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A how to do research map or infographic. It might be great for the library or classroom   The map, titled How To Do Research, walks students through the research process from start to finish with every step along the way.

If you want your students to use the internet for research, but find that sites such as Wikipedia can overwhelm students and contain too much information - then you might like to take a look at the Simple English Wikipedia. The Simple English Wikipedia uses simple English words and grammar to explain topics.  There are 70,000 articles on the site, a fraction of the 3 million articles that are on the main wikipedia page, but enough for most students. Check before you send kids towards the site that it contains the topics you want them to research. If it doesn't you could always create a page and add the information yourself - or make it a goal for the research project to write a page!

"Cyberbullying 2010: What the Research Tells Us " Some good statistics and presentation.

A slideshare presentation focussed on web research which is well worth viewing for any LT Coordinator . Has some great information and statistics on search, and how search-englines work. Also shares tools you can use for optimizing your search and saving your sources for later viewing. 

This blog entry links to an article which promotes the use of webcams for improving children's reading fluency etc. Interesting stuff! Link to article here: http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2010/11/webcam-research-helps-kids-improve.html

This blog will share applications & research related to the iPad. From the same blogger as http://ilearntechnology.com/

Really love the four research tutorials..... Great for Stage 3 and 4 students.

The Benefits of Social Networking Services - important research out of UWS

ThinkB4U is a new series of web safety videos and tutorials from Google and its partners. Using the "choose your own adventure" aspect of YouTube video editing, ThinkB4U offers interactive videos to educate viewers about things like protecting online reputations, avoiding scams, research and critical thinking, and responsible text messaging. ThinkB4U is divided into three basic sections; students, parents, and educators. Each section addresses nine different topics related to safe and responsible use of the Internet and cell phones. The sections include short videos about the topics, a short written lesson, and some interactive games on the topics of responsible use of the Internet and of cell phones.

Following an Australian study of 10000 kids, Professor Donna Cross summarises the facts

"Research shows that a project to use the devices as teaching tools in some N.C. districts has had a measurable impact on student achievement in math."

An excellent resource for those who are introducing Diigo to their staff or class. Has links to various resources regarding social bookmarking in general, and Diigo in particular and shares how it could be used by a class or staff.

Want a fun way to help students practice and enhance their web research skills while discovering answers to trivia questions? Then check out "A Google A Day!"

Excellent sounding text to speech online tool. Closed to new registration at the moment but well worth keeping an eye on.

A great way to enhance research skills for young students.

"A blog to record our journey to introduce the ipod touch to Kinder students in a one to one environment. "

The kids are really excited by the possibilities - my little girl is at OLHC kinder and came home telling me all about what they learned - check out the blog they have a solid research focus too

Searchcube is a graphical search engine that presents search results in a compact, visual format in three dimensions. A very interesting visual search, could be good to expand student thinking or for use with younger students

A page hosting the latest Horizon Reports. Look for the Horizon Report Australia/New Zealand Edition and the K12 Horizon Report

What Makes a Great Teacher? - Well worth a read

The 2009 Horizon Report: Australia-New Zealand Edition. We explored the 2008 edition earlier in the year, make sure you read the latest version.