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This article, written by Kathy Schrock, describes questioning, searching, evaluation, and citation processes of Web research as important skills in developing student information-literary skills.

This web project will help you make the connection between theory and practice by exploring some online resources related to literacy, themes, literature circles, technology, and learning.

This article explores the debate over whether Web 2.0 should be used in the classroom.

This entry explores how collaborative projects and Web 2.0 technologies can "democratize teaching and learning."

how tags can help to organize information and help users group and label content

This resource page, on a Web site designed to support International school communities in South East Asia, provides a list of Web sites and resources for developing student research skills.

This tutorial, developed by the Purdue Research Library, helps students learn about planning a research project, identifying the information sources, using various search strategies, evaluating information, and ethically using information.

provides great information on helping all students-not only elementary students-develop research skills. Her entire blog, entitled Langwitches, is dedicated to integrating the use of technology into learning and provides excellent resources and ideas.

From the website: Eurekster allows you to build a custom search portal, or "swicki," around any topic of your choice. Rather than returning millions of results like a generic search engine, swickis learn from the search behavior of a community of enthusiasts and experts, making it easy for you to quickly find what you're looking for within a particular topic. In addition, you can easily share a swicki with others and add a swicki buzzcloud to your site or profile ("grab" a swicki), which will dynamically display the hottest searches and give you quick access to that swicki and its community.

Eurekster Swickis are "search engines tailored to you and your community. They learn from your users and show what's hot with your people." You, as the creator of the Swicki, have complete and utter control of the search results since YOU are the one who figures out what searches are most relevant to your site, what sites these searches should be pulled from, and how the search engine looks.

students learn about 4 different types of search engines and practice their Internet searching skills.

The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You'll understand language in a powerful new way.

provides overviews of popular engines, tips on searching, evaluations of the strengths of particular engines, and an analysis of the industry. Its purpose is to help site owners improve their ability to be found in search engines, however, it also provides great information, articles, and resources for those interested in learning about how to effectively use search engines.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.