BEYOND GOOGLE AND INTO WEB 2.0 USING ACADEMIC RESEARCH VIA AND UCONN’S ECE & ICONN’S DATABASES AND REFWORKS (UCONN) OR NOODLEBIB (RHS) Tips for RESEARCH RESOURCES, Search Strategies and online bibliographic resources

WHAT IS PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION? Review Library and Information Resource and a tool called NOODLETOOLS which is available to RHS Students to help you be successful in responsibly locating, using, documenting, synthesizing reliable and authoritative information and showing your new found knowledge. INTRODUCE NOODLETOOLS a new online tool for students and teachers Review How to Access NOODLETOOLS online Review How to Use NOODLETOOLS Review How to Share With Collaborating Students and with Teachers REVIEW ONLINE RESOURCES available to all RHS Students CT DIGITAL LIBRARY Discovery Education Video Other Resources and link pages

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY EDUCATORS (ISTE) AND THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS STANDARDS SAY, IN PART: (#1) Students Demonstrate CREATIVE THINKING, CONSTRUCT KNOWLEDGE, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. (#2) Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning OF OTHERS (#3) Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. (#4) Student uses Critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. (#5) Students understand human, cultural and societal issues and practice safe, legal and ethical behavior. (#6)Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. OUR BASIC GOAL IS FOR RHS STUDENTS: STUDENTS TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO LOCATE, EVALUATE, COLLECT, DOCUMENT and SYNTHESIZE INFORMATIONFROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES. THEN USE THAT INFORMATION TO CREATE A NEW ORIGINAL CREATIVE PRODUCT.

INFORMATION NO MATTER WHERE IT COMES FROM OR IN WHAT FORMAT …

Links to Resources from District Site STUDENTS – Technology Resources LINKS – Student Learning

Inside ASPEN there are Resources When logged in as an individual, On Bar, click on Quest Try typing in your search here Example: “Abortion” or “Mandatory School Uniforms” example …see next screen for results for websites, for one search, for DESTINY, etc.

“Abortion” Websites “Abortion and Pro” Websites 96 sites – more focused Quest or DESTINY QUEST - Websites General 475 sites for H.S. level (see right side)

One Search left tab results Destiny Books School appropriate options One option that may include a section Quest/Destiny Quest

Or a search of VIOLENCE IN NFL

Destiny: RHS Online Library Catalog Other Ways/Places to access it on web Access from RHS website Library website:

LOG IN TO DESTINY as a Student Using your STUDENT ID as your login id, then type “rhs” as password Two Views of Destiny

ICONN: Connecticut Digital Library ACCESS From Home: Access from School or any Library (in Connecticut, Public or School Libraries)

Search and Create your Own Online Storage in ICONN A search for “Violence in the NFL” using advanced search to eliminate family and domestic types yeilds: Thousands of Results from Academic and General Publications based on research:

Connecticut Digital Library “Social media and teenagers”

ICONN.ORG search results and ways to use and narrow them down

Ways to narrow down using left hand column Limit by dates Limit not within articles Limit by full text Limit by Academic Jrnls

CREATE AN ACCOUNT IN ICONN to store your search results for future use

Once in you can save your results in your folder or save specific articles and limit your results

USE LIMITERS in the program Using left hand column limiters, will help you eliminate a lot of wasted time and zero in on your topic -limiting to the last few years, by publication date - to full text, -to only magazines

USE THE TOOLS to save and make notes Use the TOOLS on the right : -to save the good articles to your folder, -click to save citation, -make a note, etc.

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NOODLETOOLS : an online research tool to help you with your note-taking and building your bibliography or citations list. USE RHS ID: rockvillehs and Password: rams013 in order to create your own id and password to store your own data you collect and create.

CREATE YOUR OWN USER ID and PASSWORD: Important to CHECK availability: Test your chosen Personal Id before proceeding …

Once logged in you may click to CREATE your own project

Now set up your projects preferences

Take notes with NOTECARDS in NoodleTools

HERE IS EXAMPLE OF A PROJECT Remember to share your Project with your teachers Folder “Bl8 Persuasive Topic 2015”

TO ADD ACCESS TO YOUR TEACHER’S FOLDER

CITATION… CLICK ON WORKS CITED TO ADD

Notecards in NOODLETOOLS

Discovery Education Student Access NOTE: All students are already set up for an account using your student ID plus RHS example: if your ID were “12345” login ID would be 12345RHS And all passwords are : “rhsstudent” (all one word)

Once logged in you can search and limit

Search with Feminism limited by grades 9-12

TOPICS for this class: Abortion - Gun Control - How social media effects teenagers - Technological literacies - College Athletes being paid - Rule changes in MLB - High school starting later in the day - Gender Equality - LGBTQ Equality - Feminism - Formative Assessment - Violence in the NFL - Fines for Pro-Athletes who don't interview -

Watch a few YOU TUB Videos on how to use NOODLETOOLS (there are links on the NOODLETOOLS website as you proceed. On how to share your project with your teachers for feedback or submission URNRl1cM On how to share or collaborate: gdYmrwiR4