Citations

Citation Machine – http://www.citationmachine.net/
An interactive Web tool to help students credit information sources to avoid copyright violations.

Citing Sources – http://www.oslis.org/secondary/index.php?page=citeSources
Information from the Oregon School Library System on how to cite information. Provides examples for a variety of sources.

Copyright & Plagiarism

Copyright for Kids – http://www.copyrightkids.org/
Provides a broad range of information on copyright in easy-to-understand terms.

What is Plagiarism? – http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html  

Information on plagiarism and how to avoid it. Includes a checklist to help you avoid plagiarism.

Evaluating Web Sources

Evaluating a Web Site Critically – http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/evalmidd.html
Print out the Web Site Evaluation form in PDF or Word format and use it to evaluate a Web page.

The Quality Information Checklist – http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm
Eight steps to evaluating Web site for quality information.

Internet Safety

WiredKids.Org – http://wiredkids.org/wiredkids_org.html
Sponsored by Wired Safety, this site provides information on Internet safety, cyberbullying, safe surfing. Includes games and information for a variety of age levels.

The Big 6 Research Model

The Big 6 for Kids – http://www.big6.com/kids/7-12.htm
The Big 6 is an approach to information problem solving. Use this site to explore the Big 6 research model and how it can help you complete class projects and assignments.