March 25th--Annotated Bibliography Creation

Part 1: Create your bibliography




1. Go to Bibme and create an account.

2. Enter the url for each of your sources, include any additional information that gets left out.
   *For interviews/surveys that you created, click "other," then select "interview."

3. Copy and paste your bibliography into a new blog post, titled something like "Inquiry Project Annotated  Bibliography"



Part 2: Annotate your bibliography

Beneath each bibliography entry write an annotation (1-2 paragraphs) that:

• Summarizes the information from the source
• Assesses, or evaluates the quality of the information the source
• Explains how the source fits into your research. 

*For interview/survey annotations: Summarize what the survey was asking for and the responses that were received.  Were there common answers to questions? What were they? Were responses all different? How

Click here to see an example of an annotated bibliography. It was written by Alan, a UNCC student. 

March 22nd--Week 4 Novel Blog-Out

March 21st--Responding to College Readiness/Schooling Inquiry Surveys

Below are surveys made by KMS students and UNCC students in order to gain information connected to our College Readiness/Schooling Inquiry project:

Surveys from UNCC students for KMS students

Surveys from KMS students for KMS students

After our responding session, write in your daybook in response to the following question:

In what ways did the topics of inquiry surveys that you took today intersect/overlap with your own inquiry? What new information did you find AND what new thinking/wondering are you doing about your topic?

March 20th--Website Evaluation

Directions: Below are a list of websites.  Visit them and determine if they are credible or not.
On a sheet of paper, write if the website is credible and list why you came to that decision. Remember to consider: Authority, Bias, Currency, Documentation

1. Should We Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO)?
2. Video Games to Enhance Learning
3. H1N1 Swine Flu Insert Admits it Causes Paralasis, Analyphaticic Shock, and Death 
4. Should We Allow Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports?
5. California's Velcro Crop under Challenge
6. How to Handle Unwanted Friend Requests
7. What Makes a Good Boyfriend?
8. Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
9. New Hartford, Minnesota's Official Website
10. how do i choose a good college?

March 15th,--Literature Circle Discussion Reflection

March 11th--Blog Out Commenting Reflection

March 8th--Week 2 Blog Out

March 6th Inquiry Project Brainstorm

March 4th--Reading and responding to college students' inquiry proposals

Below are the links to the blogs of students from the UNCC class we are working with:

Colin--Being a teacher, teachers doing a good job with a lot of students,
Devin--Financial education
Alyson--standardized testing and its effects on kids
Cheryl--Taking risks
Tyler --Teachers as producers, Students as consumers
David--extracurricular activities --helping or hurting
Abby--teaching students. Autism
Megan-the true definition of success
Taylor-how school affects creativity
Kendall-how commuting affects college performance
Justin. College issues, money
Michaela--The education system is not allowing people to follow their dreams
Brandon--How sports affect students
Jon--Standardized testing and education
AJ
Olivia--The drop out rate
Karl--Financial issues, expenses and going to college
Allen--The attack on the idea of hard work
Kevin--Is college necessary?
Stacy
Chez--Either college readiness or standardized testing

March 1st--Week 1 Novel Blog-Out