Research Toolkit 2012

Archives everything you search via email

some excellent learning resources on this site for middle school history curriculum

Great site for research on American history primary sources or anything about books and American literature

Here you will play an interactive game and learn how to correctly format APA or MLA citations for some of the most commonly used citation types.

Here is a link you might find useful a timeline of from the 1900's through to the 2000's

"Shifts" in learning.... plenty of opportunities here!

Please note that search.creativecommons.org is not a search engine, but rather offers convenient access to search services provided by other independent organizations.

With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training.

Museum of Australian Democracy - 110 key documents that are the foundation of our nation.

For dog lovers - a fact sheet on Labrador dogs

I find it very useful when I'm working on the computer & don't want to waste time by leaving the desk.

This page contains digital images of libraries

Ergo is a site containing a great deal of information about Victorian history, including digitised primary resources. It also has tips on research skills and essay writing.

Seems obvious but I find this an easy to use research tool for a variety of ages.

Improve your research, essay writing and study skills, explore Victoria's history, and access over 700 original primary sources you can use in your assignments.

A PDF of tips for students, for use in class or library

"A blog about search, search skills, teaching search, learning how to search, learning how to use Google effectively, learning how to do research."

Artcyclopedia - Information on artists and art movements. Painters, sculptors, photographers, decorative artists, and architects are listed. Links to museums.

This is fantastic, Marcia. Thanks for sharing. Marianne Macartney

'Developed by Education Services Australia through The Le@rning Federation, the education collection is designed to help teachers and students make the most of the wide range of moving image resources on the site. The clips in this collection are accompanied by teachers' notes created by specialist curriculum writers. Expert curators' notes also provide useful background material.' Clips are organised under headings such as 'war', 'identity and culture', 'sport and health'...a treasure trove!

Thanks for sharing this link, I've marked this assignment as complete on Lore for you.

"Developed by Education Services Australia through The Le@rning Federation, the education collection is designed to help teachers and students make the most of the wide range of moving image resources on the site. The clips in this collection are accompanied by teachers' notes created by specialist curriculum writers. Expert curators' notes also provide useful background material. Clips in this collection have been selected for their educational value and any clips that are considered potentially disturbing carry clear classification warnings."