(Please contact the administrative office for additional information - Telephone: 406-924-2492)
Resource Evaluation Tools:
- Evaluating Websites (video tutorial)
- The C.R.A.A.P. Test Explained (video tutorial)
- The C.R.A.A.P. Test Evaluation Page (Handout)
- Snopes.com (fact-checking website)
- Factcheck.org (fact-checking website)
- Politifact.com (fact-checking website)
- Allsides.com (fact-checking website)
- AllSides Media Bias Charts
Citation Help & Avoiding Plagiarism:
- Why You Need to Cite Sources (video tutorial)
- Plagiarism: How to Avoid It (video tutorial)
- 10 Types of Plagiarism (video tutorial)
- OSLIS (reliable, ad-free works cited generator)
- No Red Ink (offers citation practice & feedback)
- How to Paraphrase (video tutorial)
- How to Recognize Plagiarism: Tutorials & Tests (from Indiana University)
MLA Formatting Help:
- MLA In-Text Citations 9th ed. - Complete Guide (video tutorial)
- What Are In-Text Citations (video tutorial)
- MLA Format & Style Guide (from Purdue’s Online Writing Lab)
- MLA 8 Style Center (from official MLA website)
APA Formatting Help:
- APA-formatted In-Text Citations (video tutorial)
- APA Format & Style Guide (from Purdue’s Online Writing Lab)
- APA 7 Style Page (from official APA website)
Helpful Research Tips & Strategies:
- The Big6 Research Process (video link)
- The Big6 Research Process Demonstrated (Video Link)
Planning & Focusing the Search:
- The Do/What Chart Strategy (video tutorial to help deconstruct a prompt)
- KWGL Chart Strategy (handout for research planning and basic notes)
- Types of Resources & Where to Find Them (A Handout)
Doing the Research & Taking Notes:
- A Research Note-Taking Example and Digital Template
- Search Smarter Search Faster (video tutorial for search strings)
- “Selecting & Using Keywords” (Video Tutorial from Wynona State University)
- “Building Search Strings, Part I: Boolean Operators” (video tutorial from OSLIS)
- "Building Search Strings, Part II: Nesting, Phrase Searching, & Truncation" (video tutorial from OSLIS)
- “Advanced Searching: Limiters & Subject Searches” (video tutorial from OSLIS)
Presenting Research Results:
- “The Best Presentation Tools for Students in 2020” an article from PresentationGuru.com
- “8 Must Have Classroom Presentation Apps and Tools” and article from Techedvocate.org
- Presentation Tips from OSLIS
Reviewing the Results:
- What is Metacognition? (video tutorial)
- Reflection Tips from OSLIS
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