Digital Learning Commons

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infoSkills

www.learningcommons.org/educators/library/infoskills.php

categories: hs ms powerful_teaching pt-active_participation

Free information literacy skills tools for students, including tips for organizing thoughts and subject matter, finding resources, formatting research papers, and more. Both Big6 and How to Do Research are educational… and fun!

submitted by Jane Wright on Dec 14 2007 | report problem w/link | 5 saves


infoSkills

www.learningcommons.org/educators/library/infoskills.php

categories: active_participation_exploration_research hs ms powerful_teaching

Free information literacy skills tools for students, including tips for organizing thoughts and subject matter, finding resources, formatting research papers, and more. Both Big6 and How to Do Research are educational… and fun!

submitted by Kim Grady Andrews on Aug 3 2007 | report problem w/link | 5 saves


DLC Resource

netTrekker: WA Standards Alignment
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one.standards.nettrekker.com/subject/?portal=1&password=3v3rgr33n...

categories: elem hs ms powerful_teaching standards-based_curriculum

Drill down through the WA State Standards to subject-specific GLEs or EALRs. Click on a benchmark to see listings of aligned netTrekker websites.

submitted by Kim Grady Andrews on Aug 3 2007 | report problem w/link | 2 saves


DLC Resource

Grolier Online: Culture Cross
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lp.grolier.com/cgi-bin/cc?templatename=/cc/cchome.html

categories: elem hs ms powerful_teaching student-centered_learning_environment

Students can compare the land, people, economy, history, or facts and figures of any two continents, countries, or states/provinces. Students from other lands & cultures can use this feature to inform classmates about their heritage and countries of origin.

submitted by Kim Grady Andrews on Aug 3 2007 | report problem w/link | 4 saves


Peer Review (Help Center)

catalyst.washington.edu/help/peerreview/index.html

categories: collaborative_trusting_environment hs ms powerful_teaching

Students can post, review, and comment on documents, projects, or assignments or work together to author a document. Use Peer Review to encourage student-to-student interaction, small-group work, and discussion and collaboration.

submitted by Kim Grady Andrews on Aug 3 2007 | report problem w/link | 2 saves


DLC Resource

SIRS Researcher: Leading Issues
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sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-portal-res?id=SDLC-0-2512

categories: hs knowledge-centered_learning_environment ms powerful_teaching

Students can study opposing viewpoints on controversial issues, learn to differentiate between fact and opinion, come to their own conclusions, and apply their understanding in a research paper, PowerPoint presentation, or debate outline.

submitted by Kim Grady Andrews on Aug 3 2007 | report problem w/link | 3 saves


DLC Resource

Ask an Expert (netTrekker - Reference Tools)
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one.nettrekker.com/subject/reference.epl?portal=1&=&password=3v3r...

categories: elem hs ms powerful_teaching relevant_real-world_connections

Scroll down the page to the Ask an Expert heading. Connect students with professionals and specialists in various careers and fields to help them establish connections between what they are studying in school and the real world of work.

submitted by Kim Grady Andrews on Aug 3 2007 | report problem w/link | 2 saves


Portfolio (DLC Digital Tools)

catalyst.washington.edu/web_tools/portfolio.html

categories: hs ms powerful_teaching pt-performance_assessments pt-reflection

Electronic portfolios are a creative means of organizing, reflecting on, and sharing artifacts, information, and ideas as well as personal and professional growth. The reflective process of portfolio development can be as important as the final product.

submitted by John Hardy on Jun 21 2007 | report problem w/link | 5 saves


DLC Resource

Ask an Expert (netTrekker - Reference Tools)
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one.nettrekker.com/subject/reference.epl?portal=1&=&password=3v3r...

categories: elem hs ms powerful_teaching pt-real-world

Scroll down the page to the Ask an Expert heading. Connect students with professionals and specialists in various careers and fields to help them establish connections between what they are studying in school and the real world of work.

submitted by John Hardy on Jun 21 2007 | report problem w/link | 2 saves


Peer Review (Help Center)

catalyst.washington.edu/help/peerreview/index.html

categories: hs ms powerful_teaching pt-collaborative

Students can post, review, and comment on documents, projects, or assignments or work together to author a document. Use Peer Review to encourage student-to-student interaction, small-group work, and discussion and collaboration.

submitted by John Hardy on Jun 21 2007 | report problem w/link | 2 saves