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Updated 2.22.08

IMSA Internet Site Electronic Evaluation Tool
Question everything you read on the WEB - WHY?
Web pages do not undergo the same rigorous selection processes that are typically applied
to information that appears in published books, magazines and newspapers.
Search Engines
Use this site for selecting the best search engine to use for your information needs. http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
Search Engine Watch Use this site to keep up-to-date on search engines. http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
Librarian's Index to the Internet A subject directory of Internet resources selected and evalutated by librarians for their usefulness.http://lii.org/
Internet Search Wizard Search engine developed by the Illinois Mathmatics and Science Academy (IMSA) http://21cif.imsa.edu/locate
Old Version of Wizard available until March 05: http://21cif.imsa.edu/locate2
Search Engine Guide How search engines work and ranking websites. http://mimech.com/web-search/
More Search Engines Search engine guide from Downer's Grove North H.S http://www.csd99.k12.il.us/north/library/search.htm.

Search Engines for the Invisible Web
Invisible Web Indexes and databases that are "invisible" or inaccessable to the spiders or crawlers that compile search engine indexes. http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/advicedepth.html
Academic Info A gateway to online college and research level Internet resources. The subject guides are useful for high school students.http://www.academicinfo.us/
A directory of thousands of search engines, databases, & archives organized into categories to help locate resources in the "invisible web." http://geniusfind.com/

Information Literacy: Search strategies and tips
Explains why each information source is important in the cycle. http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/courses/research/timeline.htm
Useful information about evaluating net resources by Marylaine Block. http://marylaine.com/howto.html
Instructional services for students Library Gateway, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/help/Students/research.asp#citing%20sources
How to research guide for students, including citations http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/research.html
Unverisity of Hawaii's Libraray Research Tutorial http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/eif/ramona/eif2web.html
Oregon State University's Library Research Tutorial http://osulibrary.orst.edu/instruction/tutorials/
Purdue Univesity's writing and research site covers citing and evaluating resources, plagerism, etc. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Sites for Teacher
Thinkfinity features seven content Web sites with lesson plans, student interactive content, downloadable worksheets, panel-reviewed Web sites, and additional resources created by the nation's leading education organizations. http://www.thinkfinitysearch.org/MPSearch/Basic_Search.asp
Check out the commercial site on the left and then ask the library staff how to sign up to become a member of Connected Illinois 2003
IMSA 21st Century Information Fluency Portal provides news, information, tools, and standards-aligned instructional strategies for information literacy/fluency in K-16. http://21cif.imsa.edu/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

The Lesson Plan Collection contains more than 2000 unique lesson plans which were written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States.
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/
1,500 lesson plans, primary documents, science animations, math challenges, and works of art, literature, and music from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, National Archives, National Science Foundation, NASA, National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies. http://www.free.ed.gov/
A Teacher's Guide to places to go for help with student plagiarism, how to identify it,
what to do when it happens, how to prevent it.  http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/where/plagiarism_stoppers.html
Provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. Helps victims of cyberabuse ranging from online fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking and malicious code attacks. Help parents with issues, such as MySpace and cyberbullying. http://www.wiredsafety.org/

Free web-based training for librarians and their patrons, supported cooperatively by the Illinois Library Systems and the Illinois State Library with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. http://learning.libraryu.org/home/

 

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