ED527: Blog Assignment 3

Search Engines

Learning to use search engines can be very useful in the classroom. There are two common types of search engines (Roblyer & Doering, 2012). Roblyer and Doering (2012) stated, “Search engines can be used in two ways” (pg219). The two ways it talks about are by a subject index search or by keyword searches. Students can find information on just about anything on a search engine. A lot of this information is not creditable though. So learning how to really use the search engine and be able to pick the credible hits from the search engine is very crucial. Once students learn how to find the credible hits they will be able to use search engines while writing research papers or any school papers. It will also make sure that the things they find on the internet is correct information, so they are not learning the wrong things.

Website Evaluation Video

This website is very simple and talks about some very good points in website evaluation. It is also not very long so the students want get lost and zone out. This would be a great video to play in class and sums up the main points.

Favorite Website #1

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/01/20-great-math-websites-for-teachers-and.html

This website is a collection of some math websites that would be very useful for me in my classroom. Roblyer and Doering (2012) stated, “ when developing a website, keep in mind that it should take no more than three clicks to find content (pg 255). This website lets me get to the link I need within three clicks so it is user friendly.

Favorite Website #2

http://fhsmaths.wikispaces.com/

This is a math wikispace for a high school. I really liked this space because it has multiple classes that you can find. The other cool thing is there was a place for parents to sign in as well. There was also a tutorial for the parents. Roblyer and Doering (2012) stated, “Pages and designed for good readability and aesthetics” (pg 255). This page was very simple but appealing to the eyes. The first page on the site was also very clear to navigate with the arrows showing where to click. Roblyer and Doering (2012) stated, “the first page of the site indicates clearly how to navigate (pg 255). I would create one like this for my class because it not only allows students to collaborate, but lets the parents see the progress of their kids and make sure their kids are getting their work done.

3 comments:

UnknownJuly 18, 2015 at 5:49 PM
I like that the Educators Technology website you chose featured different tabs for different formats and resources. I also found that it was easy to navigate. The wiki you chose also seemed easy to navigate, pointing students where to look and allowing them to chose for an array of different topics. As Roblyer and Doering (2012) point out "Using the Internet has become a common daily occurrence for many" so website content needs to be easily navigable and accessed (216). I think both of the websites you have found have implemented those two things.
UnknownJuly 18, 2015 at 7:09 PM
We both chose the same web evaluation video for our blogs. I think although simple, it provides great information on how to tell if a website is reliable or not. The subject of reliability is also something you mentioned when you were talking about search engines so it is great that your web evaluation video goes along with that. Evaluating content found on the internet is very important and according to our text "young people must learn that blind acceptance of any information is a risky practice" (Roblyer and Doering 2011, pg.255).
AnonymousJuly 18, 2015 at 9:17 PM
I like the website evaluation video a lot! It truly breaks down and shows you how to determine whether the website chosen is a good one. Robyler and Doering (2012) stated, "students frequently accept as authoritative any information they find on the internet (p.255). It's so important that our students know how to evaluate internet information.

Friday, July 17, 2015

Blog Assignment 3

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