Research Toolkit 2012

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.

I use SLV for pictures and to get ideas for themes.

Thanks for sharing- we've marked your assignment as completed.

Research UK paintings via the BBC

Thanks for sharing- we've marked your assignment as completed.

A quick, easy way to reaserch on the run.

Thanks for sharing- we've marked your assignment as completed.

*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.

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.

I first came across Eric years ago at MLC. Haven't caught up with all the posts yet, so someone may have beaten me to it! Excellent search tool for anything and anyone. Contains journals, collections, microfiche archives,etc

Education uses of Evernote

While we are on the topic of Search Engines, here is a list that everyone might find useful.

Thanks for sharing- we've marked your assignment as completed.

This is a great blog to have in your RSS feed reader! Each day I get an email with the latest ideas, websites, lessons and more related to education, teaching and using technology. You can search the blog for resources, downloads, tutorials just to name a few.

Thanks for sharing- we've marked your assignment as completed.