1. Research (What? …Says who?) Online Research Skills and Avoiding Plagiarism 1

2. Agenda O What is Research? O Asking Questions O Finding Answers O Verifying Sources O Sharing What You’ve Learned …without Plagiarizing! 2

3. What is Research? O Research is any time you ask a question and find the answer: O Looking up a video online or a friend on Facebook O Flipping through a magazine to look for a specific article O Looking for answers in a textbook O Writing a one page summary of an article or story O Writing a one paragraph (or even one sentence!) answer after finding an answer to a quick question O Writing a research paper 3

4. ASKING QUESTIONS 4

5. How to Ask a Question O If you are not given a topic: O How to select a topic for research (online lesson) [http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/research/ ]http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/research/ O If you are given a topic or question: O Put the question in your own words – really understand what you are asking O Reword the question 2 or 3 ways, using synonyms, to find the most precise wording 5

6. FINDING ANSWERS 6

7. How to Search Online 1. Identify key words 2. Identify synonyms 3. Select Boolean or other search function terms 4. Select search engine 7

8. Identifying Key Words: Sample You need to find out what people in Korea eat. OIOIneffective search: What do people in Korea eat? OTOTry: Korean food (did you get restaurants?) OEOEffective search: popular Korean food ~or~ Korean traditional food 8

9. Using Synonyms: Sample O Inexpensive plane tickets O cheap, low-cost, low-priced, discount, bargain, budget O airlines, air travel, airfares, fares, flights O Most popular movies last year O top box office, hits, biggest sellers, success, favorite O films, cinema, Hollywood O annual, 2013 [or other year] 9 Examples from: “The Key to Keywords” from Common Sense Media [www.commonsensemedia.org]

10. Search Tips O Search Tips from Google (click for handout) Search Tips from Google O “ “ for exact quote O - (or NOT) to exclude O OR for multiple terms O Boolean Operators Explained (webpage & video) http://umb.libguides.com/content.php?pid=2383 98&sid=1967286 10

11. Boolean Search Terms: Examples 1. Dolphins (animal) dolphins –football dolphins NOT football 2. Chicago Bears “Chicago Bears” bears NFL OR football bears –animal bears NOT animal 11

12. Advanced Search Tips O Boolean Terms and Other Stuff! http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/G uides/Internet/Boolean.pdf 12

13. “Google or not Google – that is the question!” O SweetSearch: www.sweetsearch.comwww.sweetsearch.com O SweetSearch4Me: 4me.sweetsearch.com4me.sweetsearch.com O (lower reading levels) O FamHoo: www.famhoo.comwww.famhoo.com O The Free Library: www.thefreelibrary.comwww.thefreelibrary.com O Google Scholar: www.scholar.google.com (HS)www.scholar.google.com O Use “News” search on Google for current events and articles: www.google.comwww.google.com 13

14. The Best Alternative to the Search Engine O FISD schools now have access to a variety of reputable academic online databases and search tools, called TexQuest. O Access them from: http://fisd.weebly.com/fisd- library-resources.htmlhttp://fisd.weebly.com/fisd- library-resources.html O Password = learn O ALL OF THESE ARE RELIABLE RESOURCES - USE THEM! 14

15. TexQuest Resources 15

16. Reading a Google Results Page Know how to read a Google results page! Looking for a current event? Recognize advertisements Preview URL 16

17. VERIFYING SOURCES 17

18. How to Verify Source Validity O Validity of search engine O Critical thinking (“Does this make sense?”): http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ O URL domains:.com.edu.gov.org O Understand the purpose of each domain O CAARP test 18

19. Source Validity Checklist (Who wrote this and when & why – and why should I trust this person?) CAARP Test Does this SMELL FISHY to you? O C urrency O A uthority O A ccuracy O R elevance O P urpose 19 Download Checklist Here!

