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This is the age of misinformation and fake news. Here are the best unbiased fact-checking sites so that you can find the truth. Via John Evans 
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Plagiarism is a serious offense. These 10 online services help you check students' text, or avoid getting into academic hot water yourself. Via Judy O'Connell
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Robin Good: Instagrok is a web-based app that makes it easy to find relevant information on a specific topic, and to collect the bits that are of most value to you.
Instagrok presents itself with a search interface in which the results are represented as a dynamic mindmap whose nodes can be explored by simply clicking on them.
In addition, on the right side of the screen Instagrok provides an aggregated selection of: a) key facts b) educational web sites articles on the topic c) video clips d) images e) quizzes f) glossaries
Any information item in these sections can be easily collected and stored inside your personal Journal, an automatic bibliography-builder which captures any and all of your peferred items.
Key facts, web site content, glossaries, images and video sections offer lots of useful materials instantly, while I am a bit more skeptical about the value and effectiveness of quizzes.
Though the interface leaves lots to be desired and has a typical "academic" feel, the content and results that were offered me in my tests were quite good and the use of pins to build an annotated journal of resource son a topic seems to me to be very effective.
Free to use.
Blog review: http://gettingsmart.com/blog/2012/08/smart-searching-just-got-smarter-instagrok/
PDF brochure: www.instagrok.com/brochure.pdf
Try it out now: http://www.instagrok.com
Via Robin Good
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On this page, you will find the best 101 Chrome extensions for all your browsing needs. We’ve taken the effort to categorize the extensions and picked only those we believe to be the best ones and which will most likely be useful to you.
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"Maker spaces in libraries are the latest step in the evolving debate over what public libraries’ core mission is or should be. From collecting in an era of scarce resources to curation in an era of overabundant ones, some libraries are moving to incorporate cocreation: providing the tools to help patrons produce their own works of art or information and sometimes also collecting the results to share with other members of the community.
Maker spaces promote learning through play; have the potential to demystify science, math, technology, and engineering; and encourage women and underrepresented minorities to seek careers in those fields.
They also tie in to the growing trend of indie artists in every medium—including books—who are bypassing traditional gatekeepers, taking advantage of new tools to produce professionally polished products, and going direct to the web to seek an audience.
Maker spaces also acknowledge green concerns by reconnecting consumers to the labor involved in producing what they use. While 3-D printers are perhaps the signature offering of Maker spaces, libraries find that low-tech and low-cost opportunities are just as popular."
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This summer Google provided a two week course called Power Seraching with Google. Each class included videos and assignments and the course is now available to anyone who would like to improve their search technique. The six classes are: Class 1 - Introduction Class 2 - Interpreting Results Class 3 - Advanced Techniques Class 4 - Find Facts Faster Class 5 - Checking Your Facts Class 6 - Putting It All Together As a bonus you may also watch a Power Watching with Search Experts Video and a Hang Out with Search Experts Video. Take your time to explore the courses and enjoy learning how to be a power searcher! Via Beth Dichter
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Guidelines for evaluating Internet sources, including a checklist to help assure credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, and supported claims.
"'The central work of life is interpretation.' --Proverb
Introduction: The Diversity of Information
Information is a Commodity Available in Many Flavors
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