Effective Internet Searching: Do you know how? Do your students know how? How many of us immediately Google something when we are looking for an answer? Is that the most effective thing to do? When is the last time you, as a classroom teacher, spent classroom time teaching students how to do an effective internet search? How many of us take for granted young people know how to use a search engine? Most teachers that I have worked with assume students know how to do research and answer essential questions when in reality, they do not. The fact of the matter is that many classroom teachers do not. This is a skill we need to master and practice with students. One of the neatest ways, I think, is to make this into a game and practice daily with your students. There’s a website that helps you do this www.agoogleaday.com This…
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