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Annotated Resource Lists
In session 04.4 Course Project Search you began to create an annotated Search History. Building on that, this exercise refines your annotated history into a list that may be shared with other educators, starting with those enrolled in this course.
What is an annotated resource list?
Just as a library maintains indexes of helpful resources, so a computer can keep a list of useful online resources. Such a list provides readers with information about the contents and urls of valuable resources.
Two examples of annotated resource lists
http://www.cal.org/caela/NCLEPUBS.HTM NCLE compiles annotated bibliographies of ERIC documents on topics in adult literacy and ESL education.
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2000/march1/physics.htm An annotated list of key physics resources on the Internet
- What are the key components of an annotated resource list?
- Search the Internet for another annotated resource list and post it on the Webliography.
The value of an annotated resource list
Typically, students are shown how to use print information in the library, less often how to find reliable digital information resources. Now more than ever, a growing body of information resources may be found only on the Internet. To be successfu,l students need to know how to access and evaluate this rapidly changing world of digital resources efficiently and effectively.
There is no end to the adaptations that may be made creating annotated lists for students and teachers: refreshing old topic lists and/or teaching others to do the same.
- What comes to mind when you picture teachers or students accessing digital resources now?
- How would you like to see teachers or students accessing resources on the Internet?
- How will the project you are developing in this course address the digital research needs you see?
When to use an annotated resource list
Use it for your own research. Use it when other teachers seek your advice. Use it when students need more current data. Use it as a way to teach others.
For a
quick guide to creating annotated lists, visit this
page for more information.
Return to your Search History from session 04.4 Course Project Search. Choose 3 to 5 web sites from
the list of sites you explored. They should be the ones you believe best
support the question you posed in your problem statement. You
may have written lengthy comments for these.
Visit the Citations
page on the Wizard web site. Use one of the approved styles listed there to format your URL's into complete
citations (APA style is typically recommended for graduate work).
You will need to visit each selected web site again to locate the additional information required. If you are unable to locate information for any part of a citation, it is acceptable to leave this piece out; however, Document Title, Date Accessed, and URL are mandatory.
Just fill in the form, select APA, or another style if you prefer, from the drop-down menu and click on the View button. Then copy and paste the results into a Word document. (You may need to double check the format; underlining of the Document Source may not transfer. Adding quotation marks around the source is an acceptable alternative.)
Save the document as myCitations.rtf with your 3 to 5 citations, including relevant comments you wish to share with others from your Search
History, into Document Sharing (Doc Sharing on the top navigation bar). Follow the on-screen prompts to upload your document to the eCollege server:
Even though everyone saves their file as "myCitations," individual names will appear under 'owner' by each document and the brief descriptions will be different, depending on the content.