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Eclectic Technology
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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Write by stylus, mouse, or hand (if touch-screen) and have the writing recognized. Web Shape, Web Search, Web Equation, Web Quizzz, Web Tranlate, Web Write and Web Form. 
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"Vaughn Memorial Library at Acadia University hosts four free animated tutorials designed to teach lessons on web research strategies. The four tutorials are Credible Sources Count, Research It Right, Searching With Success, and You Quote It, You Note It."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Are you looking for some assistance in teaching students about web research strategies. If you are, and if you teach upper elementary or middle school, consider checking out these four interactive tutorials to help students understand: * how to determine credibility of a website; * the process of research, from forming a question through steps taken; * search functions, including some advanced searching techniques; * plagiarism, what it is and how to avoid it Each of the tutorials will take about 10 minutes. If this is a new area for your students this provide a basic understanding.
Maryalice Leister's curator insight,
September 20, 2013 8:43 PM
Research/web searches don't come naturally to young learners and these tutorials form a foundation on which teachers can build. excellent and worth checking out. 
Dean Mantz's curator insight,
September 22, 2013 8:29 PM
This is a helpful share from Richard Byrne's site Free Tech 4 Teachers. I encourage all educators to add this resource site to aid in the development/strenthening of student searching skills. 
Sue Alexander's curator insight,
September 23, 2013 9:28 AM
just can't have too many tools in our 1:1 toolbox. These are aimed at intermediate and middle grades. Thanks Beth for another helpful Scoop! |
Check out this new search engine called Wonder. Wonder is a 'human-centric' search engine. People who are knowledgeable in the field recommend resources. In fact, if you have a special area you need researched you may enter a 'ticket' explaining what you are looking for and researchers will "email you back high quality resources ASAP."
The search engine is free to use, but you must create a log-in (three choices available).
Once you enter your search terms items will appear with a small visual and some text. You may choose to save any item (and like or share an item). You may also request additional information (see note above) and the list of contributors is viewable allowing you to filter results by reviewer.
There are so many websites that students find that are not the best. This search engine would be great for students still learning how to search, or as a way to potentially see if the sites they find are also listed by Wonder. Take some time to explore and consider sharing this with students (I would suggest high school, and possibly middle school).