Over the past two weeks I've been taking a look at my own technological skill set in regards to how I teach and use technology in my classroom. Part of this process means creating a GAME plan. The GAME plan is an acronym for creating GOALS, taking ACTION, MONITORING, and EVALUATING in a step by step process created by Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer(2009). Over the past two weeks I have determined steps one and two:creating a goal of teaching proper citation to my students and developing an action plan for carrying out my goal. This week I will take a look at my goal and the action plan for it. This step is called monitoring.
Cennamo, et al (2009) asks us if we are "making sufficient progress toward your goals and reflect on whether the strategies you have chosen are working". I am finding the information and resources I need to complete the process of teaching my students to properly cite electronic sources. My students have been practicing citation both in class and at home. I directed my students to try out the website http://www.bibme.com/ and most of them found it useful. In class, we have been practicing citation as a class on the Smartboard.
Recently I spent some time with a few teachers from the Language Arts department at my school and inquired about students' level of experience citing electronic sources. During this research, I found that most of my students have been exposed to mainly citing text resources and a small effort has been made to teach students in Language Arts classes about citing electronic sources. This has been very helpful to me as I have started my students at step one in relation to citing electronic sources.
One concern that has arisen during this process is if there are any other resources out there that I am missing that can help me teach my students this process. The bibme cite http://www.bibme.com/ has been helpful, and I would like to see other resources that educators have used to help teach students this process. Does anyone have any thoughts or resources that can help me out?
Rob Winner
References
http://www.bibme.com/
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: a standards based approach. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.
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Rob,
ReplyDeleteYou are making a lot of progress with your game plan. Bibme.org is a site that my students and I have found very useful. Occasionally it is unable to build a citation for a page that my students want to reference. This turns into a teachable moment where we I refer the students to the APA citation guidelines and they build the citation and I offer guidance as needed. It was a great move to communicate with the Language Arts department early on so that you could get a good understanding of the skills your students should have and the ones they would need.
There is a great website that I would recommend called Teaching Copyright. This site is not specifically about APA citation; however, it could be a great enrichment or extension for the work you are doing with citation. The site has lessons on several areas of copyright that I know my students would benefit from learning about. I need to find an appropriate time in my courses when it could be seamlessly integrated. Teaching Copyright can be found at http://www.teachingcopyright.org/curriculum/hs .Another resource I would suggest is Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators at http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/referenc.html . There is a lot of useful resource material on this site but if you scroll down about three quarters of the page you will find a section on copyright and citation resources. There are several lesson plans about copyright and some helpful links on plagiarism. You may find some of the links on this page useful.
You are doing a great job with your plan!
Jenny Nabb
Rob,
ReplyDeleteI would totally agree with your statement about students not knowing the proper way to site electronic sources. In fact, many of my students do not know the correct way to cite any sources, but electronic ones are definitely their worst. This type of citation seems to be left out or glossed over in many English classes these days.
The website, http://www.bibme.com/ seems to be a pretty good for your students to practice their citation skills. I am going to list a couple other sites that I have found that could benefit your students as well. You had mentioned that you are looking for some additional online resources for your students to learn and practice from, so see if either of these can help.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn//start/cite/index.html
http://www.classroomtech.org/copyright/onlinepractice.htm
You seem to be progressing along in your plan. Have you thought about collaborating with the English or any other subject teacher on the citation practices? This is something that can be used in every subject. If several of the teachers collaborate in their teaching, the students would be sure to learn the material.
Good Luck,
Joe Wesche
Winner,
ReplyDeleteI have used www.citationmachine.net for my high school students in the past (MLA) and I use it for much of my Walden citing (APA). The site keeps up to date on the rapid changes of expectations. The beauty of these citation websites is that students can "CTRL T" to get a new tab, then go back and forth between windows to fill in the blanks, without struggling to remember information. These resources truly put the focus on the citation.
I am very stringent in my Language Arts classroom on citing everything from images to paraphrasing. I have not yet taught my students how to properly scrutinize internet resources in the inquiry process, but knowing what sites they are currently relying on for information is helping prepare me for such instruction.
Looks like you're doing great!
Keep up the good work!
-Tara
Rob,
ReplyDeleteI have used bibme.org in the past as well. It is definitely a great resources and saves a lot on seeking out information. On the other hand, there are some other avenues to pursue. I have used http://citationmachine.net/ in the past. Also, I exposed my students to the citation feature that already exists within the Microsoft Word program. Both of these are valuable resources. Finally, I have used the write source books my students have to supplement our Language Arts curriculum. Noodletools also has a citation function, but I have no experience with the resources. I do agree with Tara that students need to realize there is more than one format for citing sources. This is extremely important for students to be aware of, even if your current goal is simply to get students to cite their source. I hope some of these suggestions are helpful! Good luck!
-Krystin
Rob
ReplyDeleteI think citation machine is the best and most current. I do a lot of web research with students and it is very hard to get them to site sources found online. It is almost as if they do not think web sources need to be cited or that no one is going to check them. I struggle with this on an ongoing basis.
I had some 10th grade students tell me the other day that their Social Studies teacher is having them use 'Chicago' style. What the heck is that? I am 50 years old and have never heard of it. Does anyone use it and why would they let a teacher use it if they are the only ones doing it? I have not seen or heard of a school using anything but MLA or APA.
Everyone,
ReplyDeleteThank you for all of the encouragement. www.citationmachine.net looks to be a great resource for my students. I took your advice Tara and opened a new tab to do a citation. It makes the process much easier. For me, it is easier to simply follow the directions and examples used in the APA handbook, but my students like the idea of being able to input information and have the citation created for them.
I look forward to continuing on with my GAME plan and evalute my progress this week.
Rob Winner
EDUC 6713
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ReplyDeleteRob,
ReplyDeleteI think your decision to teach your students the skills for properly citing materials is a critical skill to establish at a young age. I remember how much of a challenge I had with using the correct format to reference a source throughout my undergrad work. I have briefly used the http://www.bibme.com/ website to reference my own sources. Unfortunately, I am not aware of any other online websites that create a reference. I’m sure you could use a Google search or Yahoo search to find additional information or websites to use.
Kevin Richstad
Hello Rob,
ReplyDeleteI think that it's a good idea that you have your students learning how to cite electronic resources. I do not know what grade level you teach but t's a good idea to get the prepred for high school and even college. It's also smart to reach out to your colleagues at your school. It's good to get feedback and suggetsions from someone else who comes into contact with the same students. I actually need to start collaborating or talking with my colleagues to find out different startegies and activities that they use to incorporate technology into their lessons. Thanks for the indirect help!