Pathfinders

=**Pathfinders are research tools. Pathfinders are "Expert Guides" intended to help you get started doing research on a particular topic, both online and at the library.**= Below is a paragraph from the Uniondale School wiki explaining how a pathfinder could be used to further aid the students with research projects. I think this web 2.0 tool could be very useful in incorporating technology into class assignments and for collaboration. On the secondary level, when a teacher schedules a visit to the library for a research projeMct, or when a project is assigned for which independent work is expected, the teacher conferences with a librarian who prepares an online pathfinder to be included on the library’s “Class Assignment Resources” page (examples can be found on each school library’s website; the high school’s example is: h[|ttp://uhs.uniondaleschools.org/www/uniondaleschools_uhs/site/hosting/Library/uhslmcorg/class_assignment.htm).] Further links are provided at the Backflip site where the librarians store helpful links in all subject areas ([][|).] Elementary school students who visit the library as part of a fixed schedule engage in research process activities that rely on technology as a way to locate information, brainstorm (Inspiration), and create presentations using varied programs.

The Ipl2 website is a great place to get started to create a pathfinder. []