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Location: ES Learning Hub

Morning: Developing a Personal Learning Network

Afternoon: Using Google Effectively in the Classroom


Guest Presenter:

Chris Betcher

Chris Betcher is a technology integrator in Sydney, Australia. He will be joining us at 1:00 via Skype to talk about how he uses Google (and search engines in general) effectively in the classroom, and how he deals with issues of truth and bias online. Chris writes regularly about education, technology and ideas on his blog Betchablog, and also produces The Virtual Staffroom, a podcast of conversations with leading educators about the use of technology in the classroom. He is also the author of The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution, a book and online community focused on the effective use of interactive technologies.

9:00 - 9:10: Get settled, start computers, connect to internet

9:10 - 9:20: Warm-up Activity (Visible Thinking Routine)



9:20 - 9:30:Set-up RSS Reader (Google Reader)

Julie Lindsay,eLearning Blog
Will Richardson,Weblogg-Ed
Silvia Tolisano,Langwitches
Chris Lehmann,Practical Theory
Clarence Fisher,Remote Access
Chrissy Hellyer,Teaching Sagittarian
Andy Torris,Sentiments On Common Sense
Michael Smith,Principal Pages
Jeff Utecht,The Thinking Stick
Kim Cofino,always learning

9:30 - 10:30:Discuss the power of RSS

10:30 - 10:45: Break

10:45 - 11:30: Begin reflective blog post, Set-up RSS Reader, Catch up

11:30 - 12:00:Lunch (thanks to Ann for organizing!)

12:00 - 12:45:

12:45 - 1:00:Introduce Chris Betcher

1:00 - 2:00: Chris Betcher Presentation, Q&A



2:00 - 2:30 Open reflection on Chris' presentation

Google Search Tips -courtesy of Google
Verifying Information Worksheet -courtesy of Clarence Fisher
Search Skills Worksheet -courtesy of Clarence Fisher

Google for Educators - some great resources

http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html
http://www.google.com/educators/posters.html

Learn some basic search syntax, or use Google Advanced Search


Slide presentation courtesy of @sirchriss

Want some practice? Try finding the answers to a few simple questions...

Oh, the things you can do when you really know how to hack the Google search engine!

Would you believe...

...that spaghetti grows on trees?



Many people did!

What about octopuses that live in trees? http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Or tinfoil hats to stop people reading your mind? http://zapatopi.net/afdb/
Or perhaps you'd like to know The truth about Hell? http://www.av1611.org/hell.html
Or an oil rig team accidentally drilling all the way to Hell? http://amightywind.com/hell/aboutsounds.htm
Or making cats into Bonsai ornaments? http://www.shorty.com/bonsaikitten/index.html
House Hippo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfi8OEz0rA
web site for the Dihydrogen Monoxide Research http://www.dhmo.org/

Take a look at these pages. Are they real? How do you know? How can you find out?

More importantly, how can you teach your students to be able to tell the difference?

You could start by teaching them to think about the 5 Factors for Evaluating a Website

Authority - Currency - Content/Purpose - Audience - Structure/Workability







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