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RESEARCH AHOY!Search for the Ultimate Booty

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Brian Housand, PhD

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76% of teachers surveyed “strongly agree” with the assertion that internet search engines have conditioned students to expect to be able to find information quickly and easily.

76%

Agree with the notion that the amount of information available online today is overwhelming to most students.

83%

Today’s digital technologies discourage students from using a wide range of sources when conducting research.

71%

60% agree with the assertion that today’s technologies make it harder for students to

find credible sources of information.

47% strongly agree and 44% agree that courses and content focusing on digital literacy

should be incorporated into every school’s curriculum.

47+44=91

DIGITALLITERACY

Research to Build and Present Knowledge7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. 9.Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

A METHOD TO OUR MADNESS

Proof of EvidenceDetermine the RelevanceNote the AmbiguityJudge with CriteriaRelateDifferentiate Fact from OpinionDefend

-THINKING SKILLS ACCORDING TO KAPLAN

A METHOD TO OUR MADNESS

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“Every man should have a

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crap detector operating

inside of him.”

-- Ernest Hemingway

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WHO WROTE THIS

INFORMATION?

WHEN WAS THE ARTICLE WRITTEN?

CAN THE INFORMATION BE VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY?

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CC ANCHOR WRITING 6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

STANDARD FOR 9-10 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

GRADES 11-12 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.

Audience

Audience

Audience

-Subjective-Not authentic

Audience

- Authentic-Co-Created

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CriteriaRelevanceAmbiguityFictionTruthEvidenceDefend

1) In what year was the first U.S. postage stamp issued?

2) Who was on it?

3) How much did it cost?

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