Information+Seeking+Strategies

= = = **2. Information-Seeking Strategies** = = = **2.1 Determine the range of possible sources (brainstorm)** > [|Research Building Blocks: Hints About Print] > [|Research Building Blocks: Selecting Electronic Resources] ||
 * ==Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.==
 * 2.2 Evaluate the different possible sources to determine priorities (select the best sources)** ||
 * * [|Brainstorming] - A technique and example for using brainstorming with students.
 * [|3M Keyword Method] - From the WebQuest site, a method for determining keywords and setting up successful Internet searches.
 * [|Primary and Secondary Sources]
 * [|Boolean search tips]
 * [|Rockwell Schrock's Boolean Machine]
 * [|Kid's Tools for Searching the Internet]
 * [|Choose the Best Search for Your Information Needs]
 * **Read•Write•Think** lesson plans for selecting best resources (grades 3-5).
 * ====Sites to Use for Demonstrating Critical Evaluation====
 * [|Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanies]
 * [|Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide]
 * [|Boilerplate: Mechanical Marvel of the 19th Century]
 * [|Burmese Mountain Dog]
 * [|Buy an Ancestor Online]
 * [|California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge]
 * [|Case Analysis of a Historic Killer Tornado]
 * [|Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division]
 * [|Feline Reactions to Bearded Men]
 * [| Golden Gate Tunnel (archive.org)]
 * [|Google Job Opportunities]
 * [|Google Technology]
 * [|Jacopo di Poggibonsi]
 * [|Mankato (MN) Home Page]
 * [|MoonBeam Enterprises and Lunar Travel Agency]
 * [|History of the Fisher-Price Airplane]
 * [|OvaPrima Foundation]
 * [|Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus]
 * [|Taxonomy of Barney]
 * [|Visit Exciting Fredericton]



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