Research in a Digital World

Updating the Research ProcessWhy?

Good Questions

Com

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Diffi

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HOTS

LOTS

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Good Frameworks

Project Based Learning

POGILElements

• Students expected to work collaboratively• Activity is an intentional POGIL activity• Students work on activity during class time with facilitator

present• Dominant mode of instruction is not instructor-centered• Students have assigned roles within groups• Activity is designed to be first introduction to topic• Students aren’t expected to have worked on topic prior to

introduction• Groups should complete all critical thinking questions during

40 min class-

Elements to IncludeClearly articulated expectationsInteresting and engaging “hook” Question that invites rigor and curiosityScaffolding Mechanism for Continuous Feedback

UbD “End In Mind” Process

Start with a problem

Identify essential questions and skills

Differentiate

Different Roles- Collaboration

The Human Component

• Teacher• Librarian• Instructional Tech• Learning Specialist

Citation

• Annotated Bibliography• Electronic Aids• Images too

Process

• Common Vocabulary requires a Model• Identify Student (S) and Teacher (T)

responsibilities and collaborative responsibilities

Task Definition• Articulating the Requirements (T)– Rubrics (consider student engagement)– Standards (NETS)/21st Century Skills– Tools to Use to Create AND Get Student Input

– WikiRubistar

– Google DocRubric Banks

• Defining the Task (S)– MindMaps – MyWebspiration, CMAP, Mindomo

Search Strategies

• WolframAlpha (goofram.com)• SweetSearch• SearchEngines• Google Customized Search• Databases

YoLink – Refined Search

Locating Resources

• Provided Resources (T)– Social Bookmarks and RSS– Netvibes or Pageflakes or Symbaloo– Livebinders– Wiki Guides and Pathfinders

• Student Located Resources(S)– Diigo Bookmarks with evaluative description– Annotated Bibliography (google docs)

LiveBinder

WikiGuides/PathFinders

Evaluating Resources

• Diigo• YoLink

Use and Collection of Info

• Zoho Notebooks• OneNote Notebooks• Noodle Tools• Xotero• Mendeley

Synthesis

• Writing– Wiki– Google Docs– Portfolio

• Presentation– Google Presentation– Prezi

• Digital Artifact

http://voicethread.com/?#q+micds.b23744.i132843

http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/01d4be9259

Choice BoardsWritten

Oral

Creative/Digital/

Expressive

Evaluation

• Self-Evaluation• Peer Evaluation (sometimes)• Teacher Evaluation

Should we include opportunity for revision? YES-

Draft – In -Progress

Examples

• Author Project• 9th grade Imperialism• Endangered Elements

Great Projects

• What If…

WikiBooks

Titles