Search Engines
Learning how to use the Internet to find specific
information and/or items will require the use of
search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, and etc.) and
using several strategies to use search engines. One
method is searching by subject index would provide
you a list of links that is relevant to the subject
index that you have searched on. The other method
is searching by keywords. Keyword searches can use
single or a combination of words that could lead you
to a list of URLs of the sites or information/items you
are searching for. Learning those two methods of
using search engines would help you fare better in
using the Internet as a powerful tool (Roblyer &
Doering, p. 219).
information and/or items will require the use of
search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, and etc.) and
using several strategies to use search engines. One
method is searching by subject index would provide
you a list of links that is relevant to the subject
index that you have searched on. The other method
is searching by keywords. Keyword searches can use
single or a combination of words that could lead you
to a list of URLs of the sites or information/items you
are searching for. Learning those two methods of
using search engines would help you fare better in
using the Internet as a powerful tool (Roblyer &
Doering, p. 219).
Website Evaluation Video
The website evaluation video above was made for
middle school students but it is relevant information
that helps us to assess websites by its authority,
objectivity, currency, accuracy and usefulness. The
websites are within the Internet, the websites should
not just represent the content to the learner, online
content must purposefully and strategically engage
the learner (Roblyer & Doering, p. 226).
middle school students but it is relevant information
that helps us to assess websites by its authority,
objectivity, currency, accuracy and usefulness. The
websites are within the Internet, the websites should
not just represent the content to the learner, online
content must purposefully and strategically engage
the learner (Roblyer & Doering, p. 226).
Favorite Website #1
My favorite website #1 is Alabama School for the
Deaf’s website at
http://www.asdsilentwarriors.com/. I graduated
from there and now I work there as a dorm program
supervisor on weekends. Alabama School for the
Deaf (ASD) is a residential school serving deaf/hard
of hearing individuals across Alabama. This website
is beneficial to us because it shows how website
content can be useful in keeping the students and
employees of ASD well informed with what’s for
lunch, what is being learned in classes now, movie
showings, dorm life, athletics, INOW data system,
and many more. When evaluating this website,
according to p. 255 of Integrating Educational
Technology Into Teaching this website displays great
structure and organization that is suited best suited
to my job needs, and it is a good example for others
evaluating websites (Roblyer & Doering).
Deaf’s website at
http://www.asdsilentwarriors.com/. I graduated
from there and now I work there as a dorm program
supervisor on weekends. Alabama School for the
Deaf (ASD) is a residential school serving deaf/hard
of hearing individuals across Alabama. This website
is beneficial to us because it shows how website
content can be useful in keeping the students and
employees of ASD well informed with what’s for
lunch, what is being learned in classes now, movie
showings, dorm life, athletics, INOW data system,
and many more. When evaluating this website,
according to p. 255 of Integrating Educational
Technology Into Teaching this website displays great
structure and organization that is suited best suited
to my job needs, and it is a good example for others
evaluating websites (Roblyer & Doering).
Favorite Wiki Website
My favorite wiki website is wiki answers at
http://wiki.answers.com/. In this wiki online
community, questions are answered. There is no
question too dumb, too long, too short, too simple,
too… Any questions are asked and answered in this
wiki website. Like for example, I asked, “What color
is sound?” Wiki Answer answered with “Sound has
no color”, and then explains what sound is made up.
This wiki website is a great example of how a online
community can encourage collaboration and
communication of ideas by having users contribute
or modify content, sometimes on a daily basis (
(Roblyer & Doering, p. 223). I would use this wiki in
the classroom when students want answers without
the inconvenience of asking them in person they
could find questions answered at Wiki Answers.
http://wiki.answers.com/. In this wiki online
community, questions are answered. There is no
question too dumb, too long, too short, too simple,
too… Any questions are asked and answered in this
wiki website. Like for example, I asked, “What color
is sound?” Wiki Answer answered with “Sound has
no color”, and then explains what sound is made up.
This wiki website is a great example of how a online
community can encourage collaboration and
communication of ideas by having users contribute
or modify content, sometimes on a daily basis (
(Roblyer & Doering, p. 223). I would use this wiki in
the classroom when students want answers without
the inconvenience of asking them in person they
could find questions answered at Wiki Answers.
References
Experts you should follow. (2015). Retrieved February 26,
2015, from http://www.answers.com/
Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into
teaching. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
A Tour of Our Beautiful Campus. (2015). Retrieved February
26, 2015, from http://www.asdsilentwarriors.com/
Website Evaluation A How To Guide for Middle School Students.
(2012). Retrieved February 26, 2015, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLZ-ne0csto
Wiki answers looks like a great website that could easily fit into a classroom setting. The structure, organization, and easy navigation make it a functional tool that will allow students to get the most out of using it (Roblyer and Doering, 2013). I could envision doing a homework assignment where students have to ask 5 questions on differing subjects and find an appropriate response. They can also put in a question they were too embarrassed to ask or write in a question when they haven't been able to get in contact with the teacher. Wiki answers is a useful website that I will be sure to implement.
ReplyDeleteI like the design of the wiki you posted. I agree with Ehren that its easy navigation make it a functional tool that will allow students to get the most out of using it (Roblyer and Doering, 2013). The strength of the wiki's design is in how austere it is. There isn't really anything there to distract from what you're looking for.
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