Searches - Simplicities, ComplexitiesGoogle Workshop for Educators - GLI - CUE - Search
Most students…
- Never look past the first few results
- Use the same search engine (maybe Google?)
- Have no idea how results are ranked
- Are easily manipulated by results
- The key is to use a variety of search tools and to look past the first page of results.
The ToolsActivity: File Type Search with Google Advanced Search
- Choose a topic to research.
- Find three Power Point presentations covering the topic, taken from sites with different top-level domains.
- Download and compare the strengths and weaknesses of each.
- Consider how students can consider the quality and validity of sources based on analysis of the quality of available presentations.
- Share ideas for how this approach could be used with students in your courses.
When you have more time The Crib SheetsGTA Resources
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