online research Archives

3 ways students can develop solid online research skills

December 7, 2022July 7, 2021 by Lesley Vos, Contributing Writer, eSchool News

Teaching students how to be critical evaluators of information they encounter during online research is an essential life skill

Educators can help students evaluate online information efficiently. Its volume keeps growing, and it's significant for young people to know how to separate the gems from the garbage…

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Online research program offers first ever covid-19 independent study

July 28, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Pioneer Academics, the college-accredited online research program for high school students, has launched Pioneer Open Summer Study (POSS), a free ... Read more

District Management

Teachers concerned about students’ online research skills

November 5, 2012November 5, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

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District Management

How online research can make the grade

August 26, 2010August 16, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Not too long ago, the golden rules for high school and college students turning to the web as a research tool were simple: Treat digital content that's never…

IT Management

Study suggests Wikipedia is accurate … and a little dull

November 5, 2013August 4, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Wikipedia enthusiasts may have a new way to argue their case to professors skeptical of the online encyclopedia: Cancer researchers said in June that Wikipedia was nearly as…

District Management

Journalism students turn to Wikipedia to publish stories

November 5, 2013March 25, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

College students know the online resource of which they dare not speak: Wikipedia, the voluminous internet encyclopedia demonized by many in higher education—and a resource that two University…