"Knowing how to research and find the information you seek is an important skill. Fortunately, the Internet is a vast font of knowledge. The trick is in using the right tools. Here are a few that can aid learners in their search for answers."
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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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Why do so many students choose Wikipedia when asked to find information on the Internet? I believe the answer is that Wikipedia is like the McDonalds of the Internet, you can always find it and you know what you’re going to get. Check out the 10 free tools, including Google Search Education, Google Custom Search, the Find Tool, a variety of search engines (although I would also include Carrot2 at http://search.carrot2.org/stable/search) and more! 
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"Google Books is one of the research tools that Google offers, but a lot of students overlook. Google Books can be a good place for students to look for books and look within books that can help them with their research projects."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Have you checked out Google Books as a tool for research? Richard Byrne provides a great overview of how to have your students use this tool. He also provides a slideshow with directions that include screenshots.
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"No longer relegated to experimental programs, digital games are becoming much more commonly used in classrooms across the country, according to a survey by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center released today." ...some more statistics from the study: * Nearly 70 percent said that “lower-performing students engage more with subject content with use of digital games.” The article discusses reasons for using games in class as well as issues involved. There are also a series of videos featuring case studies and links are available.
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Finding great tools for students to use is often overwhelming. This post shares six specific tools as well as two lists from EdShelf. The six tools shown also include a video overview. They are:
* InstaGrok
* Colwiz
* SweetSearch
* DocsTeach
* Boolify
* Scrible
One list from EdShelf includes 18 tools and the other includes 12 tools. The range of tools is applicable for students from elementary school though high school and college.