google in the classroom! what next? mc 3 teaching & learning conference 2006 james bradley, ms
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Google in the Classroom!What Next?
MC3
Teaching & Learning Conference 2006
James Bradley, MS
Is This Heresy ?
• Are we going to lead them away from reliable sources?
• Shouldn’t we be focused on:– Books– Academic Databases
Topics
• Rationale– Background– Data on the Net Generation
• My teaching strategy– Handouts
• Google Option / Features
Rationale
• Interested• Decide themselves• Increase skill level / Learn new
skills • Opportunity to teach
– Information literacy skills•Locating•Evaluating•Communication
Today’s Undergrads
• “Educating the Net Generation”– Diana & James Oblinger, 2005
•Grew up using multiple technologies simultaneously
•Likely to use the Internet for research•More visually literate•Learn by doing•Want more control •Expect teachers to use technology
Slide taken from presentation made by James Bradley: Locate, Evaluate, Communicate “Teaching Valuable Workplace Skills 1.” Faculty of the Future 2006 Conference. Bucks County Community College, June 2006.
Teaching Challenges Net Generation
• Student learning preferences– Bored / unchallenged by typical assignments
• Faculty challenges– Time constraints– Keeping up with technology
Slide taken from presentation made by James Bradley: Locate, Evaluate, Communicate “Teaching Valuable Workplace Skills 1.” Faculty of the Future 2006 Conference. Bucks County Community College, June 2006.
My Teaching Strategy
• Handouts– Search strategy sheet– 5 criteria
•Domains (.edu’s)http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html
– Google advanced search options•Example pages
– Keyword list• teaching students to search on their own
Search Strategy Sheet
• Allow students to follow along / notes
• Opportunity to stress keywords• Talk about thesauri• Don’t focus on Internet yet
Five Criteria
• Handout - web evaluation criteria• Discussion based on time
Advanced Internet Searching
• Thinking outside of the box– The little box, that is
Google Advanced Search Page
• Ask what this reminds them of…• Review options that correspond to
databases• Mention additional options• Government search link
– Not found elsewhere
Keywords for Students
• Bibliography or webliography• Pathfinder, (subject or research) guide• Links, Internet, websites• Online, electronic resources, digital• Virtual (library or museum)• Gateway, directory, portal• Virtual library or museum• Digital images or image collection
Keyword List
• Lifelong learning– Give students the tools to search for
information in the future
• Remind them to combine their search terms or topic with these terms
• Reinforce use of thesauri or librarians
Relevant Google Options
• Book• Scholar• Government - Uncle Sam• Video• News• Image• Directory
Google Book
• Very limited view• Look inside• Enter zip code or city
http://books.google.com/
What don’t they get?...The whole
book.
Google Scholar
• Articles are not full text• Require $$$ or registration / log in• Related articles – good feature• Searching the web for .pdf, html, or
FThttp://scholar.google.com/
What don’t they get?... The full text article.
Google Uncle Sam
• Local, state, & federal websites• Encourage use for locating statistics
• Health, demographic / census, economic, crime
http://www.google.com/ig/usgov
Where can they go to find reliable data to back up their papers?
Google Video
• Search the web for free relevant material– Television programs / PBS– Conferences / Presentations– Media / Press– Teaching / Learning
• Politics, news, current events, technology, science, history, poetry…
Google News
• Pulls from thousands of sources• Compare treatment across sources
http://news.google.com/
Google Image Search
• Net Gen = visual• Use as lesson on copyright • Can search web for © free images• Yahoo rivals size
http://www.google.com/imghp
Google Jockeying
• Student searches, evaluates, chooses, and displays results from classroom lecture or discussion onto a projection screen.
• This type of visual and participatory style of classroom engagement plays to the strengths and
"A Google jockey is a participant in a presentation or class session who surfs the Internet for terms, ideas, or Web sites mentioned by the presenter or related to the topic at hand. A screen displays the jockey’s searches for all participants to see."
“A Google jockey is a participant in a presentation or class session who surfs the Internet for terms, ideas, or Web sites mentioned by the presenter or related to the topic at hand. A screen displays the jockey’s searches for all participants to see.”
“Typically the instructor or presenter will use at least one projection screen to show slides or other content to a class. Google jockeying adds one or more screens to the session, allowing students to see related resources and additional information that clarify the main topic.”
Internet Searching Graduates To Classroom Lecturing Assistant: The Google Jockeyhttp://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/05/19/internet_searching_graduates_to_classroom.htm
Other Strategies
• Bring keywords – computer lab– Demonstrate site selection process
• Wikipedia / hoax websites• Blogs, podcasts, wikis• Student demonstrations• Guest speakers
Does it make sense ?
• If we can get their attention…• If we can teach them something
new…• If we can teach them enduring
skills…
Lifelong learning
More about Google
Classroom Strategiesfor the Net Generation
• Time: 2:00pm• Location: SC118
In-depth information and examples about how the Internet can be used in the
classroom by teachers and students!
Teaching Strategies
• Engage students with technology– Use PowerPoint with hyperlinks– Use websites with audio/visual materials
• Point students to particular print sources
• Offer more interaction • Require more communication
Slide taken from presentation made by James Bradley: Locate, Evaluate, Communicate “Teaching Valuable Workplace Skills 1.” Faculty of the Future 2006 Conference. Bucks County Community College, June 2006.
Keywords for Teachers
• Pathfinder / subject guide• Internet / electronic resources / webliography• Online, websites, links, webcast• Animated, animation• Interactive or online activity• Free, downloadable
– Music, news, video, audio, movie• Lesson plans, assignment
Slide taken from presentation made by James Bradley: Locate, Evaluate, Communicate “Teaching Valuable Workplace Skills 1.” Faculty of the Future 2006 Conference. Bucks County Community College, June 2006.
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Classroom Tools
• Website Evaluation Criteria– http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/res
earch/webcrit.html– http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/
research/evaluating_web.html
• Web Hoaxes– http://www.google.com/technology/
pigeonrank.html– http://www.beerandhealth.com/index_eng.jsp?
Page=actueel&Doc=actueel– http://www.miskatonic.net/– http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/
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