About this item
As digital natives, our students are certainly at home online, but how much do they know about using the Internet as a research tool? Do they know how to ask the right questions, find the best and most credible resources, evaluate the facts they come across, and avoid plagiarism and copyright violations when they incorporate others work into their own? For too many, the answer is no and research projects intended to engage students in independent learning wind up wasting time or creating incomplete or faulty understandings.In this step-by-step guide, classroom veteran Erik Palmer explains how to teach students at all grade levels to conduct deeper, smarter, and more responsible research in an online environment. You ll find practical lesson ideas for every stage of the research process and dozens of tips and strategies that will build your students Internet literacy, establish valuable academic habits, and foster skills for lifelong learning.
About the Author
Erik Palmer is an educational consultant from Denver, Colorado. He is a frequent presenter at national, regional, and state conferences. He has given keynotes and led workshops for districts across the US and schools around the world. Palmer focuses on two topics: improving oral communication (student and adult) and updating instruction.
He is the author of five books: Well-Spoken: Teaching Speaking to All Students (Stenhouse Publishers, 2011) ; Digitally Speaking: How to Improve Student Presentations with Technology (Stenhouse Publishers, 2012) ; Teaching the Core Skills of Listening & Speaking (ASCD, 2014) ; Researching in a Digital World (ASCD, 2015) ; Good Thinking:Teaching Argument, Persuasion, and Reasoning (Stenhouse Publishers, 2016) ; and Own Any Occasion (ATD, 2017) .
Palmer is a program consultant with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt contributing to their Collections and Journeys language arts programs.
