"The members of the generation that is sometimes dubbed the "millennials" are alternately reviled or lauded by the news media for their tech-savvy, gadget-loving ways. But a new ethnographic research project on students in five Illinois universities may put a dent in that reputation. It found that many college kids don't even know how to perform a simple internet search. "

"All of that preoccupation with plagiarism does little to help us answer the fundamental question: What can we as individual faculty members do about it?"

Chronicles of Education recommended site - it covers all aspects of history from Ancient to History today.

Lisa and Beth, Here is the update article on the NYPL scavenger hunt which is still available virtually! See last paragraph. What fun this was - love the game within the game too, with the postcards. I hope you enjoy reading this. Peg

Interesting infographic of 200 years of digitized books looking a words that follow he vs she

Another resource to add to your PLN

For the history department, there may be some great primary documents in this collection - available for free!

"The TurnItIn research suggests that students really are trying to "do the right thing." Noting the decrease in the number of students turning to sites that are clearly identified as "cheating," the white paper asks if our new digital culture - one that promotes sharing, openness, and re-use - is running counter to some of the "fundamental tenets of education - the ability to develop, organize, and express original thoughts." The paper suggests that many students really aren't clear about what is legitimate re-use compared to plagiarism."

Here's another reason to carefully credit the source of photos you use online.

A demo of the first full length interactive book - with swipeable video and data visualizations to play with.

For all the kindle users (all versions) out there, now you can download from the public library using Overdrive! This should flood the libraries with requests. :)

Website with a list of authors and famous quotes.

This article helps to explain the average searchers approach to Internet research. I disagree however, with his comment about not using the advanced search. As educators we should be teaching the advanced search and its benefits as well as, using it-- not waiting for the basic search to "be improved".

Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education An adjunct faculty member describes her" bad behavior experience" with students in a graduate student class in 2010.