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Organize Research Notes, Create Outlines, and Generate Graphs
Organize Research Notes, Create Outlines, and Generate Graphs
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Watch the video to consider new ways to have students organize and sort research notes. You can still use notecards, but consider having students use an online tool like Padlet to keep track of articles and quotes and to sort their notes into categories. If students do want to post their articles on Padlet with notes they should consider the following tips:
Watch the video to consider new ways to have students organize and sort research notes. You can still use notecards, but consider having students use an online tool like Padlet to keep track of articles and quotes and to sort their notes into categories. If students do want to post their articles on Padlet with notes they should consider the following tips:
1. Each note should only have one idea on it. They may need to post the same source multiple times with different notes each time. This is the only way they can sort that information later.
1. Each note should only have one idea on it. They may need to post the same source multiple times with different notes each time. This is the only way they can sort that information later.
2. Note should be no longer than a few sentences each.
2. Note should be no longer than a few sentences each.
3. Notes should be written in complete sentences.
3. Notes should be written in complete sentences.
4. Only 10-20% of notes should be direct quotations.
4. Only 10-20% of notes should be direct quotations.
From A Guided Approach to Teaching the Humanities Research Project by Randell K. Schmidt. I have a copy, and it has some great ideas.
Quick Lesson Idea: Let me know if you want me to create sample research notes in your discipline for students to practice sorting into categories.
Quick Lesson Idea: Let me know if you want me to create sample research notes in your discipline for students to practice sorting into categories.
Annotating
Annotating
A skill that builds notetaking skills is annotating. You can annotate on Google Docs, in One Note, and you can also annotate in Kami, which is great for annotating PDFs and can be connected to Schoology as well.
A skill that builds notetaking skills is annotating. You can annotate on Google Docs, in One Note, and you can also annotate in Kami, which is great for annotating PDFs and can be connected to Schoology as well.
Quick Lesson Idea: Think about how you might have students annotate to build research skills, like having them categorize information they've highlighted using a comment tool.
Quick Lesson Idea: Think about how you might have students annotate to build research skills, like having them categorize information they've highlighted using a comment tool.
Annotated Bibliorgraphies
Annotated Bibliorgraphies
Quick Lesson Idea: Annotated Bibliographies ask students to write a short summary and evaluation of the credibility and relevance of a source. Consider assigning an annotated bibliography as a stand alone assignment. You could even have your students each create one entry for a whole class annotated bibliography or a small group one. The following videos show how to use Kami and how to use it in Schoology.
Quick Lesson Idea: Annotated Bibliographies ask students to write a short summary and evaluation of the credibility and relevance of a source. Consider assigning an annotated bibliography as a stand alone assignment. You could even have your students each create one entry for a whole class annotated bibliography or a small group one. The following videos show how to use Kami and how to use it in Schoology.
How to Make an Annotated Bibliography
How to Make an Annotated Bibliography
From CSUN Website
CSUN: MLA Sample Annotated Bibliography .pdfShort Annotated Bibliography Sample
Short Annotated Bibliography Sample
From CSUN Website
Outlining and Reverse Outlining
Outlining and Reverse Outlining
Quick Lesson Idea: Reverse outlines give students an opportunity to notice what information is missing and what information doesn't fit. Could you provide them a text that you extract some vital information or add some superfluous ideas to and ask them to use reverse outlining to identify the misplaced information?
Quick Lesson Idea: Reverse outlines give students an opportunity to notice what information is missing and what information doesn't fit. Could you provide them a text that you extract some vital information or add some superfluous ideas to and ask them to use reverse outlining to identify the misplaced information?
This is an excellent video about how to create a reverse outline from your paper in order to make sure the final draft is well organized. As of the time of this writing, the video has over 22,000 views...which is saying a lot for a video on outlining. Here is a link to some outlining guides and templates in a folder in my Drive.
This is an excellent video about how to create a reverse outline from your paper in order to make sure the final draft is well organized. As of the time of this writing, the video has over 22,000 views...which is saying a lot for a video on outlining. Here is a link to some outlining guides and templates in a folder in my Drive.
Quick Lesson Idea: Consider teaching your students to create an outline to prepare them for the rigors of research. You might even assign jigsaw an article and have different groups outline different sections and then put it all together into one big outline. Oh just think of the Roman numerals!
Quick Lesson Idea: Consider teaching your students to create an outline to prepare them for the rigors of research. You might even assign jigsaw an article and have different groups outline different sections and then put it all together into one big outline. Oh just think of the Roman numerals!
How to set up an outline in Google Docs automatically
How to set up an outline in Google Docs automatically
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Using Graphs to Communicate Information and Findings
Using Graphs to Communicate Information and Findings
The Graph Choice Chart.pdfThis chart helps students figure out which graph is appropriate to display their data. Double click and use the expand button that appears on the top left corner to view/copy it to your Drive. More complete version is here.
This chart helps students figure out which graph is appropriate to display their data. Double click and use the expand button that appears on the top left corner to view/copy it to your Drive. More complete version is here.
This is a very simple video to get your students started on making charts in G-Suite. The skills should be pretty transferrable to Microsoft.
This is a very simple video to get your students started on making charts in G-Suite. The skills should be pretty transferrable to Microsoft.
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