The challenge is not the technology, but what we teach and how we teach. We must not confuse the tool with the result. -Roszak

Learning Advice

Kid-Safe Search Engines and Subject Directories KidsClick Ask Jeeves for Kids Yahooligans Dr. Christie's Search Engine Page (For High School Students) Dr. Christie's PowerPoint™ Presentation on Searching Search Engine Analysis Choosing the best search for your information needs Quick Reference Tools Information Please Almanac US Government Sites Ben's Guide United States Government guide for kids-organized by grade level with appropriate reading levels Biographies from A & E Perpetual Calendar Sunrise/Sunset Calculation College and Scholarship Guide Online Dictionary Currency Converter Unit Conversions and Calculators Maps and Geography AJR Online Newspapers Dr. Christie Online Newspaper Page Bartlett's Quotations The Quotations Page Intellicast Weather Style Manuals and Electronic Citations APA Citation Style MLA Citation Style Guide Strunk and White's The Elements of Style The classic reference on style in writing, indexed for easy reference. Jack Lynch's Grammar and Style Notes "These notes are a miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage I put together for my classes," states Mr. Lynch. The English Institute's Elementary Grammar This is a good tour through the elements of English grammar with examples. Grammar and Style Guides for Writers A fairly complete list of grammar and writing style web sites. The University of Victoria Writer's Guide A comprehensive college level guide to writing, from grammar to documenting sources. Evaluating Websites Teaching Zach to Think by Alan November - national leader in educational technology, September 1998 for High School Principal Magazine Evaluating Web Sites This is a series of short articles. Highlight each in the left frame and the individual segment appears in the right frame. Selection Criteria How to Tell if You Are Looking at a Great Web Site by the American Library Association   Evaluating Information Found on the Internet WEBQUEST: Be a Web Site Sleuth Kathy Schrock's Evaluation Resources Karen McLachlan's CyberGuides WEBQUEST: Evaluating Websites: Teacher Page, Student Page Evaluating Web Resources Rationale for Evaluating What You Find on the Web Evaluating Web Pages Questions to Ask & Strategies for Getting the Answers Evaluating Web Pages: Hints & Tips Dr. Alice Christie's Educational Website Evaluation Rubric

 

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