Research guidance
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This page contains links to various resources -- some for teachers, some for students, and some for both -- to help do and/or teach research.
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JSTOR Research instruction slide show
Teachers: Feel free to make a copy of these slides and customize them for your particular assignment.
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Using Wikipedia wisely
Makes the case that Wikipedia has some reliability.
Students: NEVER use Wikipedia unless you have your instructor's permission. Feel free to share this video with your instructor, though!
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Media Bias lesson plan
Can be modified to be a 1, 2, or 3 day lesson plan.
Obviously, modify it how you see fit.
Generated by Mr. Stapleton with the help of Khanmigo. Questions about using Khanmigo? See Mr. Stapleton! -
Civic Online Reasoning
This link will take you to links, modules, videos and lesson plans to sharpen research skills.
Learn how to research like a "fact checker" using concepts like lateral reading and click resistance.
Learn why source checklists often don't "catch" unreliable websites.
Free, but you may have to create an account.
Brought to you by the Digital Inquiry Group out of Stanford (formerly SHEG).
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News Literacy Survey October 2024
Teens want and need media literacy! Read or scan through the results of this survey from the News Literacy Project, then ask your librarian how you can incorporate media literacy lessons in your curriculum.