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eSSENTIAL Resources for LTSs:netTrekker ®
This eSSENTIAL provides participants an overview of netTrekker®
Search Functions and how they can be used in the classroom.
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Objectives
The learner will be able to:
• use the various netTrekker® search functions• navigate through netTrekker®
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Agenda
•What is netTrekker?•Home Page – Grade Level Tabs•Searching• Search Views• Keyword Search• Subject Search• Current Event Search• Standards Search• Advanced Search
•Hands-on Activity•Review/Wrap-Up
What is netTrekker? - 1
• Educational search tool designed for school use• Provides safe and relevant search results• Websites reviewed by educators
• Delivers over 300,000 educator-selected online resources• Reading Age• Key Stages (Foundation through Post-16
curriculum)• Media Type, Source, Language
What is netTrekker? - 2
• Provides resources ideal for every student’s learning needs.
• ESOL/ELL• Special needs• Gifted• Various learning styles
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Logging In
• www.nettrekker.com• Username: your APS email address• Password: teacher
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Homepage – Grade Level Tabs
Click Elementary, Middle or High to focus context of search for selected grade level.
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Searching – 1 Search Views
• Search Views - to quickly search for websites, famous people, images, and standards by entering a keyword and clicking Web, Person, Image, or Standards Search View.
• Keyword Search - Enter a keyword or phrase to return a set of relevant and high-quality search results.
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Searching – 2 Subject
Subject Search – Drill down through the curriculum areas and subtopics
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Searching – 3 Current Events/Reference Tools
•Current Events – Link to major newspapers, magazines, and other news media sources from around the world.
•Reference Tools – tools for Elementary, Middle and High School.
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Searching – 4 Standards
Standards – Locate correlated resources that align with your standards to facilitate lesson planning
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Searching – 4 Advanced Search
Focus search by content type, website source, language, ratings, and curriculum within the context of specified keywords or phrases.
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Hands-on Activity
Conduct a search of your choice and share an interesting resource that you find.
www.nettrekker.com
Username: your APS email address
Password: teacher
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Review/Wrap-Up
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Facilitator:
Michelle Madden
Learning Technologies Department130 Trinity Ave
Atlanta, GA 30310www.apslt.org
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