Search Engines
Teaching students
how to use search engines effectively will allow students to research on
multiple subjects without as much help from the teacher. While teaching them about proper search
engine uses, you could teach them the difference between good resources and bad
resources. You should also teach them to
type keywords to find information, instead of being too broad it will allow the
student to find information only on what they are looking for.
Web Site evaluation
This video I
chose does a good job of listing some steps you could go through to decide
whether a site or article is appropriate or a useful source or not. This would be relevant to my class because I would
check the students resources to see if the source is reliable or not. I would also instruct the students on a few
different ways to check to see if a source is reliable or not. Finally I would show them this video so they
have an visual to go with to understand what to look for when checking for a
reliable source.
Favorite web site 1
My first web
site of choice is a website called wonderopolis and on it there are many different
fun facts along different subjects called wonders. One of the wonders I saw on the site for
example is do monkeys really do what they see.
This information could be read for fun during the student’s computer
time and would encourage them to read. The
website contains good visual design and is easy to navigate. Each wonder also has a video to accompany it,
that somehow relates to the topic. The link
is http://wonderopolis.org/
Favorite web site 2
My second website that I like is a wiki called
magnificent maps. This wiki is on a unit
based on maps and goes over lots of map related information such as a compass. This wiki is based on a grade level and
subject that I would probable create for my class (history). Finally this site contains clear text and
graphic links. I might use this wiki if i was going to teach students on maps. The link is http://magnificentmaps.wikispaces.com/
Tyler,
ReplyDeleteI like your second favorite website because I think it would be a good source for anyone teaching map skills to use. I like that it has the different pages listed on the side labeled by topic. There is even a map song that explains how to use a map! So cute! There are many resources on this wiki that teachers would find useful. And most importantly, it follows the guidelines that the book has in place for being a good tool: clear text, graphic links, and definitely easy to navigate!
Tyler, I agree with you totally on the importance of teaching our students how to evaluate websites. As the book mentions, if students don't know how to evaluate websites, using technology will not always benefit them. It is important for us as educators to take time to teach the skill of evaluating websites to our students. I like the idea of using a video with images to help teach this technique.
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