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This is SUCH a great resource that I stumbled across in my research. It is a handbook for librarians that breaks down copyright and the impact on 'our world'. This is a fantastic source of information!! "Copyright for Librarians: the essential handbook" is a textbook that aims to provide librarians in developing and transition countries with information concerning copyright law. It can be used as a stand-alone resource or as an adjunct to a companion online curriculum."

This source provides information on avoiding plagiarism. Provides definition of plagiarism, example, interactive of basic tips and a quiz. There is also information on creative commons and public domain. I could see using the examples provided for small group discussions. I see myself using a lot of the information on copyright as it is easy to read and lays out the format that will be easy for the students to understand. These examples are under a big umbrella of information called "Using Information Correctly." There are 3 big ideas under this which include Avoiding Plagiarism, Putting Info Together and Copyright and Fair Use.

I think that YouTube has changed the world, for better or worse. I know when I am having trouble with a set of directions, I look for a video on youtube. Recently, it was my daughter's violin that wouldn't tune. I had no clue what it should sound like, but thanks to YouTube I had it fixed in under 10 minutes. Thanks, YouTube! Whether you're doing research for a project, need help with homework, or just want to learn something new, YouTube EDU features some of their most popular educational videos.

I stumbled across this amazing resource by accident. It is open source online learning, in both gaming and crowd sourcing formats. A really cool philosophy on learning as well, and how to use tech to develop communities and improve society. Plus, a nod to Wisconsin!

Free Lesson Plans and Games for Learning Civics however...unlike other OER's users may not change anything according to the terms of use. I would use this as a support for social studies units in upper elementary, middle, and high schools. Terms Of Use Copyright and License Any work that was created by or for iCivics.org is copyrighted by iCivics Inc. These pages may also contain material in which the copyright is held by the creator or someone to whom he/she has assigned the copyright. Use of these materials is limited to personal study, teaching, and research.

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This is a podcast series that would be appropriate for our 8th graders doing NHD research. Each of these podcasts could be assigned as homework a couple of nights before these topics are covered in class so that students come into class with a basic understanding of the content to be covered that day. I guess it would be a little bit like "flipping" the class for that day. The teacher could have a quick discussion about detecting bias in primary sources based on the information from the podcast and then the rest of the class could be freed up for students to actually rotate through primary sources and practice detecting bias.

Great resource for Librarians/Library Website!!! Organized by topic: Books/Audiobooks, Book Exchange-Buy & Sell, Class Management/Worksheets, Collaboration/Social Networking, Collete/Student Loans, Computers & Technology, Culture/Arts & Music, Dictionary/Thesaurus, Foreign Language, GPA Calculators, Graphs/Printables/Presentation, Highlighters/Web Annotation, History/Geography, Home Library, Kids/Young Adult, Lectures/Speeches/Podcasts, Mathematics/Calculators, Memorization, Notes/Writing, Online Learning, Open Source/OpenCourseWare, Organization/Brainstorming, Poetry/Quotes, Quizzes/Test Taking, Reference/Research, Sciences/Space, Video Tutorials

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I really like that this lesson has K-5 lesson plan options. It is a lesson about how to search non fiction text better for finding information during research lesson. It has a video on how you should be taking notes which is really nice since students usually don't know what they can get rid of in their notes and end up plagiarizing at times

This is a game that teaches students information literacy. I think it would be a great resource to use when teaching a research unit. You do have to download and perhaps print the materials, so I wish it were available online - but nonetheless still a good activity.

This source would make a great reference to those looking to introduce the concept of a flipped classroom. I find the concept of a flipped classroom to be perplexing. Personally, I work in a district with a high poverty level. Students don't always have access to the materials needed to implement such a concept. Any resource to help the ground running or help you work out the kinks is worth the time to read it.

UW Madison MOOCs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), are unique and exciting virtual teaching, learning and research experiences that are not for credit, aimed at unlimited participation and available at no cost to learners around the world. In 2013-14, UW-Madison launched four pilot MOOCs in partnership with the online education company, Coursera.

Madison launched 6 more MOOCs this week.