Homethis WebQuest to answer the research questions here, or
if you’ve completed the WebQuest and want them to start doing their
own web searching,
I think you will find the following search tools
to be helpful. Good luck!
A Student's Guide to Research
with the WWW
http://www.slu.edu/departments/english/research/
This is a tutorial guide
to conducting research on the World Wide Web. It was put together
for first year college students in Composition and rhetoric. The
instructor synthesized work on research methods and page evaluation to
provide students with a framework for managing their own Web research.
May be helpful for advanced elementary and junior high students.
AOL NetFind Kids
http://www.aol.com/netfind/kids/
AOL.COM is committed to
providing a safe, age-appropriate environment for kids in a manner appealing
to both kids and parents, addressing primary industry and consumer concerns.
This is a search engine that links only to sites that are safe for kids.
Ask Jeeves!
http://www.askjeeves.com/
Kids type a question and
click "Ask!" Jeeves finds several related questions in its database
and provides links where students can answer those related questions.
Crayon Crawler
http://www.crayoncrawler.com/home.html
“Teaching children to surf
the web in a safe environment.” Although we want kids to do more than surf,
Crayon Crawler provides a kid safe browser, e-mail and chat opportunities.
Homework Central.com
http://www.homeworkcentral.com/
Homework Central provides
study collections for elementary, middle & high school and college
& beyond.
ICONnect—KidsConnect
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html
KidsConnect is a question-answering,
help and referral service to K–12 students on the Internet. The goal of
the service is to help students access and use the information available
on the Internet effectively and efficiently.
Kid’s Search Tools
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
A database of search tools
for kids including selected sites and screened sites with links to Yahooligans,
KidsClick and more!
KidsClick
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
A web search for kids by
librarians. Very well put together.
Searchopolis
http://searchopolis.com/
Surfing the Web.
It’s as Easy as A,B,C!
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/slides/abc/
Written by a teacher for
teachers: Tips for introducing the Internet to students and a guideline
for a simple lesson plan.
Teaching Children to do
Research on the Web
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov97/story.htm
An excellent article
on getting started by a school librarian, Debbie Abilock.
Introduction
Your Tasks
Research Questions
Resources
Evaluation
Conclusion
Teacher Page Teacher Page/Rationale Teacher Page/Objectives
Teacher Page/Introductory Activities Teacher Page/Culminating Activities
Teacher Page/Evaluation Procedures Teacher Page/Suggestions for Teacher
Teacher Page/Resources
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