CKJH's Library

Flash drive - great for saving and transporting your work.	Already have a flash drive? Maybe an easier way to plug it in would be nice.

Would you like one of these for your very own? The library is ready to reward you for taking a few easy steps in your next research project.

A Rubric for getting the loot.

1. Use the Big6. You don't have to call it that, but you should know the 6 steps and begin by explicitly teaching them to your students. It's not a big deal, and most of us naturally use these steps for our own information problem solving. Try going to a movie without going through these steps.

2. Structure your assignment so that the final product can not be a regurgitation of facts. An essential question helps, like "which is better?" Asking the student to make a judgement means they have to find the information, but the product is unlikely to be straight plagiarism.

3. Notes - collect them and grade them.. Use a rubric that rates keywords & phrases highly, complete sentences and paragraphs low. A final product created from notes with keywords and phrases will not be plagiarized.

4. Use of 2 or more CKJH Online Subscriptions. Encyclopedias are an excellent place to start. We have high quality online subscriptions for most of the topics typically researched at school. If you use the free Internet, the best solution is to preselect the sites students are allowed to use. If students are allowed to "Google", spend some time discussing quality information and website evaluation.

5. Works Cited. Many of our online subscriptions include the actual citation in MLA format. This would be a good time to copy and paste. Otherwise, the library website has a number of bibliography resources linked. We'll have a subscription to EasyBib soon.  Details will follow.

6. Have fun. And, let me (Steve) know if I can help you design, create, and/or teach this with you.