Research resources

http://www.nea.gov/
National Endowment for the Arts; find "Reports." Reports 46 and 47 are studies of reading habits.  


http://www.kff.org/
Lots of research on media use; much cited  Generation M studies


http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/
Cited by Jenkins on the Daily show as source for political information.


http://www.commonsensemedia.org/research
Geared toward parents and educators; very recent report on children and media use.



Two recent NY Times articles about children and media use--could be good for arguments that work with the idea of how our media environment shapes us.
Screen Time Higher Than Ever for Children
Parents Urged Again to Limit TV for Youngest 


Web-searching tools:
http://www.refseek.com/
goes directly to academic sources; filters sponsored sites

http://www.sweetsearch.com/#
websites evaluated by educators

http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/lib_instruct/riot/
tutorial for doing research; about 20 minute long ( mostly good reviews from everyone who has watched!)

http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
directory of various online resources by topic

http://en.linoit.com/
stickies; great for organizing  your thoughts

http://bubbl.us
brainstorming site

http://www.mindmeister.com
brainstorming with the ability to add files

http://ipl2.org/
searches websites evaluated by library professionals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE

Jon Stewart on Crossfire; 15 minutes but worth it!