Web+Resources+and+Tools


 * Additional Resources (in addition to Research Portal Page which lists multiple Web sites to be used in searching)**

In order to search efficiently, students must know searching strategies. The following link to UC Berkeley's Recommended Search Engines tutorial compares three search engines, but also provides searching strategies and examples, such as Phrase searching, Bolean logic, Sub-Searching, Results Ranking, Field Limiting, Require/Exclude, etc... Recommended Search Engines

In order to navigate the World Wide Web, students must understand Internet Jargon and Vocabulary. Glossary of Internet and Web Jargon

To be effective researchers, students must be able to evaluate web pages for usable information. Here is a tutorial. [|Evaluating Web Pages]

Teachers must incorporate lessons including cyberbullying and electronic agression. ** Electronic Aggression: Emerging Adolescent Health Issue ** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [] CDC //web page// including brief discussion of electronic aggression concerns, trends, and topics as well as links to journal articles, podcasts, and related CDC resources.


 * Web 2.0 tools **

This is an online notetaking tool - and online digital assistant - that allows people to save images, notes, cut/paste from documents, store pdf, and capture information from a web page. [|www.evernote.com]

In addition to being a gateway to numerous search engines, databases, directories, and such through "Choosing the Best Search Engine," Noodletools also provides Teacher resources, tutorials, and free software tools. NoodleTools ===**WALL LINK:** http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/novembercelebrations=== This wallwisher link was designed for others to post notes, image links, and site links about fall festivals in a variety of cultures.

GoogleDocs ([|www.docs.google.com]) is an online word processor that enables users to collaborate and create and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc... online.

[|www.doodle.com] is a great site to inititate a survey. In the example of students planning a family trip, students could survey family members for departure dates. Students can also survey dates with classmates to schedule face to face meetings to work on the project together, or any other group event.