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Rutgers Beginner's Guide to Research

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If you are looking for an interactive tool to help your students learn how to do research check out this guide from Rutgers. There are five modules that explore:
* Selecting a Topic

* Finding Sources

* Selecting Keywords

* Identifying Citations

* Evaluating Sources

This resource is best used with upper high school and college students. There is another resource put out by the Kentucky Virtual Library called How To Do Research. This resource is designed for elementary and middle school students. There are six sections in this resrource: Plan, Search for Information, Take Notes, Use the Information, Report, and Evaluate. Each section is interactive. However, the section on Search for Information :  Please note that the Kentucky Virtual Library section is not accessible unless you live in Kentucky and have a user name and password. However, most schools now have access to digital resources and the other parts of this resource are worth checking out.

The link to this is http://www.kyvl.org/kids/homebase.html. It is also available in a flash version.

Anita Vance's curator insight, May 30, 2013 9:54 AM

a visual aid - helpful for upper grades, or as a tutorial.  Any way we can help with examining a topic and planning the search is appreciated.

Peg Becksvoort's curator insight, May 30, 2013 5:29 PM

Look at this from the POV of when and how you will teach research skills. Students need consistent requirements for excellence and accountability.

johanna krijnsen's curator insight, June 6, 2013 3:49 AM

a great tool to teach your students how to research

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Rutgers RIOT - Research Information Online Tutorial

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A Research Information Online Tutorial that is interactive. Learn how to select a topic, find sources, select keywords, identify citations and evaluate resources.

With thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day (Sept. 24, 2009)

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Magic keywords on Google and the consequences of tailoring results - Gabriel Weinberg's Blog

Magic keywords on Google and the consequences of tailoring results - Gabriel Weinberg's Blog | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

What does it mean when you hear talk of a filter bubble? This post from Gabriel Weinberg, the founder of the search engine DuckDuckGo, discusses an "experiment" that took play on Sept. 6, 2012, when 131 DuckDuckGo users searched Google for specific words. It "was the first in a series of experiments we're doing to explore the state of Google search tailoring -- the fact that different people see different results on Google based on who they are."

The results are pretty amazing (and very detailed). To learn more check out this post, or to have a quick overview, scroll down to the end of the post and watch the video. You may also want to head over to Vimeo to watch a 2nd video about DuckDuckGo that provides a quick overview of DuckDuckGo, a search engine that protects your privacy and has many great tools! And the link to that video is http://vimeo.com/50984188.

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If the link to the article does not work please try this one instead: http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2012/11/magic-keywords-on-google-and-the-consequences-of-search-tailoring-results.html.

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