Research Skills

By |2016-11-09T09:32:02-05:00April 22nd, 2013|Blog Posts, Cool Tools, QSLiN Updates|

There has been a lot of research published discussing how students are not developing the information literacy skills needed to function at either university or in the workforce. These are not easy skills to teach but it is important that we try to introduce them to these skills at a young age. It is also

New Turnitin tool for students

By |2014-11-27T16:15:53-05:00February 18th, 2013|Blog Posts, Cool Tools, QSLiN Updates|

Here's a great article about a new resource evaluation tool being developed by the folks at Turnitin for students to use. Given that googling has greatly overshadowed traditional methods of research with today's students, this tool is being developed so that students can analyze and evaluate the legitimacy and academic quality of online resources. It's

Harnessing Social Media for the Classroom

By |2016-11-07T10:57:51-05:00February 15th, 2013|Blog Posts, Cool Tools, QSLiN Updates|

I attended a very stimulating presentation by the consultants from LBPSB Digital Citizenship project during LCEEQ last week.  The presenters adapted a presentation they give to high school students about establishing (and protecting) their "Social Media Identities".  They had lots of simple, effective strategies and ideas.  Here is the link to their content: http://storify.com/edtechsarecool/harnessing-social-media

App Review: Popplet

By |2016-11-09T09:24:09-05:00October 18th, 2012|App Reviews, Blog Posts, Cool Tools|

I have been researching and exploring new apps that can be used for information literacy education. I recently discovered Popplet and think it's fabulous! Out of all the mind mapping and brainstorming apps this one is so far my favorite! It is user friendly and intuitive. It allows you to organize your thoughts, ideas, text,

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