20. A Word About Why Students Cannot Rely on Wikipedia O You must never fully rely on any one source for important information. O You especially can’t rely on something when you don’t even know who wrote it. O Sometimes “vandals” create malicious entries that go uncorrected for months. From “The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Rely On Wikipedia” by Mark E. Moran [http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/The-Top-10-Reasons-Students- Cannot-Cite-or-Rely-on-Wikipedia.html]http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/The-Top-10-Reasons-Students- Cannot-Cite-or-Rely-on-Wikipedia.html 20

21. A Final Word About Why Students Cannot Rely on Wikipedia O It says so on Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia itself, “[W]hile some articles are of the highest quality of scholarship, others are admittedly complete rubbish. … use [Wikipedia] with an informed understanding of what it is and what it isn't.” From “The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Rely On Wikipedia” by Mark E. Moran [http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/The-Top-10-Reasons-Students- Cannot-Cite-or-Rely-on-Wikipedia.html]http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/The-Top-10-Reasons-Students- Cannot-Cite-or-Rely-on-Wikipedia.html 21

22. SHARING WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED 22

23. SHARING WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED Plagiarism 23

24. What is Plagiarism? O Grammar Bytes: Plagiarism – Avoid Academic Theft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU SaQ5-mDRI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU SaQ5-mDRI O © Robin L. Simmons, used with permission O Index: O 0:00-3:53 = Quick Test O 3:54-4:24 = Definition O 4:25-9:07 = Excuses O 9:09-13:23 = Strategies to Avoid Plagiarism 24 Get Notes Here

25. What is Plagiarism? O Plagiarism: How to Avoid It: https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=2q0NlWcTq1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=2q0NlWcTq1Y O From Bainbridge State College (Bainbridge, GA), used with permission 25 Get Notes Here

26. How to Avoid Plagiarism O Me? Plagiarize? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =TdMg7Yu4mPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =TdMg7Yu4mPs O licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share-Alike" license from the Hartness Library (Community College of Vermont and Vermont Technical College) 26 Get Notes Here

27. How to Organize Information O Paraphrase in Notes O Notecards or electronic document O Note source on each card O Use large “ “ if needed O Thinking Maps O Outline 27

28. How to Communicate What You’ve Learned – Without Plagiarizing O Use Own Words (not just change every 5 th word!) O Quotation Marks when Needed O Cite ALL Sources 28

29. How to Cite Sources O MLA O Online Help O EasyBib [www.EasyBib.com] O Son of Citation Machine [www.CitationMachine.net] Format may not be important for every class, but citing sources is a MUST! 29

30. Other District Resources O http://www.fisd.weebly.com http://www.fisd.weebly.com 30

31. SOURCES FOR THIS PRESENTATION 31

32. Information From: O “22 Great Places if You Teach Research Skills”: http://mediaspecialistsguide.blogspot.com/2012/10/22-great-places- if-you-teach-research.html O Ten Steps to Better Web Research: http://www.sweetsearch.com/TenSteps O “We’re Doing Research!” PPT by C. Cates O “Checklist for Evaluating Web Sites” from Kelly Gallagher’s Write Like This and modified by J. Talley O “The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Rely On Wikipedia” by Mark E. Moran: http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/The- Top-10-Reasons-Students-Cannot-Cite-or-Rely-on-Wikipedia.html 32

33. Teacher Resources O Research topic lesson: http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/research/ http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/research/ O Key Words lesson: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/lesson-plans/keywords-learning- focus-internet-1122.html?tab=3#tabs http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/lesson-plans/keywords-learning- focus-internet-1122.html?tab=3#tabs O Common Sense Media lessons: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educat ors/scope-and-sequence http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educat ors/scope-and-sequence 33

34. Example Web Resources O Critical thinking: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ O Bibliography format: O EasyBib [www.EasyBib.com]www.EasyBib.com O Son of Citation Machine [www.CitationMachine.net]www.CitationMachine.net 34

35. What is Plagiarism notes? O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =2q0NlWcTq1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =2q0NlWcTq1Y O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =n3_tin1ik6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =n3_tin1ik6E O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =0QSnOczodBs – pt 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =0QSnOczodBs O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =64o8z2gxf3A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =64o8z2gxf3A 35