Research papers and the Internet

Cape May County ETTC - Research Papers and the Internet

This workshop will focus on using Internet resources to develop research paper assignments in the secondary English classroom.

WORKSHOP WEB PAGES -

www.capemaytech.com/ettc/links/researchpapersontheinternet.htm

www.capemaytech.com/ettc/links/languagearts.html

www.capemaytech.com/ettc/links/referencelinks.html

How to set up a lesson plan to accommodate the use of the Internet.

Skills a student/teacher need when using the Internet as a research resource

Terminology
Programs and software
Searching tips/techniques
Validity and Reliability issues
Citing electronic resources

Useful sites - how to minimize searching time and effort
Lesson Plans and Basic Guides

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html - The OWL lab is a great resource with handouts and more.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/index.html a research paper workshop

http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/il/infolit1.html - a good place to find basic lesson plan language and suggestions

http://www.tui.edu/Research/Resources/ResearchHelp/HowToWritePaper/TableOfContents.html - has a good tutorial and links to subject sites.

http://skyport.com/spirit/non-fiction/researchwr.htm - This page contains the complete lesson plans for a course in research writing I have taught for Lane Community College for about 28 years.

http://www.researchhaven.com/Assistance.htm - a quick outline of how to start a research project.

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1909.html - an example lesson plan

http://bob.ucsc.edu/library/ref/instruction/research/libres.htm - another nice site on how to start a research paper.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/4184 How to write a research paper and use MLA cititations.

http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm - A guide for writing research papers based on the MLA Style Guide. This guide may suffice for most students' needs for most academic purposes, but for advanced research projects it is by no means a substitute for the Modern Language Association Handbook for Writers of Research Papers Fourth Edition (1995).

Skills

Terminology

www.webopedia.com

http://www.netdictionary.com/html/index.html

http://netforbeginners.about.com/internet/netforbeginners/index.htm?rnk=c&terms=internet - a good place to go for introductory Internet information
Programs and software

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html - adobe acrobat reader to look at files with the extension .pdf

www.winzip.com - used for files that have been "zipped" or compressed with a .zip extension.

http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander - also a compressed file utility - used for .sit files and mainly used in association with Macintosh computers

http://office.microsoft.com/downloaddetails/ppview97.htm - allows you to view PowerPoint presentations without the software.

http://www.hyperstudio.com/resource/hsplugin/plugin.html - the Hyperstudio plug-in for viewing Hyperstudio files without the program.

http://www.ab.sympatico.ca/help/Plugins - a nice intro page to plug-ins - files that help Internet browsers run certain files (especially movie and sound files).

http://www.webtools.com/story/browsers/TLS19980819S0006 - another good primer, make sure you check out the links in the upper right corner where it says "In This Article".

Searching tips/techniques

http://www.capemaytech.net/ettc/links/cmcthssearchinginternet.htm - check here for generalized search information

http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/adviceengine.html - good chart for matching search tool with purpose.

http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/mbody.htm - a great site with hundreds of search engines both general and subject-specific.

http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/library/weekly/aa061199.htm - the invisible web

http://websearch.about.com/internet/websearch/library/weekly/aa013101a.htm - now you can search more than just basic web sites - very useful for research

http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/infosearch.htm InfoSearch Tips - A researcher, needs to understand where information is most likely to be found, how it's organized and how to retrieve it effectively using computerized search tools. The reference librarian is an invaluable resource to help teach you and advise you, but won't be there when you're searching Yahoo at midnight on the weekend before your paper's due. The Info Search section has some resources to help you learn how to become a skilled researcher, both in the library and in cyberspace.

http://www.useekufind.com/uiresear.htm - has some specialized databases that may be useful.

http://searchenginewatch.com/reports/index.html - a very extensive list of ratings and reviews of search engines by a very good web search site.
Validity and Reliability issues

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/pdf/weval.pdf - nice article about the basic points to keep in mind

http://kathyschrock.net/abceval/index.htm - good activity to use with a class on web validity

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html - A good list of evaluation and validity article
Citing electronic resources

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/4184/Research_Site.html - scroll down to Citing section, very good links.

http://www.wpunj.edu/~library/citing.htm - guide to electronic citation

http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/research.html - NEAT SITE, has cut and paste forms for different types of citation

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html - the Columbia Guide to online style

Paper Mills and Plagiarism

Just type in the phrase "term paper" and you will find hundreds of sites such as http://www.schoolsucks.com or http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/3995 with free and pay papers. What can you do to combat this? Try some of the sites below.

http://www.vanguard.edu/rharris/antiplag.htm - a good list

http://www.plagiarism.org - a very good organization dedicated to helping teachers

http://www.hargrave.edu/academics/teaching/antiplag.html - some tips for fighting plagiarism

http://www.eot.ahpcc.unm.edu/Countdown99/Teacher_Home/2._Lesson_Plans/2H._Plagerism/2h._plagerism.htm - a teacher's tips to stopping plagiarism
Useful sites

http://www.refdesk.com - RefDesk - one of the largest, most comprehensive reference sites.

http://www.geocities.com/researchguide - A Research Guide for Students. The goal of this Web site is to provide all the necessary tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings. Site provides a Quick Click to IQ-rated Search Engines, Annotated Research and Style Guides (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian), and Worlds of Knowledge housed in a Virtual Library arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification. All Web sites in this cyberspace resource center are organized by subject according to the 128 year-old Dewey Decimal System.

http://www.researchpaper.com - Welcome to Researchpaper.com - the Web's largest collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for school related research projects. The Internet is a tremendous resource. We'll show you how to make the most of your time online. Find the best information available, eliminate frustration, and get better grades…

http://www.researchhaven.com - has a list of links to resources, help guides and they even sell essays.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck - My name is B.J. but my friends call me Beege. I will be 14 years old on March 16th (Yes, birthday wishes are always welcomed). My dad and I started our site in 1996 and have found more than 635 terrific links to educational sites on the Internet that we think you'll really like. We have teamed up with Discoveryschool.com and hope you like our new home.

www.capemaytech.com/ettc/links/referencelinks.html - we have listed many reference links

Thanks to www.grsites.com for background

Last Modified 09/28/01