Bring Your Research Paper into the 21st Century

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Bring Your Research Paper into the 21st Century

• New London Middle School
• Donna Young, Library Media Technology Specialist
• dyoung_at_newlondon.k12.wi.us
• Michele Koshollek, Language Arts Instructor
• mkosholl_at_newlondon.k12.wi.us

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Quick Poll
Poll Everywhere
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Project Beginnings

• Teacher perspective
• Librarian perspective
• Collaboration

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Web 2.0 Tools in Instruction

• AASL Learning Standards for the 21st Century
  Learner
• 4.1.7 Use social networks and information tools
  to gather and share information
• Web-based
• Student engagement
• 21st century skills

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Tools used in all steps of the research process

• Webspiration- www.mywebspiration.com
• Outline- http//www.text2mindmap.com/
• Diigo Educator- www.diigo.com
• Google Docs (personal drive folder)
• Easy Bib- www.easybib.com
• Wordle- www.wordle.net
• Survey Monkey- www.surveymonkey.com
• Gaggle student Email- www.gaggle.net

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Step 1 Choose and Narrow Topics

• Google search- narrowing
• Choosing and narrowing a topic
• Research process steps

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Step 2 Gathering Information

• Library databases and print sources
• Website evaluation
• Internet searching skills
• Electronic Search Planning Guide
• Sweet Search
• Webnote
• Diigo Educator

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Step 3 Organizing the Information

• Webspiration
• Student example
• Easy Bib
• MLA Citation packet

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Step 4 Presenting the Information

• Zoho Writer
• Student example
• Parenthetical citations
• Writing the first draft
• Other Ideas
• Glogster
• Wordle
• Student examples
• Podcasts
• Videos

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Step 5 Evaluating the Process

• Peer-editing and teacher conferencing
• Revising
• Final draft checklist
• Survey Monkey

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Student Responses
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Student Responses

• We should use Word next time.
• I liked using webnote to organize my notes,
  because on previous research papers my note cards
  would fall out of my folder/binder. I disliked
  doing the parenthetical citations, but who
  didn't?
• Thank you for over powering my brain. I thought
  it was going to explode. ))
• Good project overall. Keep doing this in the
  coming years.

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Lessons Learned

• Patience and flexibility is key!
• Tools are not one-size-fits-all there are many
  alternatives out there.
• Find a way to organize student account
  information
• Handout to keep usernames and passwords
• Student email may be necessary. Gaggle offers
  free, teacher-filtered student email.
• Try one or two at a time- start small!

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Issues to Consider

• Lots of computer lab time
• Student privacy and information
• Have links available on a webpage
• Technical support

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Valuable Professional Resources

• Champlin, Connie, et. al. A Painless Guide
  toResearch Using Web 2.0 Tools Under the
  Umbrella of the AASL Learning Standards. Salt
  Lake City Hi Willow Research and Publishing,
  2009. Print.
• Graham, Leland and Isabelle McCoy. How to Write
  a Great Research Paper A Step-by-Step Handbook.
  Nashville Incentive Publications, 2007. Print.
• Mrs. Ks Korner wiki http//mskskorner.pbworks.co
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