Information Research Process
Writing Paragraphs
Writing Essays
Searching for Licensed Images
Scroll down this page to find a variety of links to support students when researching and organising information.
Information literacy helps the learner pursue information needs. More than just a problem solving process, it provides learners with competencies to explore, question, apply and evaluate both new and existing information across a range of subjects, media and in different environments. The Information Search Process forms a foundation for inquiry based learning, building on the learners core knowledge.
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Searching for Licensed Images
When searching for images good practice is to use the Creative Commons search platform. This way you are always assured of accessing licensed work - that is, images that licensed for use. Remember though, you must always caption your images with detail of title, who created it, location and license.
Keeping Track of your Resources
When locating and selecting information to use for your research it is important to keep accurate records of your sources. Click here to access a Resource Record Sheet to help keep details of your sources in order. This will help when building your reference list, or when needing to revisit sources.
After opening the template you might like to save it as a word document in your own home-drive or on a thumb-drive, or even create your own version, then you will be able to edit it as necessary.
After opening the template you might like to save it as a word document in your own home-drive or on a thumb-drive, or even create your own version, then you will be able to edit it as necessary.
Subject Syllabus
Senior students may find value in searching each of their subjects syllabus. Here you will find subject specific glossaries and detail regarding subject content. Using individual subject syllabus for revision is a valuable practice.