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Afternoon: Using Google Effectively in the Classroom


Guest Presenter:

Chris Betcher

Chris Betcher is a technology coordinator in Sydney, Australia. He will be joining us at 1:30 via Skype to talk about how he uses Google (and search engines in general) effectively in the classroom, and how he deals with truth and bias online. Chris is currently writing a book on using Interactive White Boards (Smart Boards) in the classroom. His blog Betchablog is a top educational blog as he talks about the impacts technology can have on the classroom environment.

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
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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

Location: ES Learning Hub
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: Introduce Clarence Fisher9:30 - 10:30: Clarence Fisher presentation and Q&A10:30 - 10:45: Break10:45 - 11:30: Open reflection on Clarence's presentation11:30 - 12:00: Set-up RSS Reader (Google Reader)12:00 - 12:45: Lunch (thanks to Ann for organizing!)12:45 - 1:00: Discuss the power of RSS1:00 - 1:20: Begin reflective blog post, Set-up RSS Reader, Catch up1:20 - 1:30: Introduce Chris Betcher1:30 - 2:30: Chris Betcher Presentation, Q&AGoogle search syntaxTruth and Bias online2:30 - 3:30 Open reflection on Chris' presentationGoogle Search Tips - courtesy of GoogleVerifying Information Worksheet - courtesy of Clarence FisherSearch Skills Worksheet - courtesy of Clarence Fisher