One Big Change: Research Resources

Notes:

In NoodleTools!

Follow the steps to log-in, create a project, and share the project with your teacher's inbox.

Notes will be taken using Notecards in NoodleTools. 

Notecard Components:

• Put the citation in NoodleTools 
• Notecard Title: Basic topic of the actual card (can fill in at end)
• Direct Quotation: Can copy and paste, remembering to put quote marks around the quotation and adding an in-text citaiton
• Paraphrase or summary: Put the direct quotation information into your own words
• My Ideas: The analysis! Why is this information important? What does it prove? What is particularly interesting about this fact?

Questions to think about for foundation/background:

Be as factual as possible today - this is not necessarily about a specific side yet (although, if you find good stuff - make a note!)

• Who is involved? Think about groups of people, government, organizations

• What is happening?

• Where is this most happening? Not just cities or states, but can say schools, or certain types of areas, like rural or cities

• When does this most happen? Or when did it begin? When did it get serious?

• How has this progressed over time? (Timeline)

• How does this affect American society? 

After Background/Foundations:

• What more do you need to know about your topic at the "micro" level - the level that you are zeroing in on? (State, county, town, school)
• What do you need to know about the specific laws/policies/procedures around your topic at this level?
• What needs to happen for this topic to be addressed at this level?

How to decide if the source is one you want to use:

• Read the first paragraph
• Read any headings
• Read the last paragraph
• It will be one of the following:
  • Solid - you're going to read it all or most of it and most likely use it
  • Unsure, but possible - you're going to save the link for just in case and see if there's something better
  • Absolutely not - great, you haven't blown a whole lot of time - find a new option

When searching and garnering many results:

• Read the titles
• Read any blurbs
• Do those two things automatically count some out?
• If there are still many results, either consider changing the time frame and making it more recent and/or making your search term more specific

Websites

Think about your search terms! And what you need to know!

SIFT

Ensure the validity, reliability, and credibility of the website prior to using it.

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