Day 3
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Debriefing and connecting
Feedback on yesterday’s reflections and Facewall postings

Student Case Studies
Group Thesis Statements

Akamai: Gaia
Because music can create physiological changes in the brain that can lead to specific emotional responses, marketing experts choose specific musical themes to elicit specific responses in their customers.
Refer to: Student Case Studies —Thesis Generation

Akamai: Hi5
Because incidents of juvenile violence have recently increased, teens should therefore be prohibited from attending heavy metal concerts since aggressive music can promote aggressive behavior.

Benson: Curriki
The USA has an ongoing problem with homelessness.
Different environments and sets of rules yield different approaches on a state by state basis with differing results.

Logan: LinkedIn
Using native plants and materials in addition to the fire pit technique produces the most authentic* Hawaiian pottery because of the cultural relevance to ancient Hawaiian practice.
*not the word ‘authentic’, may need revisiting.

Logan: Ning
Creative ceramics can successfully sustain artists in Hawaii when careful consideration into the financial aspects (profits, expenses), customer desires, location, and individual attitude and perseverance is made.

Pompeii: Edmodo
It is important to pursue construction innovation because 1) it will lead to more environmentally friendly solutions, 2) with
CAD and other technology tools it is easier than ever to design and test new ideas and 3) innovation is usually better than current practices.

Reef: Diigo
Although addictions have been around since early civilizations, video gaming addiction is a new phenomenon that is treatable by adapting effective addiction treatment programs.

Sunshine: TED
Changing land use laws to include preserving cultural landmarks, such as ancient burial grounds, will be beneficial to
Hawaii’s economy.

REQUEST!!
Could each group please submit a copy
(scratch paper and Post-Its accepted  ) of the Essential Questions your group created for Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Pick a few and submit them to Megan
We will turn this into a handout for everyone
Thank you in advance!

From logs and postings…
Wealth of specific strategies and tools
Customization and simplification are critical
Terrific cross-school cooperation
Focusing on your needs and finding relevance

More strategies
Use SCAMPER technique:
Substitute
Combine
Adapt
Modify
Substitute
Put to other uses
Idea
Eliminate
Rearrange
Combine
Adapt
Modify

Continue to mull these…
Figuring best ways to get increased support from faculty
Strategizing what to try next
Working on “vertical alignment”
Tracking students in the process of research
Motivating them

Additional tools
Tips on helping students with front end of research
Carol Kuhlthau’s model of research and the importance of affect
Swap Meet files available in Laulima’s Share
Space
NOTE: We will discuss the Final Portfolio in more detail on Day 5.
Refer to: Information Search Process

Essential questions —Day 3
How do we help students develop useful search strategies?
How do we help students recognize the range of available sources and identify which resources will best meet their needs?
How do we help students map their research journey?

Challenge 5
How do we help students develop useful search strategies?

Searching and resources
Without instruction, students will utilize whatever they find on the web
Let’s teach them search strategies and evaluation techniques
Have students think about the resources they use

Topic Web
Use Topic Web handout with students as they explore their topic
Different way to outline a topic
Start with broad topic
Explore sub-topics
Outline 3 main ideas from the narrower topic

Narrow
Topic 1
Narrow
Topic 1
Narrow
Topic 2
Sub-Topic
Topic Web
Narrow
Topic 3
Sub-Topic
Broad Topic
Sub-Topic
Example #1
Narrow
Topic 3
Example #2
Example #3
Example #1
Narrow
Topic 2
Example #2
Example #3
Refer to: Topic Web

Fact or Fiction?
Evaluate your sources!
Goal is to produce knowledgeable users
Provides guidelines for evaluating sources
Makes students think about the usefulness of sources instead of accepting the first set of results
Refer to: Fact or Fiction?

Wordle
Use Wordle to visually map out important keywords, related words from article or resource
More prominent words in article are larger
Teach students about related words, narrower terms to enhance their search strategies
Move beyond the same 2 keywords used in their searches

Wordle

“Widespread destruction from
Japan earthquake, tsunamis”

Technology Tools

How Boolean Works
Kathy Schrock’s Boolean Machine
AND
When using
AND, you only receive pages including both of your search terms, though not necessarily next to one another.

How Boolean Works
Kathy Schrock’s Boolean Machine
OR
When using
OR, you receive pages containing either one or both of your search terms.

How Boolean Works
Kathy Schrock’s Boolean Machine
NOT
The NOT operator is used to find pages including only the first term and excluding the second term.

