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Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
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Article
University of California

Ucla College Library: Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site teaches readers how to evaluate the content and quality of web resources, offering questions and checklists to consider.
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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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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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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Evaluate Site

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides students with strategies for researching on the internet and how to tell if a resource is reputable. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7
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Unit Plan
Other

Learn the Net: Internet Lesson Plans for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides lesson plans for teachers.
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Interactive
Other

Umuc: Secrets of My Research Success

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This 35-minute interactive tutorial models the research process via the story of Quentin, a UMUC student. It takes him through the various research process steps: understand how to locate background information on his topic by showing...
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Handout
University of Virginia

University of Virginia Career Services: Helpful Handouts

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Virginia Career Services Center offers numerous helpful handouts and career guides for the student preparing for a career. Handouts range from how to analyze your work preferences to how to write a resume. All handouts...