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 New School
Research
Writing and
Thinking

Table of Contents

The Snake River
Investigation
Introduction
Module 1 - Background
Module 2 - Powerful Questions
Module 3 - Mapping Questions
Module 4 - Info-glut
Module 5 - Managing Info-glut with Coherence
Module 6 - Considering Bias
Module 7 - The Research Cycle
Module 8 - Scaffolding for Success
Module 9 - Examples of Scaffolding
Module 10 - More Information Gathering
Module 11 - More Effective Search Strategies
Module 12 - Taking Stock - More Searching
Module 13 - Thinking about Findings, New Ideas and the Challenge of Persuasion
Module 14 - The Products of Research
Research Modules
& Effective Models
Slide 1 - Why Modules?
Slide 2 - The Question is the Answer
Slide 3 - Prime Questions
Slide 4 - The Research Cycle
Slide 5 - Examples of Online Learning
Slide 6 - How many visits?
Slide 7 - Lesson Templates
Slide 8 - Field Testing
Slide 9 - Slam Dunk Lessons
Slide 10 - WebQuests
Slide 11 - Telecollaborative Projects
Slide 12 - Library of Congress Projects
Slide 13 - Blue Web'N
Slide 14 - Math Forum Projects
Learning
Information Skills
Introduction - Searching for the Grail? Power Searching with Digital Logic
Module 1 - Question and draw before you search
Module 2 - Learn the syntax
Module 3 - Learn the features
Module 4 - Start big and broad
Module 5 - Browse before grazing
Module 6 - Go to the source
Module 7 - Be discrete
Module 8 - Cull your findings
Module 9 - Be playful
Module 10 - Use only the best
Learning
Software Skills
Module 1 - Mind Mapping 1 - Mind Storming
Module 2 - Mind Mapping 2 - Grouping + Color
Module 3 - Mind Mapping 3 - Elaborating
Module 4 - Mind Mapping 4 - Formatting
Module 5 - Mind Mapping 5 - Exporting
Module 6 - Storage 1 - Selective Cutting & Pasting
Module 7 - Storage 2 - When the Database?
Module 8 - Storage 3 - What media?
Module 9 - Storage 4 - Keeping track
Module 10 - Presenting 1 - Quality Issues
Module 11 - Presenting 2 - Effective Use of Graphics & Templates
Module 12 - Presenting 3 - Story Boarding
Module 13 - Presenting 4 - Responsible Special Effects

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