Online Presentation on Internet Search skills
Online searching is a skill that will be necessary to survive in our information-rich society. With new information rapidly outpacing any one person’s ability to keep up with it, we need to teach our students how to find what they need when they need it. Each search engine has its own distinct and defining features, but with a few simple rules under their belts, students can be comfortable using any one of them when searching for information.
This discussion will focus primarily on strategies for teaching students how to think about and implement their search plan. Concepts, tips and tricks, and resources to support the teaching of these skills will also be shared and debated. An open dialog on preferred features and favorite uses of some of the major search engines and directories (Google, AltaVista, HotBot, Vivisimo and Yahoo) will also take place.
Please join us at PBS TeacherLine for an online conversation* with Kathy Schrock.
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7:30 p.m., ET
January 15th, 2003
Transcripts will be available the day after the chat in the Community Center
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To join the chat go to http://www.pbs.org/teacherline
Additional resources on searching and researching on the Internet are available in the Community Center.
For more information contact: Terra Fretwell at tfretwell@pbs.org
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*Please check your browser software to make sure that it is Java and JavaScript enabled. Visit the TeacherLine Help pages (browser settings) at http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/help/help_browsers.cfm#java for quick, easy instructions