Students practice reflecting on their research skills.
Plagiarism in a research project can lead to dismissal from a college. Plagiarism at work can lead to dismissal from your job. So how do you make sure you are not plagiarizing? The key is organized research. Organized research starts with a close reading of the source. Researchers take good notes and organize them so that they are useful.Each lesson includes activities and resources selected to help students learn, practice, and apply research skills. Students will learn how to take good notes, practice organizing information, and apply strategies for organizing and outlining information.
Students will apply strategies for organizing and outlining information.
Students will learn how to take good notes as they conduct research.
Students will practice organizing the information they find during the research process.
Knowing how to identify accurate, reliable, quality information can help you make the best decision and create the best product or project. Knowing how to select the best information will save you time and might save you money.Each lesson includes activities and resources selected to help students learn, practice, and apply research skills. Students will learn how to evaluate information, practice selecting information to support a research topic or answer research questions, and apply effective strategies for selecting information to support research.
Students will apply effective strategies for evaluating and selecting information to support research.
Students will learn how to evaluate information they find on the internet and within databases.
Students will practice selecting information to support a research topic or answer research questions.
You have found your sources. You have taken good notes and organized your information. You have an idea you want to share. The next step is polishing it up for others to see. You will need to choose the best way to share your new knowledge with your audience. Remember to give credit to the original author of any work - music, video, writing, or even a game.Each lesson includes activities and resources selected to help students learn, practice, and apply research skills. Students learn how to develop a thesis statement and use citations, practice developing a topic with reason and evidence, and apply strategies and tools to produce, publish, and share research.
Students will apply strategies and tools to produce, publish, and share research.
Students learn how to develop a thesis statement and use citations.
Students will practice developing a topic with reason and evidence.
This package includes graphic organizers, materials, and infographics to support students in grades 6-10 during research and inquiry.
How should you respond to online hate speech? Students can come across all kinds of negative content online and on social media, whether it's rude, mean, or even hateful. But what should students do when they encounter hate speech online? Have students think through digital dilemmas and identify the best ways to respond. Approximately 45 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Examine and respond to a piece of artwork about the power of technology. Analyze an online hate speech dilemma using the Feelings & Options steps. Identify specific actions to positively affect a situation involving hate speech.
A TEDx talk. Have you ever said or posted something and wished you could take it back? Cyberbullying is a big problem and one solution is to rethink
How can I make sure my relationships are healthy and positive? "It's complicated" can describe many of our relationships with others, both romantic and otherwise. Add digital devices and social media to the mix, and things get complicated even further. Help students take the first step toward building healthy and rewarding friendships and romantic relationships, both online and off. Approximately 45 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Reflect on how their relationships are affected by devices and the internet. Identify the qualities of healthy and rewarding relationships. Use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to brainstorm strategies for navigating challenging relationships.
What privacy risks do new technologies present, and how do we decide if they're worth it? New tech, like location services and smart devices, helps make our lives easier and opens opportunities that didn't exist before. But these innovations also come with a cost -- especially to our privacy. Help students consider the benefits and drawbacks of these new technologies -- and decide whether they're ultimately worth it. Approximately 50 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify important benefits and privacy risks that new technologies present. Decide whether or not the benefits of new technologies outweigh their privacy risks. Use the Take a Stand thinking routine to consider both the benefits and the risks of new technologies.
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