Citing Internet resources can be painless with this user-friendly wizard. Choose the type of Citation Standard (APA, Chicago, CSE, Harvard, or MLA) and fill in your information to create a citation. The 21st Century Information Fluency (21CIF) Portal was developed by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA).

A four-session lesson plan that leads to a class collection of resources is a solid introduction to both searching skills and evaluation. Could be used with any number of subject areas.

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A great resource for putting together all of a student's possible sources onto note cards for later using in citing.

An excellent tip sheet on how to write and develop a works cited and documentation list for a research paper. Includes in-depth information and examples.

In this lesson students will observe and read about microorganisms so that they can create an information book on microorganisms.

Excellent site outlining each step for Internet research for grades 6-12. This site focuses on writing a research paper from selecting a topic through to the final paper. Click on Cite My Sources to get the electronic citation machines. Teacher resources and worksheets are also provided.

Use this "Weed and feed," approach to get only the best resources for your research project.

In this video segment from Nature, animal lovers talk about their experiences having pigs as pets.

This lesson discusses the issue of plagiarism and types of plagiarism. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Plagiarism." [6:06]

Extensive examination of the Modern Language Association (MLA) format of writing papers, making reference to the works of others, citations, and notes. W.9-10.8 Sources, L.9-10.3a Standard Format; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources

Provides guidance on the ways to quote, paraphrase, and summarize information. Gives various reasons for paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting various sources.

This package includes graphic organizers, materials, and infographics to support students in grades 6-10 during research and inquiry. 

This site by Virtual Salt offers a great deal of information on evaluating internet sources. Gives tips on what to look for when screening information for usefulness and reliability.

What are the benefits and drawbacks of presenting yourself in different ways online? What does it actually mean to "be yourself" or to "be "real"? Those are deep thoughts for any middle schooler. For kids today, these questions matter online, too. Help your students explore why some people create different or alternate personas for themselves online and on social media. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Reflect on reasons why people might create fake social media accounts. Identify the possible results of posting from a fake social media account. Debate the benefits and drawbacks of posting from multiple accounts.

This brief Wikipedia encyclopedia article explains the difference between primary and secondary sources.

This website gives examples to students on how to cite sources for articles, books, other print sources, and non-print sources. Very informative and easy to understand.