intellectual honesty

Rutgers University has a series of short videos about plagiarism.

Part One: What is plagiarism? defines "intellectual honesty" and "plagiarism."

Part Two: How to cite? gives some examples of what items need footnotes.

Part Three: The Cite is Right is a quiz -- some of the examples are a little difficult but should generate good discussion about how to use facts in papers.

More information (and this graphic) from Module 3: Plagiarism of the University of New South Wales Library Information Literacy Modules -- an excellent resource for learning how to find and evaluate information on the internet.

Is it CRAAP?

Here is a nice, concise, easy to read guide to evaluating web pages from the College of Saint Benedict at Saint John's University in Minnesota: www.csbsju.edu/library/calc/eval.htm

They describe the CRAAP (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy and Purpose) test that researchers use to determine whether they can cite a source but some of these questions are a good guide for any surfer who wonders about the information they are getting online.

"The Web is great because so many different people can contribute information. Some of the information that is found is very useful for your research papers because it is accurate, current, objective. Other information that can be found on the web is based on the person who is maintaining the webpages opinion. You must be able to recognize the difference and sift out the useful material in order to have a more accurate research paper."

I am not sure if I would call things that do not pass the CRAAP test junk. That seems a little harsh. But I would cite such sources with caution... or a note to explain why I was using that source.

science online

Scitable is "A free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group, the world's leading publisher of science."

This is high level stuff and the focus is on genetics but this site might be worth noting as a resource.

Further Education

There are no prepared, student-tested activities here... yet.

For people with academic upgrading goals, check out the activities at Skillswise and at the GED blog.

The Northern Edge has some excellent activities about learning and learning styles.
Learning in Action
Learning to Think in New Ways
Multiple Intelligences