Transcript Information Literacy - Bennetts Mill Middle School

Information Literacy
What YOU need to know before you
research in any class.
DAY 1
• Overview-Quiz
• Identifying a
Research ?
• Selecting
Keywords
DAY 2
• Review
• Resource
locations
(including
Primary
Sources
• Validating
websites
Activity
• Locate information- • Evaluating
Using Boolean
websites
DAY 3
• Review
• Creating project
• Gather
• Summarize
• Synthesize
Activity
Operators and
Search modifiers
• Citing Sources
Four Questions?
• Can you locate a “good” source that
answers your research question
(including primary documents)?
• Can you evaluate information you find?
• Can you create from information you
find?
• Can you cite the information source?
Correct 43.5%
3. 32%
5. 27%
6. 11%
7. 28%
8. 20%
9. 43%
10. 60%
11. 24%
12. 15%
13. 16%
14. 68%
15. 76%
16. 27%
17. 66%
19. 68%
20. 90%
Quiz Data
Research Knowledge
Incorrect 56.5%
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Learn the four…
1. Locate- THINK about research question
2. Evaluate- 5 Ws
3. Create- Organize, summarize,
complete, self (or group) assessment
4. “Citate”- give credit to author
(cite, citation)
and you’ll be ready for more.
LOCATE Information
• Ms. Ballard, President of the
American Association of School Finding information to
answer a research
Librarians, says "Students have question
is not the same
a false sense of security that
as searching for a fact to
answer a question.
they can find anything online,
but that's mostly quick facts…”
• Finding in-depth information requires careful
consideration of the research question and using
keywords to search Internet, databases, and print
material. Starting with a strong
Be sure you
research question will
determine the success of
your finished project.
answer the
question!
LOCATE Information
Develop a “Research Plan”
• What is best source for your research question?
**THINK!
• Consider appropriate **KEYWORDS
• How can you locate them?
– Destiny (books and websites), Internet (using
Boolean search operators, domain extensions),
Gale databases with subject-specific information,
Primary and/or Secondary Sources
One size does not fit all!
LOCATE
Using Keywords
• Three questions
1. What keywords MUST be included in
search?
2. What keywords MIGHT be included in
search?
3. What keywords SHOULD NOT be
included in search?
What role did women play in the
American Civil War?
MUST
MIGHT
SHOULD NOT
LOCATE
Using Search and Boolean Operators
• AND or (+) sign - narrows search
ex.- birds + eagles
• NOT or (-) sign- do not include (Google-use (-))
ex. Eagles - football
• OR- searching for both terms together
ex. Eagles OR hawks
Boolean Operators are always CAPITALIZED
LOCATE
More Search Modifiers
• (“ ”) marks- includes every word in search
ex. “Georgia red-tailed hawk”
• (~)- similar words
ex. ~mobile phone
• define: - defines a word or phrase
ex. define: plethora
• site: - searches only particular types of websites
ex. site: global warming site:edu
Day 2
• Review
• Resource locations (print & non-print)
• Validating websites
• Activity
• Evaluating websites
• Activity
“Information wants to be free.”
Stewart Brand
Internet 101
• Extensions and what they
represent:
What does URL mean?
Where is it used?
.org- organization
.com- company/commerce
.sch- school (outside U.S.)
.k12- most U.S. schools
.edu- U.S. higher education
.gov- government
.ac- higher ed. Outside U.S.
.net- network
.mil- military
Uniform Resource Locator
(Address bar)
Why are domain
extensions useful?
Most reliable domain exts:
.edu , .gov , .k12
.biz, .name, .pro, .info
New domain extensions for
commercial purposes
LOCATE Sources
• Primary Sources
– What are they? Where are they?
When to use?
– Dr. D’s Class
• Destiny Quest: Print materials
in media center.
• Gale Databases (Home tab on
Destiny & BMMS webpage)
• CultureGrams (same as above)
** Passwords from home
Gale- benrpa
CultureGrams- bmms, broncos
Is a Primary Source
always the best
choice?
Is a Primary Source
the only source you
should use?
Primary Sources
Where are they?
• Internet (using Boolean and search modifiers)
“American Civil War” + women NOT men AND “primary sources”
Results
• Destiny Quest- Advanced Search
Civil War + women or woman NOT fiction, Civil War AND “primary
sources”
Results
• Gale Database- Student Resources in Context
Women in the Civil War (type of documents on left)
Results
Note:
Search terms and
techniques used
were different for
each source!
