Research Day 2 in the library with 8th graders

 Click link below to view video of lesson in library on how to set up a Google document to take notes, share with teacher, and begin citing note sources within the text of the notes.

http://youtu.be/An12wWxt4IY


Reflection

What
In this video, 8th grade students learn how to set up a note-taking document in Google docs and begin note-taking from research articles they found on school Destiny databases last week. I also introduced to them the concept of in-text citations


So What
Google docs as part of our Google apps for education account with Timberlane Regional Schools allows students to use 21st century skills to collaborate and to work remotely. With the large amount of snow we have been getting this winter, this skill will serve students well as the number of snow days increases. By sharing the document with their teacher, students are able to get feedback as they are taking their notes. This was something that was never easy to do in the past and now is so easy and immediate. The portion of the lesson involving in-text citations is important because it helps students to understand that every piece of information that they put into a report must be cited not only in the bibliography, but within the text for academic integrity.

Now What
Now I realize I need to talk to the technology teachers about this process in tn-text citations so that they understand that when they are doing lessons with students on Google apps/Google docs, that include a research aspect, that they also reinforce citing text within a report in order to promote consistency at TRMS.