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The Nueva School Hillsborough, California [Editor's note: For more information about information literacy and search engines mentioned in this article, consult The Nueva School Library Home Page (http://www.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us/debbie/library/overview.html).] Teaching research [...]

The article focuses on series of judgment calls that end in a summative assessment of credibility for librarians for teaching evaluation on students as inquiry. It presents a model for credibility assessment which is an iterative process and is based on several factors. It refers to Wikipedia's list of projects, Wikimedia 2009c, for ideas on teaching evaluation from educators.

The author reflects on the steps to achieve an effective vocabulary instruction in the U.S. First, she discusses the importance of teaching students the process of understanding complex concepts to redesign the shape that suits the visual preferences. The author also compares related words to identify its differences. Lastly, she details the significance of creating or experimenting words.

Cites the use of global warning as a science-based simulation program, with reference to problem-based learning for students. Definition of problem-based learning; In-depth look at the project; Information on Web pages designed by student on global warming.

Opinion. Focuses on the role of the Internet in education. How students can benefit from the internet; Reference to Wounded Knee: Past and Present, Yahoo!; What these programs offer; How students can be taught to evaluate material on the net.

Focuses on information literacy from kindergarten through graduate school. Teaching information literacy as enthralling work and understanding that it is a transformational process; Evaluation and use of information for personal, social or global purposes; Creation of a classroom of respect where students can draw on their intuitive understandings.

Discusses the use of tools for teaching methodology to enhance collaborative teaching and learning on the Web. Explanation of technology concepts or process by online presentations; Use of flow charts by teacher-librarians to increase interest of students; Ability of teacher for collecting and organizing resources on Web; Support of teacher-librarians to inquiry.

The article offers tips on how to teach students to summarize. It says that the first step is students should read through their sources instead of taking notes, and then they need a purpose for closer reading. It states that teachers should ask their students to copy and paste important details into a separate digital notecard and distill the information in their own words.

The article discusses how students should cite sources used in research papers that come from the internet, particularly commenting on the differences between static and dynamic Uniform Resource Locators (URLs). It addresses manuals of styles' approaches to internet citation, evaluating sources through top level domains, and teaching students to parse URLs.