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A Research Unit on the iPad

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The project's paper version This fall, for the first time, we're going to attempt an entire research project, soup to nuts, on the iPads. The project itself isn't new, but all the tools we'll use to complete it are quite novel. Our 9th grade English students typically do a fabulous "Teen Issues" project where they produce informative brochure on all kinds of topics from Teen Pregnancy to Steroid Use. The brochures are laminated and prominently displayed in the library - and accessed by students ALL the time. To transition this project from paper to iPad, we had to find apps that allowed us to teach the project's different components. Even though we're moving to iPads, we're still teaching students how to: Create a Works Cited document Research using a wide variety of materials from books to databases (my teacher-partner is a fan of the index card method of research) Highlight Take notes Develop an outline Our motivation for using t