THE MISSION OF THE CLARK-PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER IS TO EMBOLDEN STUDENTS AND STAFF TO EFFECTIVELY USE IDEAS AND INFORMATION BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN VARYING FORMATS, COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS TO DESIGN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, ENCOURAGING DIGITAL INFORMATION RESPONSIBILITY, AND CULTIVATING  A LOVE FOR READING AND LEARNING.

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1. What are your first three steps when you are ready to research using online resources?                                             

2. When instructed to do so, go to  http://allaboutexplorers.com/  

                Look this Website over. Is this a site that you would use for school research projects?
                Why or why not?

   

3.
When instructed to do so, go HERE.

                Review  5 Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages.



4. When instructed to do so, go to http://staceykern.weebly.com/7th-grade-web-evaluation-resources.html

                     Click on the website that is assigned to you. 
                Use the information on the provided worksheet to determine whether or not
the assigned
                Website  is one that you would use for research.


Break

5. Website Reveal--Which sites are real and which are fake?


6. Google/Other Search Engines

               
Use Google to search for "hydroponics".
                Discuss the results: Ads, Popular sites, URL preferred, # of hits

7. Explora Tutorial and access


                   Show Explora tutorial
               How to get to the site--links from Media Center
               Search "hydroponics" now. How are the results different from Google search results?
               Explora scavenger hunt (on paper) and set up the EBSCO folders with students.




               
       
8. Exit ticket




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  • Home
    • About Mrs. Kern
    • LMC Calendar
    • Events >
      • Actively Advocating
      • Author Visits
    • Book Requests
    • Contact
    • FAQ
  • Student Resources
    • SAT Words Set B
    • Young Hoosier Book Award Club
    • JCPL Smart Card
    • Warriors Read Teacher Feature Videos
    • Warriors Read
    • Digital/Information Literacy Tips
  • Educator Resources
    • CPCSC Reads
    • Research Portals for the Classroom
    • Understanding OverDrive and Destiny
    • How to Search Effectively
    • Virtual Visits
    • INSPIREd
    • Criteria for Evaluating Websites
    • Web Resources Evaluation Lesson
  • Warriors MakerSpace
    • Maker Mondays
    • Coding Activities
    • Create your own Book Trailers
    • Video Production Tools
  • OverDrive & Sora
  • CPMS Library Assistants
  • Annual Report 2017-2018
  • Annual Report 2018-2019
  • Award-Winning Books
  • New Page