Cultural+Diversity

__**Where do I begin to search the internet for answers to my questions? **__ The internet is a **MASSIVE** resource of information. Here are some tips to help you with your search for information about the culture, customs and facts of your chosen country.

1. Select a kid friendly search engine e.g. Google Safe Search.

2. Keep your questions simple, with the important **KEY WORDS** first.
 * South Africa national costume
 * France national food
 * Australia national icons
 * Scotland meaning of flag
 * Tonga typical houses
 * Kurdistan religion and festivals

3. Look through the website link information (the blurb) that you think provides the best answer. 

4. Check out the website - does it look kid friendly (easy to read and follow), can you find your answer quickly. **NOTE:** Many websites are filled with advertisements and it can be hard to find information.

5. Print out ONLY the important pages that are useful to your search (check with your teacher first).

6. Note the website address to include in your reference section - it's polite to say where the information came from. Let your teacher know if you find a good website. He can put it on here.

7. Draft your information into your own words - edit, check then take to the teacher BEFORE publishing.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">CLICK ME TO GO TO GOOGLE SAFE SEARCH <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Kid safe links but lots of annoying adverts.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Some useful kid friendly websites: **

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 * Use search tool to find information**



<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Lots of quick links to many different cultures and countries.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Easy to use resource many interesting links.



<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">WEBSITES:

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Australia] [|National Foods] [|Aboriginal Culture] [|Earl Settler Homes] [| Money] [|National Flower] [|Map] [|Facts] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Cambodia] [|Culture] [| National Foods] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|China] [|Map] [|National Dishes] [|Money] [|Numbers] [|Buildings] [| Great Wall] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Egypt] [|National Costume] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|France] [|Character Homes] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Korea] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Kurdistan] [| Money] [|National Food] [|Food] [|History & Costume] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|New Zealand - Visiting a Marae] [|Cultural Icons] [|Culture & Diversity links] [| Traditional Food] [|Sea Food] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Philippines] [|Homes] [|National Costume] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Romania] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Scotland] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Syria] [|National Foods] <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Tonga] [|Information] [|bank notes] [|Houses]
 * [|South Africa] [|Food] [| Traditional Homes]**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Documents to print off to help you with your web search**.

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Ms Wittens Guide to INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> to Guide You || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Resources <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> and Strategies to help you || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Online <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Resources || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sometimes, one of the hardest parts of a research paper is helping your student find a topic, narrow it down and find appropriate resources. [|**NoodleQuest**]from NoodleTools was designed to help. You answer a set of check-the-box questions, then NoodleQuest uses your answers to recommend the best websites to find the type of information you need. You let NoodleQuest know how experienced the student is at using the Internet. Then it returns a list of possible sources to help the student research the topic (or even find a topic). Love it! Love it! Love it! ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Step 1: TASK DEFINITION ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Questions to Guide You || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Resources and Strategies to help you || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Online Resources ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What is my task?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What is the problem I need to solve, or question I need to answer?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What do I already know about my question or problem.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What do I need to know to solve the problem or answer the question? || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Graphic organizers - topic triangle, KWL chart || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|KWHL Chart]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A graphic organizer to enhance vocabulary and understanding of the relationship between words and their synonyms: [|The Visual Thesaurus] ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Ask essential questions] to "promote deep and enduring understanding." || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|The Question Formulation Technique]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Question Brainstormer]- Joyce Valenza provides a framework for developing essential questions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Questioning Toolkit]- Questioning strategies from Jamie Mackenzie.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Asking Good Questions - [] A library guide of resources for students to learn how to ask good questions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ask an Expert - []
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Step 2: INFORMATION-SEEKING STRATEGIES ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Questions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ask an Expert - []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Step 2: INFORMATION-SEEKING STRATEGIES ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Questions
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What types ofinformation do I need? facts, opinions, pictures, primary sources? || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brainstorming - in this phase is good for understanding the topic as well as deciding where to look for information. || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Brainstorming] - A technique and example for using brainstorming with students. Brain ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What are all the possible sources for finding this information? || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Graphic organizer - brainstorming
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Information pathfinders
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Library || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|KidsClick!] web search for kids by librarians. Offers websites by reading levels.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators] focuses on web sites useful in K-12 schools.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The [|Internet Public Library] has merged with Librarians' Internet Index.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Multnomah County Library [|Homework Center]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Compare] the results from trying the same search in a variety of subject directories.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">NoodleQuest - Help finding the right search tool
 * ^  || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">keywords - When students search for information, whether it be in a book or especially online, keywords guide the success of their inquiry. Help students improve their keyword searching skills by using a simple [|exercise] that compares the results of a search using several search engines.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Introduce younger students to search engines designed especially for them:[|KidsClick!] web search for kids by librarians.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|3M Keyword Method] - From the WebQuest site, a method for determining keywords and setting up successful Internet searches.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Witten's template for brainstorming + 3M Keyword productionKeyword Activity.doc
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Another template for defining keywords according to their synonyms || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Introduce younger students to search engines designed especially for them: [|KidsClick!] web search for kids by librarians.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|3M Keyword Method] - From the WebQuest site, a method for determining keywords and setting up successful Internet searches.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Witten's template for brainstorming + 3M Keyword productionKeyword Activity.doc
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Another template for defining keywords according to their synonyms ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Which of the possible sources are best for me to use? || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Web site evaluation form || * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use [|How to Recognize an Informational Web Page] to guide your evaluation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Consider the [|suggestions for successful Internet assignments] at the New Mexico State University Library.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Witten's Website Evaluation ToolWebsite Evaluation Tool.doc ||