Put it to Work
USE ALTA VISTA AS YOUR SEARCH ENGINE
1. Information about penguins in South Africa.
2. Walking tours in San Francisco
3. Information on Orlando, but not information
on hotels.
4. Information on cars and trucks, but not Ford
5. Your choice
Try several different combinations of
operators and modifiers.
EVALUATE
1. Does it answer my research question?
2. Is it a personal page with only opinion?
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Name in URL
~ in URL
Trace the address back to main domain
Are the links created by the same
person/company
– % sign in web address
EVALUATE
• Did you know about the Velcro shortage in
California?
http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html
• Victorian Robots
http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/index.html
• 16th Street Baptist Church
Birmingham Sites - Alabama: Focus on Civil Rights
http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7puUF3dQbWUAk0kPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTB
yMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw-/SIG=128luhv9t/EXP=1350010900/**http:/www.alabamacivilrights.ua.edu/bham
/sites.html
Day 3
• “Research is like searching for a precious jewel
in a haystack. If you don’t know where and
how to look you may never find the jewel, but
only a lot of unwanted straw.”
Ms. Evans
EVALUATE
Websites- Five W’s
• WHO?
Who wrote the pages and is that person an expert? Is a
biography of the author included? Is there a way to find out
more about the author?
• WHAT?
What is the purpose of the site? What else might the author
have in mind? What makes the site easy to use? What
information is included? Is it different from other sources?
• WHEN?
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When was the site created? When was it last updated?
Where does the information come from? Where can I look to
WHERE? find out more about the sponsor or publisher of this site?
• WHY?
Why is this information useful for my purpose? Why should I
use this information? Why is this page better than another?
EVALUATING website
ACTIVITY
• Choose a subject to research. Using the Boolean
Operators and search modifiers you have been taught,
search using one of the following search engines:
AltaVista
• Select a website to evaluate. Record your answers on
your handout.
• BMMS webpage
What’s the difference between a
Search Engine and a Web Browser?
CREATE
• Gather- multiple sources (Be sure all of your
information from each source is actually from that
source.) Use Google docs: Put source information
before each information entry.
Note: Synthesis
• Summarize- Organize information
of your
logically, summarize like information
information will
from all sources.
only be the
• Synthesize- oral presentation,,
best part of the
visual presentation (Prezi, video,
information
PowerPoint or other), written.
you have
• Assessment- self or group (what
gathered.
could you have done better?)
“CITATE”
• Why?
– Give credit to author is more important than
the format.
– Trace path back to source
– Avoid plagiarism- summary helps to put info. in
your own words. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE
– Copyright adherence DO NOT COPY AND PASTE
– Information for bibliography, works cited page
“CITATE”
• Where?
– Completed for you: Gale Databases,
Destiny Quest (book or website)
– Other websites- use NoodleTools, Citation
Machine, or other citation generating
program recommended by your English
teacher.
“CITATE”
• How to make bibliography, works cited page.
– Author’s name first, publisher
– Title
– Copyright date
– URL
– Alphabetical order
Give credit to author/publisher
for photographs, music, charts,
graphics, video etc.. These must
be cited in the same way as text.
Works Cited
Gewertz, C., “Common Core Thrusts Librarians into Leadership Role”.
Education Week. September 12,2012. Online:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/09/12/03librarians_ep.h32.
html?tkn=TLNFT0zYL3Uk3uu0ACEhKPS8PhRN7b%2BbtaPW&cmp=ENLEU-NEWS1 . Accessed 17 September 2012.
MrDsClass. “Mr. D's Class - Sources: Primary vs. Secondary”, Utube. 1
April 2011. web Accessed 20 September 2012.
November, A., November Learning Resources.
http://novemberlearning.com/resources/information-literacyresources/, Accessed September 12, 2012.
Schrock, K., “Five W’s of Website Evaluation.” Kathy Schrock’s
Guide to Everything. http://www.schrockguide.net/informationliteracy.html , Accessed Sept.13, 2012.
This is not the end…
IT IS THE BEGINNING
OF LEARNING.
You have the tools, &
now you are prepared
to research.
EXTRA ACTIVITY
• Find a primary source document from one of
these topics, using search strategies taught:
(Internet Boolean Search, Destiny Quest, Gale
Database) Copy and paste citation ONLY and
then summarize the article (in your own
words)
1. Women’s role in Civil War
2. Speech during Civil Rights
3. Holocaust Survivor information