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Maryland State School Library Standards
PreK - 5 4. Evaluate the content of specific print resources to determine accuracy and relevance of content. 5. Evaluate the content of specific non-print resources to determine accuracy and relevance of content. 6. Evaluate the content of specific computer/online/digital resources to determine accuracy and relevance of content.
 * 4.0 Organize and Manage Data/information: Students will use appropriate print, non-print and computer/online/digital formats to organize and manage data/information.**

6-12 4. Evaluate the content of specific print resources to determine accuracy and relevance of content. a. Apply more sophisticated criteria related to determining authority of author, accuracy, and currency of information to select appropriate print resources to meet current need.

5. Evaluate the content of specific non-print resources to determine accuracy and relevance of content. a. Apply appropriate criteria related to determining authority of author, accuracy, and currency of information to select appropriate non-print resources to meet current need. b. Apply appropriate strategies for determining relevance of information collected in relation to what is asked for in the question.

6. Evaluate the content of specific computer/online/digital resources to determine accuracy and relevance of content. a. Apply appropriate criteria related to determining authority of author, accuracy, and currency of information to select appropriate computer/online/digital resources to meet current need. b. Apply appropriate strategies for determining relevance of information collected in relation to what is asked for in the question.

NETS Standards
Creativity and Innovation - Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression

==Reading for Information: The Trash and Treasure Method of Teaching Note-Taking (Grades 3 – 12)== Jansen, Barbara. "Reading for Information: The Trash and Treasure Method of Teaching Note-Taking (Grades 3 - 12)" //The Big 6 (2001).// 30 April 2010.

This article by Barbara Jansen explains some of the reasons why students are not effective note takers and breaks the note taking process into three steps: Identification of keyword and related words in the researchable questions, skimming and scanning and extracting needed information.

This article is a must-read for any librarian or teacher struggling with teaching note taking techniques.

Types of learners
This article is meant for the teacher rather than the learner, however it is good for verbal/linguistic learners, intrapersonal learners, and for logical learners.

Story Jumper
Story Jumper is a fun tool for students (and adults) to apply knowledge in a fun format. Story Jumper is a free program that allows users to create their own story book. It is a guided process that follows seven steps to allow students to work independently. Students can use the tools to create their own drawings, or upload photos to help illustrate their stories. This is a great way to show that students can identify main and supporting ideas and create a point of view.

Types of learners
Visual learners - these types of learners will love illustrating their stories and seeing them come alive on the screen Logical learners - these types of learners will enjoy creating their own layout for the story and organizing it how they like Intrapersonal - these types of learners will enjoy working independently on their book before showing it to others Interpersonal - these types of learners will enjoy collaborating on a project and seeing others' results.

Connections to the text
Supporting creative writing with technology - p. 70-73



NoteStar
NoteStar is part of 4 Teachers and is a great way for students to make sense of the information they are collecting and organize it into a way that it can be accessed later. Students can: Create sub-topics for research topics, assign topics to group members, take notes, easily track source information, and organize notes and sources to create printable notes and bibliography. Teachers can: create, assign, and manage projects, check sources for authenticity, track each group's progress, send messages to students, and help students organize their notes.

Types of learners
Logical learners: these learners can organize information how they like Intrapersonal: these learners will like working alone and moving things along at their own speed

Noodle Tools free software, Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need
Noodle Tools has some free software available and Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need is helpful for providing links to authoritative sources under categories of **I Need to Define My Topic, I Need to Find Quality Results, I Need to do Research in a Specific Discipline** among others.

Types of learners
Logical learners: these learners can access the information in the order they want, and the links on this site are organized according to subject and category. Intrapersonal: these learners can work at their own pace and alone Verbal/linguistic: these learners will enjoy reading the information on the sites