create a bibliography.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educator's - Literature and Language Arts Resources.
LibraryInstruction.Com - This site contains library instruction lesson plans, articles about library instruction, a large library instruction bibliography, and links to library instruction resources. This site also includes material relating to information literacy.
OLA - INTERNET TOP TEN - PUBLIC LIBRARIANS - Some useful sites.
Online Style Guides - Writing Resources.
Owl Family of Sites - An outstanding resource for research and writing.
Pathfinders! - Use these guides to commonly researched topics to help you navigate through your wealth of search choices and resources.
Quest Pathfinders - Student produced pathfinders.
Questia - Research Topics
Research Project - Teacher Planning Sheet
Skills Grid - 200 sites on the web that offer advice on improving your study skills includes research links.
Teen Space - A+ Research & Writing for high school and college students was created by Kathryn L. Schwartz
USeekUFind - www.USeekUFind.com, an online global community
Virtual Library - Models for Creating Pathfinders
Zamzar - Zamzar is a great tool to convert files.
iTools - Quick access to the best Internet tools
igoogle - A free tool to create your own homepage.
refdes.com: HOMEWORK HELPER - Besides many helpful links across the curriculum. There is a section entitled TOOLS FOR RESEARCH.

Content by Geri Cvetic, gcvetic@aacps.org
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Last revised Tue Nov 17 16:44:38 US/Pacific 2009