[ PRACTICAL SCHOOL GUIDE ]
Teaching web research with AI
Use AI to form searches and inspect evidence rather than skip source reading.
The idea
Use AI to form searches and inspect evidence rather than skip source reading.
Classroom example
A student turns a broad climate question into three searches, compares publication dates, and explains why one source is more suitable.
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Use this checklist for teaching web research with ai.
- Teach lateral reading
- Check author, date, and evidence
- Require links beside claims
Make source selection part of the assignment
Ask students to explain why a source is appropriate before using its claim. Nexus can help identify questions to ask about a page, but the learner should inspect the author, date, evidence, and context directly.
Try it with your class
- Identify the organization or author.
- Check when the claim was published and what event it describes.
- Find the underlying evidence where available.
- Compare a disputed claim with another credible source.
Review the result
Have students explain why they rejected one source. The decision often reveals more about research judgment than a list of links appended to a polished paragraph.