Workshop Resources

Inquiry and the Inquiry Process

 

General Resources for Inquiry

Alan November promotes the effective use of information and communication technologies that support and enhance learning for children and communities: http://www.anovember.com/

Jamie McKenzie, Technology and education essayist, has two projects:
Questioning.org: Questions may be the most powerful technology we have ever created. Questions and questioning allow us to make sense of a confusing world. They are the tools that lead to insight and understanding. http://questioning.org/
From Now On: Educational Technology for Engaged Learning; Educational Technology for Literacy: http://www.fno.org/

Inquiry Presentation (PowerPoint file) - includes criteria for a good research question/essential question

 

The Inquiry Process: Questioning - Gathering - Sorting, Sifting, & Synthesizing - Reporting

 

Questioning

Questioning as Technology - online article
http://www.fno.org/apr03/qtech.html

Verity: Searching for Truth - online article
http://www.fno.org/may01/verity.html

 

Gathering

Sources for your Inquiry:
Research & Theory on Technology Integration

Finding Hard to Find Information:

Internet Detectives

Download Grokker - the first visual web browser

How Do You Know It's True?:

The DHMO Threat - DHMO is a dangerous substance found more easily than you might think. Should it be banned?

The First Male Pregnancy - Dwayne Medical Center has used it extensive work in genetics, fertility, surgery, and nanotechnology to help create the first pregnant male.

Online Research Lesson - Links for helping students learn to identify the quality of information while researching.

Identifying Bias:

The Web -- Teaching Zack to Think - online article

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A True Historical Examination - What's your reaction to this site?

Evaluating Internet Resources:

Alan November's Information Literacy Website
Understanding a Web Address

Locating the Owner of a Web Site

Who Links to this Site?

Who Made Money on My Search?

Quality Information Checklist

Alltheweb

Overture

 

Sifting & Synthesizing

Inspiration - Mind Mapping software

 

Reporting

PowerPoint Help Sheets (PDF)
 

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