4. Review
Keywords
AND OR NOT
Check for CRAP
Currency
Reliability
Authority
Purpose/POV
5. Putting it all together…
What are some ways elementary teachers can assess
whether a certain technology solution is effective?
teach* assess* technolog*
instruct* evaluate* comput*
method* test* [software name]
learn*
teach* OR instruct* OR method* OR learn*
AND
assess* OR evaluate* OR test*
AND
technolog* OR comput* OR kidspiration
7. Critique Cook OneSearch!
Smallgroups
Discuss Cook OneSearch
Books
Articles
Fill out this worksheet
http://bit.ly/VhPa8u
Report back to the class
8. Critique Cook OneSearch!
Find books
One here at Towson
One outside of Towson
Report back
A feature which helped your search
What your group disliked
9. Finding Books
Plenty of relevant
information in print
Use broad keywords
Multiple places to search
Cook OneSearch
Library Catalog
USMAI Libraries
12. Critique Cook OneSearch!
Find an article
Identify
Article title
Journal title
Content Provider (i.e. Database)
Access
Report back
A feature which helped your search
What your group disliked
13. Finding Articles
Scholarly
– Peer
Reviewed
Usespecific
keywords
Utilized
advanced
search features
Card Catalogue. [Photographer]. Retrieved from
Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.
http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2838287
15. Finding Articles
Content providers you should use:
Academic Search Premier
Education Research Complete
ERIC
SocINDEX
ScienceDirect
Social Sciences Abstracts
PsycINFO
16. Finding Articles
Features to remember
Yellow Findit button
Citation creations
Email yourself
Also as you are searching
Take a look at the article citations
Make note of additional keywords
17. Next class
Preclass Worksheet
Article, Video, Discussion questions and APA
Discussion on plagiarism and citation style
18. Questions?
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Laksamee Putnam
lputnam@towson.edu
410.704.3746.
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