Module 3
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Using Online Information

Objectives:

  • Understand how to use Bookmarks, Favorites, and Backflip to organize Web addresses.
  • Learn the steps in the Big6™ research process.
  • Integrate higher order thinking skills into Internet activities.
  • Introduce the copyright and fair use laws into your classroom.
  • Use citations and create a digital bibliography.
  • Define plagiarism and ways to avoid it.
  • Learn how to teach your students to use online information effectively and ethically.
The Internet provides an abundance of free information. However, just because the information is freely available does not mean that it belongs to you. The words, ideas, photos, and work, although online and available, are not yours to keep. Credit must be given and permission must be received when using information from the Web. Learn how to use online information to summarize and organize your own ideas. Explore various online resources that help you cite your sources and create a digital bibliography. Learn how to teach your students about copyrights and using online information.

Lesson #1 --
Organize & Summarize

Lesson #2 --
Copyright & Fair Use

Lesson #3 --
Citations & Digital Bibliographies

Lesson #4 --
Ignorance vs. Cheating

Lesson #5 --
Taking it to the Classroom

Module Wrap-Up

 

 
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