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BEYOND GOOGLE: FINDING, UNDERSTANDING, USING INFORMATION
Elizabeth Dobler, Ph.D.bdobler@cox.net
blog: readingtheweb.net
search engines
images
booksvideo
audiodiscussion
websites
apps real objects
experiences
DIGITAL USE DIVIDEThose who use technology to transform their learning vs. those who use technology to complete traditional activities with an electronic device.
Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education US Department of Education, 2016
84%
2015 Digital Future Project Report
43%
$23 billion
operating income 2015
40,000
3.5 BILLION
1.2 TRILLION
39 BILLION
"to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful"
To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather,
comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer
questions or solve problems, and to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and nonprint texts in media
forms old and new. The need to conduct research and to produce and consume media is embedded into every aspect of
today’s curriculum.
Inquire, think cri.cally, and gain knowledge
Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situa4ons, and create new knowledge.
Share knowledge and par4cipate ethically and produc4vely as members of our democra4c society.
Crea.vity and Innova.on
Communica4on and Collabora4on
Research and Informa.on Fluency
Cri.cal Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision-‐Making
Digital Ci4zenship
Technology Opera4ons and Concepts
WEB LITERACIES
IT’S NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS
PERSONAL DIGITAL INQUIRY
QUESTIONINGCultivating a Sense of Curiosity
QUESTIONING ACTIVITY
Step 1: Brainstorm 10 or more ques4ons about your topic on 3x5 notecards – one ques4on per card.
Step 2: Sort the notecards into categories.
Step 3: Create a name that describes each category that would make a good focus area (not too big or too small).
Step 4: Choose your two favorite categories and turn them into research ques4ons.
UNDERSTANDING SEARCH RESULTS AND WEBSITES
McCarthy & Swierenga, 2009
confusing page layoutunclear navigation
poor color text and screen selectionpoor size of graphics and texttext uses complicated language
ALTERNATIVES TO GOOGLE
SEARCH ENGINE COMPARISON ACTIVITY
As a class, generate a question and five key words/phrases.
Share with students possible search engines.
As a team, have students search for information and complete the comparison chart.
As a class, discuss observations about this process and the results found.
Evaluation TruthfulnessUsefulness
EVALUATION ACTIVITY
Reader Friendliness Checklist Bogus Websites
“…sum of information from the text, other relevant texts, and the reader’s background knowledge, ideas, and opinions,
produced in an original way.” —Keene, 2008, p. 252
Synthesis
SurveyQuestion
ReadReciteReview
SQ3R
https://newsela.com/ - literary nonfiction and current events
TRANSFORMINGTeacher: What have you learned about inquiry?
Student: I have learned that if you set your mind to something that you may learn something that you didn’t know before.
NOTEMAKING
When I find information I want to remember
When I am unsure about an idea or a word
When I want to point out what is important
When I want to link ideas together
When I want to add information to what I already know about the topic
When I notice something that helps me to understand
TRANSFORMING ACTIVITY
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