http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:28:32 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 19:28:32 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380339 This module describes: Three ways to use source material: quote it, paraphrase it, or summarize it; Three essential techniques for managing source materials: introduce it, cite it, and list a reference to it; Eight important guidelines to help you avoid plagiarism mistakes. At the end of the module, users can take a short quiz. If every question is answered correctly, users receive a "Certificate of Completion." Unless otherwise noted, this module uses the American Psychological Association (APA) style. This style is being adopted for the sake of consistency and because it is used most often in UMUC courses. The APA style is called an "author-date" style because of its emphasis on the date of publication, which immediately follows the author's name. This style commonly supports medical, research and technical writing found in scientific journals and papers. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=328967 Librarians, teachers and parents know how hard it is for students to understand web searching. Boolify makes it easier to for students to understand their web search by illustrating the logic of their search, and by showing them how each change to their search instantly changes their results. It's simple, immediate and flexible to use with a class, no matter the subject matter. Search results are presented through Google's "Safe Search STRICT" technology. However, no filtering technology is 100% secure. Created by Public Learning Media Lab Participants. The MIT Media Lab's Scratch Project served as an initial reference for their work. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=309524 Template for Language Arts genre Scavenger Hunt-6th grade. Fun. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=298146 This is a short exercise on summarising, precis or paraphrasing. This is part of a larger site that can be found at: http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=298149 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78565 Evaluating Web Resources is a resource site that explains, in great detail, how to evaluate a website for high quality information. This site provides a checklist to help students determine whether or not their Internet research has produced useful, reliable results. What I particularly like about this site is that it differentiates among the different types of webpages (.com, .edu., .org) and provides a step-by-step outline for each type of website, taking into consideration the different goals of each. Each type of website is evaluated for the same five categories (authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage), but the evaluation differs, somewhat, depending on the type page it is. Students are guided through a series of questions that help them determine whether or not a website is a valid source to use. There are also useful links to other web evaluation sites, a powerpoint presentation, many examples of sample webpages, and a bibliography of web evaluation articles and books.