Boolean Searches
Boolify

Boolean Searches
Boolify
7,000,000
1,660,000
Search String birds fish weather
OR thunder
-California site:cnn.com
718,000 759,000 540,000 1,480

Locating sources
Word clouds
Tagxedo
Interactive search
Sortfix

Challenge 6
How do we help students recognize the range of available sources?
How can students identify which sources will best meet their needs?

When to use which type of resource?
Students must determine what type of data might be appropriate for their project.
This is a perfect time to consult with your school librarian!

Making a Judgment Call:
Utilizing the right resource
A matrix to compare different resources
Lists benefits and strengths of each category of resources
Offers examples of each category represented
Discusses major characteristics, availability and location of resources
Includes a variety (primary to tertiary, print to web 2.0) to support any research product
Refer to: Making a Judgment Call

Pathfinders
Refer to: Pathfinder Template

Database Wiki
Creating a “Database Wiki” helps educators collect and share quality websites and databases on recurring or popular topics chosen by students
Provides examples of quality resources to students
Begin by exploring online databases accessible through your school library
Also use the list of online databases available through the Hawaii State Public Library System
List includes descriptions of databases

Database special features
Highlights special features in databases such as searching by lexile reading level in
MAS Ultra

Wikispaces

Search and share activity
Revisit your student case study and identify a topic
Use one of the mentioned search tools (Topic Web,
Wordle, Boolify, etc.) to identify search terms
Search the school and HSPLS online databases or the web for quality resources, using the search terms
Find at least one resource/database that you think will be useful for your case study student
Add the resource/database to your subject wiki. Write a brief annotation noting any special features.
Refer to: Search and Share

How to update the wiki
Select your team’s page from the left menu
Click the “Edit” button on the right side of the screen

How to update the wiki
Use the template to input the information you discovered
Subject
Title
URL
Description
Special features
(e.g., must subscribe)
Robotics
“A Brief History of Robotics Since 1950” in
Science and Its Times
Accessed through Gale Virtual Reference
Library.
Online database available through the Hawaii
State Public Library System (HSPLS).
Must login with your HSPLS card number.

Wikispaces
Wikis and levels of security/admin?

When to use a university library
Student has exhausted the resources of the school and public library, but still needs additional information
Mentor asks for specific, supplemental information
Student needs scientific, medical, or technical information not found in school and public libraries

Things to know about visiting a UH library
Public is welcome to use a UH library
(Manoa, Hilo or Maui)
UH libraries cannot provide direct instruction and materials must be used in the library
There are few public-access computers
Computer labs are open only to UH students

Things to know continued
Student should have a detailed research plan before visiting a UH library
Student should identify specific resource he/she wishes to use
Student should know the type of information/data he/she needs to find

Technology Tools

National Newspapers
Newseum

Break: networking time!

Challenge 7
How do we help students create effective plans to conduct research?

Research direction
Research plan
An organized system of investigation
A methodical way of finding evidence
A planned approach to formulating answers to questions
A documented research method

Initiating a research plan
Provides a guideline to begin the research process
Brainstorms possible starting places to locate resources and discover information
Outlines a step-by-step procedure for gaining initial data on topic being studied
Establishes a practice of selecting best possible resources

Research Plans
Refer to: In D Pennant , and Charting Your Research Path

Student connection
Case studies
Revisit our students
Student Case Studies —Stage 2
Review Personal Inventory Locker
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Making a Judgment Call
Initial Research Plan
Activity
Draft a template for one of the case studies by modifying a plan or creating one of your own
Refer to: SCS
—Stage 2 and Conferencing Check-Log

Technology Tools

Internet Collection
Middlespot

Internet Collection
Middlespot

Internet Collection
Middlespot
How long will our Middlespot live without creating an account?
We learned that others may view, but not edit
When viewing the link we noticed that our objects were piled on top of each other, blocking part of the item behind it

Lunch and networking!

School teams: work session

Work session
Draft lesson ideas that address:
How might we help students develop research plans?
How might we help them identify and evaluate useful sources for their information needs?
Post your drafts in Laulima, or chart them
Share your drafts with us during the Swap
Meet!

Break: networking time!

Swap Meet!

Recapping and reflecting

Animals are friends, not food!
We’ll see you bright and early tomorrow!
So how do you like Hawaii so far,
Benson?
Maybe it’s not so bad…
That’s the spirit, Chicago!
Research, done!
What’s next?
I need motivation like wheels in motion.

Daily reflections in Laulima