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The CyberSavvy Teacher WebQuest

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Section 3: Research and Evaluation Skills

Databases & Search Tools

"The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Through the AVL, an equitable core of information sources are available to every student and citizen in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state." (http://www.avl.lib.al.us/about/index.html)

Search Engines

• Google • Yahoo (Yahooligans) • Ask Jeeves (Ask Jeeves for Kids) • Alta Vista• All the Web

Assignments:

  1. Explore the databases available at AVL.
  2. Make a list of resources for your grade level.
  3. Go to Search Engine Watch and read the "Web Searching Tips."
  4. Practice searching with the above search engines using the same keyword. Compare and contrast. Bookmark your favorite search engine.

Search Tips & Starting Points

Assignment:

  1. Review the above sites to locate information to use in a lesson plan about Internet research.
  2. Create an age-appropriate lesson plan for your students to teach Internet research skills.
  3. Save and print this "Internet Research and Citation Information" sheet to use with your students. Revise as needed.

Reliable Sources

CyberSmart! Lesson Plans

NOTE: The CyberSmart! Curriculum is aligned with ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Performance Indicators.

Assignment:

  1. Read the articled above to learn tips on evaluating Internet Resources.
  2. Compile the information and create a guide sheet for your students.
  3. Locate your grade level lesson plan from CyberSmart! to use with your students.

Citing Sources

Assignment:

  1. Visit the above sites to find resources on how to cite an Internet resource.
  2. Bookmark the sites.

Research Tools

CyberBee Research Tools: Guides and activities designed to help teachers and students examine Websites and their content

Assignment:

  1. Locate research tools and lesson plans from CyberBee to use for Internet research with students.
  2. Bookmark the site.

Cherokee County Technology Integration
Last Update: May 24, 2006
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