Researching in a Digital World: How do I teach my students to conduct quality online research?

As digital natives, our students are certainly at home online, but how much do they know about using the Internet as a research tool? Do they know how to ask the right questions, find the best and most credible resources, evaluate the "facts" they come across, and avoid plagiarism and copyright violations when they incorporate others' work into their own? For too many, the answer is no—and research projects intended to engage students in independent learning wind up wasting time or creating...