Managing Student Research Projects
Kellie Doubek, Presenter
kdoubek@comcast.net


Searching Tools for Your Students

Yahooligans
A great place to start looking for resources.          

Ask Jeeves for Kids
Get kids asking good questions.   

Kidsclick
An approximate reading level is given for each site.

Onekey
Google's search engine for kids.                                   

 

Preparing for Research Projects

The Super 3
Information literacy skills for grades K-2.

Big 6 Assignment Organizer

These assignment organizers will take students step by step to plan their project.

 

Evaluating Online Resources

Dihydrogen Monoxide
This is a great site to get students thinking about the accuracy of web resources.

Cyberbee
This evaluation site features a ratings guide for evaluation of Internet information and ratings for Web site design.

Quick Quiz
The QUICK quiz is a great, "quick" tool for evaluating websites.
Kathy Schrock's Evaluation Resources
Kathy has her own web evaluation tools and gives you resources to others.

 

Assessment Resources

Learning Contracts
Numerous resources including self and peer assessments, checklists, and more.

Rubistar
Create your own rubric or download one of your own.

Assessment resources from Kathy Schrock
As always, Kathy's resources are a terrific place to browse.

Project-based learning checklists
Manage independent projects by using checklists.

 

Other Lesson Helpers

Online Lessons from Kidsclick
Step by step lessons for information literacy.

Big 6 Lessons
Lesson plans to teach information literacy submitted by teachers.

Ideas from Cyberbee

Numerous ideas for Internet projects and lessons.

Teacher Resources from Yahooligans
Everything from lesson plans to age appropriate resources for using online resources.


On-line Publishing & Project Resources

Epals
Connect with kids around the world!

Kathy Schrock's Project Resources
An extensive list of sites for posting and joining online projects, including Ask An Expert sites, keypal sites, and more!

Kids On-line Magazine
Creative writing, songs, poetry, editorials... all by kids!

Crunch
On-line magazine for kids