Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Thing 3, Dribbling Lessons & info sites

I plan to use the research planning calculator with my music research project next quarter.  I am wondering if I can change dates for steps in the project that will probably be altered during the quarter.??
I enjoyed checking out the new information sites suggested, Driven to Discover from the University of MN and Fact Monster.  Both of these sites were new to me.
The U of MN research site has information on current reserach going on in every college at the U today.  I am going to share with my students a research study on Girls and excercise, which goes into details on how they have proved that healthy exercise not only makes for a healthy body but also for a healthy mind and better academic scores/grades and success in school and jobs.
The Fact Monster I like because there are links to facts written for all subject areas and specifically for kids, teens, etc.   This will be a good suggestion for teens with lower reading skills who are trying to do research that they can read.

1 comment:

Karen said...

Unfortunately you can't change the dates that the calculator prescribes. However, teachers have printed handouts and used the concept by just inserting their own dates. If you have the students sign up for email, the dates will be different, or you can just have them access the content and only pay attention to your dates. Hope that helps!