Presents the tools needed to find, organize, and share information in an oral presentation, from understanding the assignment and researching the topic, to deciding how to convey the information and what visual aids to use.
Describes strategies for searching the World Wide Web, explaining how to narrow a search, discussing the use of keywords, subscription databases, and subject directories, and including exercises, checklists, and illustrations.
A discussion of Web site evaluation, explaining how students can determine whether the information they are finding on a Web site is accurate and if it is going to be right for their research needs. Includes exercises, checklists, and illustrations.
Explains what copyright means, the five rights of creators, what it means for a work to be part of the public domain, the protections involved in intellectual property, what Creative Commons is, how to find Creative Commons material and give credit, and more.
Discusses the benefits of teaming up online to work on research projects, discussing the different ways to link up online, looking at some rules to keep in mind, and including exercises, checklists, and illustrations.
Describes strategies students can use to find good information for school research projects, and includes exercises, checklists, illustrations, and self-assessment tools.
