Information Seeking
Strategies for helping students identify reliable resources:
Strategies for helping students identify reliable resources:
Reliable Resources
Students should always start with the reliable resources that we teach them in school:
Destiny: Use this website to search for library books on your topic.
Britannica: This is an online encyclopedia with general information on many subjects.
Explora: This is a database with articles from encyclopedias, magazines, journals, and newspapers. It also includes eBooks.
Evaluating websites
When students use Google to search for informative websites, they need to evaluate the website for authority, relevance, and currency. The infographic below is from Kathleen Morris's blog. She explains these steps in more detail.
