Information Literacy/Research Skills
Developing a Research Question
Narrowing a Topic and Developing a Research Question - From University of Indiana Library
Developing Successful Research Questions - From UC Merced Library
Effective Searching Strategies
Keyword Bank - Pick keywords that will help you find relevant results. Keep adding to the bank and you continue with your research and find better terms.
- The Boolean Machine
- Electronic Searching Strategies: Boolean operators and more
- Using the Advanced Search Function in Google: Video Tutorial
- Get More out of Google: Infographic from Hack College
- Electronic Searching Strategies, Student activities for effective searching:
Evaluating Sources of Information
Website Evaluation Guides:
- Guide for Students #1
- Guide for Students #2 - Modified
- Guide for Students #3 - Modified and Shortened
Resources and Lessons:
- Annotated Examples of Websites that are Credible and Non-Credible from Easy Bib
- Video: How to Evaluate a Website
- Schrock Guides
- News Literacy: Fake News and Evaluating Sources
Types of Resources
Tutorials:
- Select the Best Information Source - from University of Illinois Library
- Types of Periodicals - from Mission College Library
- Primary vs. Secondary Sources - from Northwestern University Library
Teacher Lessons and Resources:
Avoiding Plagiarism
Types of Plagiarism Documents:
- "8 Types of Plagiarism" - from iParadigms (makers of Turnitin)
- Types of Plagiarism and How to Avoid it - from iParadigms (makers of Turnitin)
Presentations and Resources:
- "Is it Plagiarism Yet?" and "Safe Practices" from OWL Purdue
- "Understanding Plagiarism ... with some help from Dr. Seuss" - from University of Hawaii
- The Plagiarism Spectrum - from Turnitin
Lessons:
- Contextualizing Plagiarism - lessons from OWL Purdue
Videos:
Citing Sources
Online Citation Makers:
Guides for Citing Sources:
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide from OWL Purdue
- MLA Sample Paper from OWL Purdue
- Overview of Using In-Text Citations based upon information from OWL Purdue
- MLA Works Cited from OWL Purdue
Paraphrasing and Note Taking
Paraphrasing and Quoting:
- Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing - What are the differences and When to use from OWL Purdue
- Paraphrasing Lesson
Note Taking Sheets:
Synthesizing Information
Formatting your Papers
MLA Style Guide - Use this guide to help you format your paper. Based upon information from OWL Purdue.
The Research Process
The Big 6:
Research Process Tutorials:
Pre-Assessment and Rubrics
Trails 9 - Information Literacy pre-assessment
Rubrics:
- Research Only
- Whole Research Project
- Argumentative Writing and Informational Writing from Smarter Balanced