Interactive
Other

Umuc: Secrets of My Research Success

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This 35-minute interactive tutorial models the research process via the story of Quentin, a UMUC student. It takes him through the various research process steps: understand how to locate background information on his topic by showing...
Website
Information Fluency

Imsa 21 Cif Portal: Evaluation Wizard

For Students 9th - 10th
Internet content is not reviewed like published written material - so how do you know if the information you found on the Internet is reliable? Use this Evaluation Wizard to guide you through a thorough assessment of any Internet...
Website
Information Fluency

Imsa 21st Century Information Fluency (21 Cif) Portal

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The 21st Century Information Fluency (21CIF) Portal was developed by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) to improve Internet search skills for the advancement of information literacy. The goal of this project is to help...
Website
Information Fluency

Imsa 21st Century Information Fluency (21 Cif) Portal

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The 21st Century Information Fluency (21CIF) Portal was developed by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) to improve Internet search skills for the advancement of information literacy. The goal of this project is to help...
Article
Other

Babson College: Evaluating Quality on the Net

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Internet research is a fine writing tool, but can you trust the information you find? This presentation by Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries at Babson College, gives advice on assessing the quality and credibility of information...
Handout
Information Fluency

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy: Accessibility Awareness [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Micro-Module covering relevant information on Accessibility Awareness and Section 508, the American Disabilities Act for the Internet. The thorough and informative article addresses applications of Section 508, WC3, website compliance,...
Lesson Plan
Other

Brookfield High School: Lesnansky's Control Center: Cool Google Tricks

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, learners will read an article that defines ways to improve the Google Search process to get better, more accurate results, and then write a short essay defining what new skills have been learned. The article that it...
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Other

U Seek U Find: Tutorials N Surfing

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links to tutorials on many WWW topics including surfing, searching and email.
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Using Keywords (K 2)

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students understand that keyword searching is an effective way to locate information on the Internet. They learn how to select keywords to produce the best search results to meet their goals. Then they...
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Other

Net Tutor

For Students 9th - 10th
NetTutor offers tutorials on a variety of web topics, including improving search skills, research techniques, and using online tools.
Lesson Plan
Other

The Digital Scoop: Kindergarten Kids Love Zoo Borns!

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, the teacher gives each child an animal name and has them find it on the ZooBorns website. They then choose an animal they like and search for that.
Interactive
Other

Think U Know: Cyber Cafe

For Students 5th - 6th
The Cyber Cafe from Think U Know offers a safe and interactive environment for students to learn and practice responsible digital citizenship. Learn how to safely use email, social media, and search the web.
Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Edge

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, learn all about using and customizing Edge for a better browser experience.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Keywords

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a great flipchart on how to use keywords to search the internet. There is an integrated quiz to review the information given; and it includes web links.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Zip Code and Telephone Research

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will research appropriate Internet websites to locate zip codes and telephone numbers for local businesses.
Website
Other

West Virginia Web and Internet Guide: The Search Beat

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to various aspects of West Virginia, including state government, counties, state parks, colleges, and TV and radio stations.
Website
University of Missouri

E Themes: Themes Resource Index

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Are you looking for online activities to support a classroom learning theme? This is a huge site of themes (by topic or grade level) that have online activities for learning.
Website
Other

December.com: Net Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links and evaluations of dozens of pieces of software, ranging from languages to multimedia to email.
Professional Doc
FNO Press

From Now On: A Questioning Toolkit

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
What exactly is a "questioning tool kit"? This resource provides techniques for asking essential questions, hypothetical questions, telling questions, planning questions and organizing questions.