Using the internet

• Webwise Online Course - Find out how to use the internet step by step

• Using the Internet - a guide

• What is the Internet ... -  Discusses the Internet, the WWW and web browsers

Search Tools

• Information Literacy : Search strategies

• Things to know before you begin searching - Describes different search tools such as search engines & meta-search-engines, subject directories and specialised databases

• Search tools

Electronic citation

• Landmarks Citation Machine - Click the type of resource you want to cite and follow the instructions

• Interactive Citation Maker - for Primary School students from (OSLIS)

• Interactive Citation Maker -  for Secondary School students from (OSLIS)

• NoodleBib MLA Starter:- a free bibliography composer for Primary School students.  (A free subscription is required)

• NoodleBib Express - a free citation tool when one or two quick citations are required. There is no need to log in or subscribe. Citations can be copied and pasted into your document.
   

Web evaluation

• The QUICK guide to checking information quality - Eight ways of evaluating web pages for students.

• Evaluating web pages - Techniques to apply and questions to ask

• Seven Point Checklist. Try this interactive checklist to evaluate a website and see how it scores.

• Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You decide! - How critical an observer are you? Learn how to evaluate information sources by doing the following exercise.

More evaluation sites

• Save the Pacific North-West Tree Octopus

• Clyven the mouse with human intelligence

• Buy dehydrated water

• Feline reactions to bearded men

• Aluminium foil deflector beanie - Shield your brain from mind control

• California's velcro crop under challenge

• Fertnel Snak Foods Corporation

• The jackalope conspiracy

• Create your own genetically healthy child online

• The first human male pregnancy