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Kellie Doubek, Instructional Technology and Literacy Consultant

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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.   

Yahoo Kids
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.

Web Site Evaluation Tools
Many resources, including checklists & quizzes. 
       

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

 

 

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

 

Sim Science
Explore membranes, cracking dams and more

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

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

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

 

US Geological Survey

Science you can use! ;-)

Science Simulations
A great directory of simulations!

 

Science Simulations on the Internet

Everything from plants to electricity.

Population Growth Maps

Great visuals to get students thinking about the impact

humans have on the environment.