Research Toolkit 2012

How do teens research in a Digital World?

Well worth reading this report. Thanks for sharing the link. I've marked this assignment as complete on Lore for you.

Trove, from National Library of Australia. For Digital searching of newspapers

One of my favourite haunts for family tree research! Thanks for sharing, I've marked Assignment 2 as complete for you.

I only just discovered this site recently and like its potential as a newspaper archive.

This is a place where you can find information for books, add book details - ratings, comments etc, organise and sort book collections, share information with others and more. I find it very useful and I am sure it would be for any library user.

Yes I am a fan of Library Thing too

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A very comprehensive outline to evaluate websites by Berkeley University. Could be simplified for middle school students. 

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higher order thinking strategies and tools lots of links and info Some tools not free but there are still many that can be used

Some great inter-actives here - if you are in Victoria, make sure you have a look at the e5 interactive for students. Thanks for sharing,. I've marked this assignment as complete on Lore.

Although simple to look at I find this great with the younger students to get them into researching.The info here is good for teachers as starting points.Worth exploring if you can.

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This is a fully searchable database of all the 780 First Fleet convicts via a number of search options. Searching can be done by name, ship or by crime. The data can be downloaded free of charge provided it is for non-commercial use. This is a great way to introduce students to real data based on real people. There are many opportunities to introduce children to the language of the day through information written in the database based on the occupations listed for some of the convicts.

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 a good research rubric for Middle School

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Free resources from a community of teachers and education professionals

Looks like it works in a way similar to wikipedia but with a more exclusive bank of contributors. Thanks for posting this link, I've marked Assignment 2 as complete on Lore for you.

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This web site is a great way to help students learn about the need to be discerning when researching online.

This is one of my favourite hoax sites to use with students. Thanks for posting it Yvonne, I've marked Assignment 2 as complete on Lore for you.

This amazing site has a wealth of interesting material. "About Us: British Pathé is one of the oldest media companies in the world. Their roots lie in 1890s Paris where their founder, Charles Pathé, pioneered the development of the moving image. They were established in London in 1902, and by 1910 were producing their famous bi-weekly newsreel the Pathé Gazette. After the First World War they started producing various Cinemagazines as well. By 1930 they were producing the Gazette, the Pathetone Weekly, the Pathé Pictorial and Eve's Film Review, covering entertainment, culture and womens' issues. By the time Pathé finally stopped producing the cinema newsreel in 1970 they had accumulated 3500 hours of filmed history amounting to over 90,000 individual items. Over the last 30 years this material has been used extensively around the world in television programmes, home videos, advertisments, corporate productions and, most recently, in web publishing."

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Kathy is a one woman dynamo when it comes to TL resources. Well worth following. Thanks for posting, I've marked Assignment 2 as complete on Lore for you.

Lots of historical documents can be found here. Wills and probate before 1925 can now be viewed in digital form and can be downloaded. Great for those researching their Victoria family history.

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A great site for those of you who are interested in what your local member of Parliament is up to. Could be useful if you are pushing an issue on behalf of your organisation, sector or the public good. Searches Hansard to find out what your representative is doing or search on a topic; this site makes Hansard accessible in a way that actually searching Hansard does not!

Yay for transparency!

Another excellent example of the power that digitising provides. Thanks for posting Agus, I've marked Assignment 2 as complete on Lore for you.

Great digital tool to connect schools in many different countries, cultures and religions.

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A large collection registry of digital research tools.

Just had a glance, looks terrific, will have to spend some time here later!

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I re-found (is that even a word?) this website in my Delicious account- I suspect I originally stumbled across it while doing the VicPLN course earlier in the year. At the time, I thought it would be a great one to come back & explore. I still do. It contains a lot of information on Creative Commons...some of it a useful starting point for a discussion with students. 

Yes, we are just working on ours now!

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Interactive tutorial from Rutgers University for students covering these areas: Selecting a topic, finding sources, selecting keywords, identifying citations, evaluating sources. Includes database searching using example of EBSCO, importing citations with RefWorks.

Thanks Amanda. I like the interactive nature of the site. It is very smooth and informative. I think Uni students would have the stamina to go through the options offered but I wonder about high school students' ability to stay with it.

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Instapaper is a very useful service where you can save articles from the web. It will remove advertisements and other distractions, giving you a nice clean version of the article. You can also install an app on your mobile so you can read articles on the move, even when you don't have an internet connection.