Research Toolkit 2012

Looking for best practice 'Library Research Skills' for year 7's and I came across this link which I thought would be suitable for year 10's upwards. Any one else know of any other online self paced e-learning tools ranked and sequenced for secondary year levels???

Lists the best search engines for a particular research need

Alternatives to Google!

Drama in education is the use of drama techniques to support learning in the classroom. Drama in education was at first called creative dramatics and the founder of the field was Winifred Ward. By creative dramatics she meant a classroom teaching method that emphasizes self-expression, training in spoken English and literature appreciation.

Research UK paintings via the BBC

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A quick, easy way to reaserch on the run.

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*finds age-appropriate educational content on any topic presented with interactive multimedia interfaces *generates quiz questions based on student's research activity and skill level *supports creation of research journals and concept maps for learning assessment

bbc homepage great for up to date news.

A google poster summarising some search options.

Migration experiences and timeline

techniques for interviewing

A wonderful resource for students planning a research interview. Thanks for posting this link, Theresa. I've marked the Diigo Assignment as complete for you

AASL : Best websites for teaching and learning

Provides web-based sights on a wide range of tools.

There are some great resources on Livebinders. Thanks for posting this link, Glenys. I've marked the Assignment as complete for you.

This YouTube channel has an abundant choice of resources for the VCE student. It was established by a young man who felt there was a need to provide current and relevant information about research skills, study techniques, a guide to write the perfect English essay and especially how to fine tune a search using Google. Each topic is delivered in easy speak and lasts for less than four minutes. I would highly recommend this site for students who are looking for quick sound bytes on surviving VCE.

Thanks for posting this link, Michelle. I've marked the Diigo Assignment as complete for you.

I like Zotero which is a free online bibliographical management tool.  haven't used it through Chrome yet but have used it in Firefox and got the add on for Word. It automatically cited information for you which was a real time saver for me when completing my Advanced Diploma studies. Read the article in Bright Ideas for more information. 

I too have use Zotero for my uni studies and found it quite clever. Zotero works better when installed using Firefox (which I personally don't use). So, if you are looking for a program to keep your bibliography on track take a look at this program.

Thanks for sharing this link, Lisa. I've marked you Assignment 2 as complete in Lore.

An great article for Teacher Librarians concerning curation from one of the most prolific curators of information who just seems to share everything with the library community

Saw a presentation about this by Bernadette Mercieca on this at Saturday's TeachMeet Looks like a great way to save AND share

A good way to share this type of information with students is via infographics. Complete a search for [infographic google search] and you will find a gold mine of information. 

Love infographics and so do my students. Thanks for sharing the link, Simon. I've marked your Diigo assignment as completed on Lore.

Education uses of Evernote