Search engines retrieve information from the internet. It is a software program that uses networks of computers to access information from databases. Search engines are used for searching useful information online. One very popular search engine is Google. Everyone uses Google to search things on the internet.
Tech tool 5.1
Tech tool 5.1 is talking about websites teachers can use to get pictures and sounds. Every student knows that having pictures and sounds make the teachers presentations a lot more interesting and fun. The website I decide to explore was Flickr. Flickr is a photo sharing website. The site is very good fo teachers to use. One thing teachers can do is create a group and can invite students and or other teachers to share there pictures. I feel like using Flickr when students are working on group projects could be a good idea. They can have the students each make their own accounts and they can all share pictures or add pictures of what they think needs to be in their project!
Chapter 5 is about how teachers and students can realize the possibilities of the network of computers and the internet as well as developing a new mindset about it. Also in the chapter it is talking about how there a new literacy since the internet has become a big part of the classroom. The ones the books talked about are digital and information and media. It talk about how to many students rely on Google for doing there research when they can access bigger website and even databases. Another main point in the chapter was how search engines worked and how they are used. Another big thing was how teachers are teaching students how to search things on the internet and how they can evaluate the information and make sure it is the right information. I feel like this chapter did a very good job at explaining the internet. I really liked how it talks about how to teach students how to search properly and different short cuts they can use.
"PhotonQ-HacKIDeming SOLE." Flickr. Yahoo!, 03 Mar. 2013. Web. 14 Feb. 2014
Maloy, Robert W. "Engaging Learners with Digital Tools." Transforming Learning with New Technologies. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2011. 98-128. Print.
Flickr is a pretty awesome tool for not only storing photos but also finding those that are copyright-friendly for blog postings such as this! :) It is also great for collaborative projects. Thanks for giving attribution, but you didn't include the link which is vital for online resources so if you get a chance, please do so ... and include for future posts, too!
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