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Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
Effective Research Strategies
Evaluate Information
Curate Information
Explore Real-World Issues
1.3a Effective Research Strategies
1.3a Effective Research Strategies
Students use effective research strategies to find resources that support their learning needs, personal interests and creative pursuits.
How will my students access "resources?"
How will my students access "resources?"
Resources might include digital materials along with physical books or magazines.
Young learners might benefit from an organized collection accessed in Google Classroom.
More experience students might be challenged with a scavenger hunt in Utah's Online Library.
💡Consider how your students will document their findings. A graphic organizer with images can help guide students as they document and collect new ideas.
Using Advanced Search Tips
Using Advanced Search Tips
Empower students to use the advanced search features found in Utah's Online Library.
Empower students to use the advanced search features found in Utah's Online Library.
1.3b Evaluate Information
1.3b Evaluate Information
Students evaluate the accuracy, validity, bias, origin, and relevance of digital content.
Strategies to Explore
Strategies to Explore
In a world where anyone can post just about anything online, it’s more important than ever for students to be savvy evaluators of information. Let's empower students to be "Digital Detectives!" They can apply these skills as they evaluate new information, images or videos found online.
1.3c Curate Information
1.3c Curate Information
Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
Let's Curate!
Let's Curate!
Whether it's Pokémon cards or Stanley cups, humans love to collect things. Let's provide students with ways to curate their findings, images or video links.
Have you tried a Padlet Sandbox? 🤯
Have you tried a Padlet Sandbox? 🤯
This summer Padlet gave teachers the ability to create a space for students to collaborate and share ideas in one seamless space. Check out this gallery for examples.
Let's Create!
Let's Create!
Presentations, Videos, Infographics and More!
President Poppy.mp4Adobe Animate
Adobe Animate
Empower students to bring characters to life!
Students can select from a collection of characters.
💥New: Students can now create their own characters. Use this guided activity template.
Imagine students animating mitochondria, igneous rocks or even historical figures.
1.3d Explore Real-World Issues
1.3d Explore Real-World Issues
Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories, and pursuing answers and solutions.
Where are there opportunities to explore real-world issues that align with my content?
Where are there opportunities to explore real-world issues that align with my content?
When students get a chance to dive into real-world problems, something amazing happens—they start connecting their learning to the world around them. Looking at our curriculum maps, standards and content resources we can quickly identify opportunities for investigation.
Election Season
Election Season
Let’s dive into the numbers. Empower students to collect and analyze data related to voting in their classroom or community.
Extreme Weather
Extreme Weather
Change Maker: Identify a cause for students to investigate and support.
"How are animal shelters impacted during extreme weather?"
Leadership
Leadership
Challenge students to research or interview leaders that have had an impact on their community.
Not sure where to start?
Not sure where to start?
Try the SchoolAI “Co-Teacher” assistant to generate a list of ideas.
Suggestions for your prompt:
What is your role?
I am a middle school music teacher.
What is the make-up of your learner group?
The majority of my class are multilingual learners.
What type of support do you want?
I would like to incorporate real-world issues into my content. Can you give me examples of how my students might explore this concept and use technology to share their learning?
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