Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom, Part 4: Exploring Search Engines and Databases By Michael Gorman In this post, I'll describe seven types of search engines all students and teachers should be aware of.
Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom, Part 3: Questions, Process, Metacognition, and 15 Pre-Search Tools By Michael Gorman What are the strategies that are important to research before a student enters that first keyword in the search box?
Citelighter: Engaging, All-In-One Research Tool Aids in Paper Writing By Tech & Learning This smart, intuitive system supports students in every step of the writing process.
Zooniverse Brings Real-World Research into Classroom By TL Editors Students choose research projects that range from transcribing documents from Shakespeare's era to cataloging galaxies through Galaxy Zoo.
NEWS & TRENDS: 1:1 Laptop Initiatives Boost Student Scores, Researchers Find By TL Editors A new meta-analysis of 15 years of research studies reveals that giving every student a laptop increased student achievement and gave a boost to students’ 21st-century skills.
DB Quest: The latest Super Sweet Tool from iCivics and Library of Congress By Glenn Wiebe In DBQuest, students are provided with a Big Question that is used to guide student thinking and examination using three selected primary resources.
Versatile Annotation Tool Supports Teachers' Lesson Planning, Students' Research By TL Editors Scrible is a web-based (Chrome browser extension and website) bookmarking, annotation, and research-paper-creation tool.
NEWS & TRENDS:Equity through Curiosity: Scientists Discover that Curious Learners from Low-Income Households Perform as Well as Affluent Students By TL Advisor Brain activity changes as a result of curiosity, which helps us retain information.
