desperately seeking study skills *

      Research Rocket

• this top-notch Web site is designed to teach middle schoolers
  research skills
• don't miss the "Take Notes" section
• check out the "Five Finger Test" and "True or Bogus"

      TILT-Texas Information Literacy Tutorial

• this well-organized 30 minute tutorial is designed for undergrads
  and is ideal for high schoolers
• don't miss: "Tiltometer" "Think Fast" are great fun
• find also a glossary of any research Web site

      Research 101

• another college-level tutorial that is excellent for teaching high
  school students about research
• site is divided into six sections: the basics, information cycles,
  topics, searching, finding, and evaluating
• within "Searching" find great exercises

      How to do Research

• this site introduces students to plagiarism, copyright, and fair use
• the information on research is easy to print = to become handy at
  any reference desk

* Source: School Library Journal   June, 2004, page 30