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- Tools of the trade for information seekers
- A guide to understanding and using search engines, directories, and the invisible web.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Finding, not searching
- You can work smarter, not harder, by determining your searching style, learning more about what your searches return and why, and learning to look in the right place first.
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Information literacy: not just for students
- Good Internet research skills are important for teachers, too. This article provides an introduction to "information literacy" concepts and a list of references for teachers and media specialists.
- Format: article
- By Diane Kester.
- History of astronomy scavenger hunt
- A unit on astronomy inevitably and rightfully begins with a look at the history of astronomy. This activity provides students with an opportunity to learn the basic facts of the history of astronomy by using the internet.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.
- Master artist internet research project: Timeline
- Students apply their knowledge of how to find specific information about a topic on the Internet using an outline created by the class prior to the lesson. Using this outline, the students will create a chronological timeline of the artist's life on MSPublisher.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Computer/Technology Skills)
- By Gail Dreis.
- The North Carolina Gold Rush
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 6.1
- Gold was discovered in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in 1799, and within a few years, the North Carolina Gold Rush was on. Men arrived in the Piedmont to work in the mines, many of them from Cornwall in England.
- Format: article
- By Rebecca Lewis.
- Artful boomerangs
- Students will review three different types of boomerang shapes, use stencils to draw and cut out these, shapes and use various art materials and mediums to design their surfaces.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Visual Arts Education)
- By Susan Wittig.
- The student pathfinder
- By creating pathfinders, students not only learn to manage time and produce a higher quality research project, but they also develop twenty-first century learning skills.
- By Melissa Thibault.
- The present state of Carolina [people, climate]
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.1
- Excerpt from John Lawson's 1709 A New Voyage to Carolina describing (and mostly praising) the European and native inhabitants, weather, and natural resources of Carolina, as well as what settlers should bring with them from Europe. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book
- Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.
Resources on the web
- The University of South Carolina Beaufort Library: Bare Bones Tutorial
- This site provides an easy to understand online tutorial about effectively using search engines and the web to find information. The tutorial includes 20 brief lessons, each ending in a short activity designed to give hands-on experience with searching. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: The University of South Carolina Beaufort
- UC Berkeley Teaching Library Internet Tutorial
- Internet search and website evaluation materials. Learn about Internet navigation, information for website evaluation, and Web basics in this online tutorial. See the section about Internet searching with the five-step search strategy. There are handouts and... (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Library, University of California, Berkeley
- Browsing music
- In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a powerful music browser called SIMAC. Xavier Serra of the Pompeu Fabrea University in Barcelona, Spain, explains how SIMAC analyzes the musical properties of a digital audio track. (Learn more)
- Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Inquiry on the internet: Evaluating Web pages for a class collection
- In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students conduct a class inquiry project, individually or in groups, collecting Web-based resources that can be used for further study during the course of the class or for more in-depth projects. Students use Internet... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- KidsClick!
- Search the Internet using this tool designed for kids. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Ramapo Catskill Library System
- CyberSmart!
- Teaches students how to use the Internet "safely, responsibly, and effectively." (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by:
- Math Central
- A rich, comprehensive resource, supported by the University of Regina, Canada, for math students and teachers at mid elementary levels through secondary levels. The site is in English, Spanish and French. It includes a math glossary, exercise help, problem... (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: University of Regina
- Beginning Teacher's Toolbox
- A teacher created and owned business dedicated to empowering and inspiring teachers, creating quality, learner-centered classrooms, and improving student success. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: Inspiring Teachers.com
- Question and answer books—From genre study to report writing
- Students explore question and answer books in this lesson to determine how the format and content of this genre is different from narrative texts. After the teacher finishes a read-aloud of two question and answer books that are different in content, students... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
