Research Tools
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For Teachers 

Getting Started & Being Organised
The Big6: Kid's Section. This site will help students get organised in research tasks. There are 3 levels

Super 3  

My Virtual Library: How to do research  

How to do research  interactive diagram 

Skimming & scanning

State Library of Victoria - step by step guides

   Research Skills  

  Essay Writing Skills  

   Study Skills  

Writing an Essay  

Communicating Ideas  interactive

Writing an Exposition  

Strictly Speaking  

Write a winning research report  prevent a big assignment from becoming overwhelming

Searching
Choose the best search for your information need  Noodle Tools site.

Kid's Search Engines  this list from Search Engine Watch.

Research Tools - Web 2.0 Cool Tools for Schools

NoodleQuest Search Strategy Wizard  One of the hardest parts about doing research on the Internet is figuring out where to start! A search engine or subject portal is usually the first thing to try, but which are the most useful for your research need? Fill in the short form, and we'll point you in the right direction. Noodle Tools Smart Research  innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process. Search intelligently. Assess the quality of results. Record, organize and synthesize information. Automatically format your bibliography in MLA or APA style
Searching for an Image
Pics4Learning  copyright free photographic library specifically created for schools. There is an advanced search facility. DK Clip Art  free download of  high quality images on over 52 topics.

PicSearch

Classroom Clipart  free image download, select the category you need.
Writing a Bibliography  & Making Citations
OSLIS Elementary Citation Maker  a simple framework to build the correct citation. Bib Me  fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills.

Neil's Toolbox: Harvard Reference Generator  

Global Education's Bibliography Tools  Students use a bibliography framework or scaffold to record details of resources and references consulted during research, and then to assist in compiling a bibliography.
For Teachers
Online Resources to Support Big6 Information Skills

Bloomin Apps

Help your students become better searchers

Cyberbee interactive copyright questions & answers [younger children] Smart copying  the official guide to copyright issues for Australian schools & TAFE

Detecting Plagiarism

DocCop - check for plagiarism

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This page updated 06/02/2013