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Activity
FNO Press

The New "Home Work" Suggestions to Send Home

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Information literacy can be practiced at home as well as at school. This article offers 12 suggestions for at home projects for parents and students to do together. Good for an open house handout.
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Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Reading Ur Ls

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of each part of a URL including the type of transfer, server name.domain, directories and subdirectories, and filename.filetype.
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Website
Other

Ic You See: T Is for Thinking: Guide to Critical Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This clearly presented tutorial can be used by individuals or could be presented to a class. Be sure to take the interactive quiz for some thought-provoking exercises.
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Sticky Sites: Grades 6 8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers learn about some of the features that attract and retain visitors to websites. They also learn to recognize the commercial motives that sometimes lie behind these "sticky" sites. Free membership required.
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Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the St. Cloud State University provides information on online sources. This article explains how to assess the value of online sources based on authorship, publisher, date of publication, depth of material, and...