Sunday, February 16, 2014

Chapter 5


Focus Question: What are search engines and how do they work?


The best way to describe a search engine in layman's terms is this: think of a large, thick textbook. The textbook itself is the Internet and inside is millions on words. A search engine is like the glossary of the textbook, it will tell you the word you are searching for, and then give you the page number and chapter to find more information on this word. A search engine is a computer program that uses networks of computers to access databases and search the entire Internet for the key word or phrased that you are searching. An example is Google, Bing, Chrome, etc.


Links to my favorite search engines:


www.google.com

www.bing.com







Tech Tool 5.1: There are several websites that teachers can use to help enhance their lesson plans through pictures and audio clips. In 5.1's tech tool, they have provided three of these websites that are open to the public to help bring these lesson plans to life. Flickr, Libriox, and Creative Commons. While Flickr and Libriox are for the photo and audio enhancements, the Creative Commons website is the best of both worlds, but also helps avoid copyright infringement, and still gives recognition to the authors whom created the images or videos. Check out this powerful image from Flickr relating to education and technology:http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolgreencapital/5997980502/ 


Search engines and the Internet in general, are great tools and revolutionary technologies that have now become essential in the classroom. Just like everything else, it is important to teach students how to use the  Internet, which also includes how to determine credible resources, and the importance of citation and education on plagiarism. Educators must take advantage of these resources to help create engaging lesson plans, and stay current with how their students can have the world at the their finger tips. Literally.










Maloy, R. W., Verick-O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2014). Transforming learning with new technologies. Boston, MA: Pearson

1 comment:

  1. Your last two statements summarize the major changes to our world ... and thus, to our classrooms in the last couple of decades. And, it continues to change at lightning speed, which is why teachers for today need to be better prepared not only for the options of tomorrow, but 'change' in general! :) It is an exciting time, but one that also brings challenges and 'fear' for some. But sounds like you are staying on the positive side! :)

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