desperately seeking study skills *
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- this top-notch Web site is designed to teach middle
schoolers
research skills
- don't miss the "Take Notes" section
- check out the "Five Finger Test" and "True or Bogus"
- this well-organized 30 minute tutorial is designed for
undergrads
and is ideal for high schoolers
- don't miss: "Tiltometer" "Think Fast" are great fun
- find also a glossary of any research Web site
- another college-level tutorial that is excellent for
teaching high
school students about research
- site is divided into six sections: the basics, information
cycles,
topics, searching, finding, and evaluating
- within "Searching" find great exercises
- this site introduces students to plagiarism, copyright,
and fair use
- the information on research is easy to print = to become
handy at
any reference desk
* Source: School Library Journal
June, 2004, page 30