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My grade level visits Old Strubridge Village aech year as part of our Social Studies curriculum. I created this web quest to help my students understand and learn about life during that period and understand New England villages during that time. This was posted on our class web site.

http://TeacherWeb.com/WQ/ElementarySchool/1800sNewEngland/

1800's NewEngland

This is an assignment I used for my 8th grade advance class. They need to research Dimitri Mendeleev and the periodic table. They will then write a paper about their research and be required to follow the guidelines given by the teacher. periodic table, dimitri mendeleev

This 30-slide PowerPoint presentation was shared at the Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME) 2005 Conference. In the presentation I review how to find hundreds of educational resources, the latest on NCLB, PowerPoint presentations, and copyright-friendly images. I also talk about how to save time searching using Google's new tools and other competing smarter search tools. search, Google

Students will research a career and write an MLA style paper about their career choice. Career Research Paper

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A lesson and worksheet designed to introduce research to upper elementary students and to help them think about topics and resources. glendajenkins on Friday, Sep 15 2006 at 10:05 PM research, online resources

This handout can easily be adapted for any topic. This particular handout using a unitedstreaming video and a KWL chart to learn and report on African Lions. Resource Type

Students will get an overview of research so that they can start to think about ways to get answers to questions. In the study, they will work independently to explore the different methods of research and share an abbreviated trigger for remembering information about each method to share with the class. Note: Remember to click the Linked Files tab and download the video clip and supplemental lesson files research, online, Internet, search, safety

Organize Student Thinking with Inspiration. Includes links to resources. Resource Type

Combat plagiarism and enhance student learning! As the amount of information continually increases, the need for strategizing informational needs becomes more apparent. In turn, students are developing notorious copy/paste methods. The PowerPoint address how participants will be able to develop a research process strategy that guides the students to develop higher-level questions, locate credible and accurate information, and learn to compare various sources. In addition, participants will learn how integrating technology can enhance note-taking skills and the reflection process. Furthermore, with the divide and conquer method, the Powerpoint shows examples of lessons that go beyond technology toward integrating technology which will improve the process of using information effectively. research infolit secondary evaluation of sources