Search Engines
It is very important for our generation to be able to use search engines in the classroom and everyday life. Much of our learning is gained through internet sources. Search engines can be utilized through research projects, current events, and many other web based activities in the classroom. Learning how to use search engines will help your students know the difference between credible and incredible sources. This will help them grow as learners and in their current and future assignments. A search engine that I would like to learn more about and possibly incorporate into my classroom is http://www.wolframalpha.com/.
Website Evaluation Video
I found this video about domain suffixes and it actually presented new information to me. I was aware that there were differences in the suffixes and knew what they meant for the most part, but I never thought of it as a way to determine the credibility of a source. This would be useful in a classroom because it would expose students to different types of sources and make them aware of the meanings of the suffixes.
Favorite Web Site #1
http://www.cnn.com/
This website would be a good source for students to use to research current and past events. This site provides links for several categories such as political, world, tech, entertainment, and health. It is easy to navigate, is visually appealing, provides useful links, and is organized. These are all included in Roblyer and Doering's criteria for evaluating web pages.
Favorite Web Site #2 (must be an example wiki)
https://grade1commoncoremath.wikispaces.hcpss.org/Grade+1+Home
This wiki space is designed to give information about common core math. It provides detailed descriptions about the yearly plan, planning resources, and additional resources. This would be a great way to give students access to the standards in multiple subjects and allow them the freedom to explore, research, and learn independently.
Brittney,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, search engines are fabulous ways to conduct research projects within your classroom. I also agree with you about how learning how to properly search for something it will help your students in the long run with future projects or professionally.
I love the thought of using news sites within my classroom. One of my favorite activities we had to do in elementary school was finding a current event from the weekend and bringing in an article into class. It taught us how to find credible news sources and taught us about what was going on within our world.
I also enjoyed your Wiki, Brittney. I love the thought of students taking control of their learning. By having math strategies or extra practice, it allows the students to learn independently and an area to access extra help or practice if needed.
Great Job, girl!
I really like the search engine you chose. I have seen it used before in a classroom and really liked the information that it brought up within the search engine. When you implement a search engine like this in class it helps students with their research process.
ReplyDeleteI also really like the websites you have mentioned as your favorites. CNN is something I watch daily and look it up online as well. It is so easy to incorporate news outlets into your classroom and can even help with your history instruction. Awesome ideas!