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allthingsliteracy Kellie Doubek, Instructional Technology and Literacy Consultant
  
21st Century Learners will need to be efficient users of information. They will need sophisticated research skills to be able to find, evaluate and synthesize information from a variety of sources. This is the too-often-forgotten Illinois English/Language Arts Standard #5.

Preparing for Inquiry

The Super 3
Information literacy skills for grades K-2.

Big 6 Assignment Organizer

These assignment organizers will take students step by step to plan their project.

Search Tools for Your Students

Onekey
Google's search engine for kids.                                   

Kidsclick
An approximate reading level is given for each site.

Ask Jeeves for Kids
Get kids asking good questions.   

Yahooligans
A great place to start looking for resources.

Search Tools for Teachers

Google
Search for any resources from lesson plans and graphics, to presentations and virtural tours.

Blue Web N
Check out these "blue ribbon" web sites. Sign up for weekly updates to keep up with new sites.

Trackstar
Make a "track" of sites you commonly use and students can access them from home or school. Check out tracks other teachers have made!

Filamentality
A fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into learning activities.

Evaluating Online Resources

Dihydrogen Monoxide
This is a great site to get students thinking about the accuracy of web resources.

Cyberbee
This evaluation site features a ratings guide for evaluation of Internet information and ratings for Web site design.

Quick Quiz
The QUICK quiz is a great, "quick" tool for evaluating websites.
         

Kathy Schrock's Evaluation Resources
Kathy has her own web evaluation tools and gives you resources to others.

 

WebQuests

Bernie Dodge- The Web Quest Page

 Kathy Schrock's Web Quests 

Techtrekers 

Resources from the National Archives

Records of Congress

On-line Exhibits

Presidential Archives

Federal Register

 

Social Studies Resources

Resources from the Library of Congress

Eyewitness to History

Ben's Guide

World Wide Primary Sources

History Buffs

From the Revolution to Reconstruction

America's Library

Private Art

History in the Raw

World Government Map

 

Assessment Resources

Contracts

Get tips and examples of learning contracts.

Rubistar
Create your own rubric or download one of your own.

Project-based learning checklists
Manage independent projects by using checklists.

Assessment resources from Kathy Schrock
As always, Kathy's resources are a terrific place to browse.

Virtual Tours/Simulations

Science Resources

Volcano World
Real time data, lesson plans, and activities.

Cells Alive!
Images, lessons and information about cell life.

NASA for Kids
Filled with resources for students of all ages including lessons,
activities, chats and real time data.

Owl Pellet Dissection
A great resource when studying birds, vertebrates, or the skeletal system.

Interactive Cells!
Biology movies, animations and simulations.

Science Simulations
A great directory of simulations!

Science Simulations on the Internet

Everything from plants to electricity.

Sim Science
Explore membranes, cracking dams and more!

US Geological Survey

Science you can use! ;-)

Population Growth Maps

Great visuals to get students thinking about the impact

humans have on the environment.