Journal Post#5
Chapter #5
Learning Outcome Question #2
Explain search engines and how they work.
Search
engines, incredibly fast to retrieve information, help educators and students
in accessing online webpage’s that are linked to their database. Specialized
search resources narrow the focus of searches to more educationally relevant
materials. These engine tools are really not understood.
Digital Dialog 5.1
In what ways do you see e-books and e-readers changing the
reading experience for students and changing your role as a teacher?
The
advantages of e-books are clear. E-books are immediate and they are also
incorporeal. I can bring along several volumes, weightless and indeed without
volume; all in one device. This makes it much easier to maneuver around
educator’s desk or classroom. On the
other hand, they are a technology device not a book. Call me old but I would
rather have the actual book, its part of the experience for me. They can also
hurt your eye muscles like most computer devices. I believe it’s changing the
students experience in a good way because they think of it as a device rather
then, “oh I have to read another book again”. The students are growing in the
technology era and want all the technology they can get. It’s the way to get
them engaged.
Photo by Brad Moon
Chapter 5 Summary
Teaching students how to do internet research is a crucial
element and involves learning how to recognize and utilize electronic
information. Especially with having the internet at your finger tips and with
school work, Students think its okay to copy and paste or get the information
without giving any information or credit to original author. We need to teach
students the right way to use and reference this information.
Google, the world’s leading search engine ranks websites not
only by words but by how popular it is. Though sometimes the top website may be
paid for, for the most part the first website on the page will be the most
popular one. Searching the web involves
three strategies with include: fee text, keyword/ exact match, and Boolean.
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