Edwin Essentials | Research Skills
You’re in class. You watch in amazement as several students eagerly discuss how to paraphrase, cite sources, and use quotations. Others intensely debate the credibility of a video. In one corner, a lone student waxes poetic on the best way to hunt down information. You scratch your head. Is this really happening? It is when students are exploring Research Skills in Edwin.
Supercharge Skills
Differentiate between primary and secondary sources
Evaluate sources of information
Choose and use quotations wisely
Paraphrase without plagiarizing
Accurately cite sources
Activities & Challenges
The premise? An interactive story that has students vying for a research assistant position at a technology company. Students must visit five locations on a map and complete the research tasks, but they choose their path of exploration.
Students are active participants as they
watch videos
solve puzzles
do quizzes
follow text cues
develop and improve their research skills
Build Your Toolkit
Students come away with a personalized toolkit that will help them apply their research skills across all subjects!
Edwin Essentials
Research Skills is an Edwin Essentials module. Find Edwin Essentials in your subject library. Available to all Edwin users, Edwin Essentials engages students to build and grow life skills and competencies such as digital citizenship, cultural competence, financial literacy, global awareness, and more. Check it out now!
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