Google in the Classroom! What Next? MC 3 Teaching & Learning Conference 2006 James Bradley, MS.

Google in the Classroom!What Next?

MC3

Teaching & Learning Conference 2006

James Bradley, MS

Is This Heresy ?

• Are we going to lead them away from reliable sources?

• Shouldn’t we be focused on:– Books– Academic Databases

Topics

• Rationale– Background– Data on the Net Generation

• My teaching strategy– Handouts

• Google Option / Features

Rationale

• Interested• Decide themselves• Increase skill level / Learn new

skills • Opportunity to teach

– Information literacy skills•Locating•Evaluating•Communication

Today’s Undergrads

• “Educating the Net Generation”– Diana & James Oblinger, 2005

•Grew up using multiple technologies simultaneously

•Likely to use the Internet for research•More visually literate•Learn by doing•Want more control •Expect teachers to use technology

Slide taken from presentation made by James Bradley: Locate, Evaluate, Communicate “Teaching Valuable Workplace Skills 1.” Faculty of the Future 2006 Conference. Bucks County Community College, June 2006.

Teaching Challenges Net Generation

• Student learning preferences– Bored / unchallenged by typical assignments

• Faculty challenges– Time constraints– Keeping up with technology

Slide taken from presentation made by James Bradley: Locate, Evaluate, Communicate “Teaching Valuable Workplace Skills 1.” Faculty of the Future 2006 Conference. Bucks County Community College, June 2006.

My Teaching Strategy

• Handouts– Search strategy sheet– 5 criteria

•Domains (.edu’s)http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html

– Google advanced search options•Example pages

– Keyword list• teaching students to search on their own

Search Strategy Sheet

• Allow students to follow along / notes

• Opportunity to stress keywords• Talk about thesauri• Don’t focus on Internet yet

Five Criteria

• Handout - web evaluation criteria• Discussion based on time

Advanced Internet Searching

• Thinking outside of the box– The little box, that is

Google Advanced Search Page

• Ask what this reminds them of…• Review options that correspond to

databases• Mention additional options• Government search link

– Not found elsewhere

Keywords for Students

• Bibliography or webliography• Pathfinder, (subject or research) guide• Links, Internet, websites• Online, electronic resources, digital• Virtual (library or museum)• Gateway, directory, portal• Virtual library or museum• Digital images or image collection

Keyword List

• Lifelong learning– Give students the tools to search for

information in the future

• Remind them to combine their search terms or topic with these terms

• Reinforce use of thesauri or librarians

Relevant Google Options

• Book• Scholar• Government - Uncle Sam• Video• News• Image• Directory

Google Book

• Very limited view• Look inside• Enter zip code or city

http://books.google.com/

What don’t they get?...The whole

book.

Google Scholar

• Articles are not full text• Require $$$ or registration / log in• Related articles – good feature• Searching the web for .pdf, html, or

FThttp://scholar.google.com/

What don’t they get?... The full text article.

Google Uncle Sam

• Local, state, & federal websites• Encourage use for locating statistics

• Health, demographic / census, economic, crime

http://www.google.com/ig/usgov

Where can they go to find reliable data to back up their papers?

Google Video

• Search the web for free relevant material– Television programs / PBS– Conferences / Presentations– Media / Press– Teaching / Learning

• Politics, news, current events, technology, science, history, poetry…

Google News

• Pulls from thousands of sources• Compare treatment across sources

http://news.google.com/

Google Image Search

• Net Gen = visual• Use as lesson on copyright • Can search web for © free images• Yahoo rivals size

http://www.google.com/imghp

Google Directory

• Choosing topicshttp://directory.google.com/

Google Jockeying

• Student searches, evaluates, chooses, and displays results from classroom lecture or discussion onto a projection screen.

• This type of visual and participatory style of classroom engagement plays to the strengths and

"A Google jockey is a participant in a presentation or class session who surfs the Internet for terms, ideas, or Web sites mentioned by the presenter or related to the topic at hand. A screen displays the jockey’s searches for all participants to see."

“A Google jockey is a participant in a presentation or class session who surfs the Internet for terms, ideas, or Web sites mentioned by the presenter or related to the topic at hand. A screen displays the jockey’s searches for all participants to see.”

“Typically the instructor or presenter will use at least one projection screen to show slides or other content to a class. Google jockeying adds one or more screens to the session, allowing students to see related resources and additional information that clarify the main topic.”

Internet Searching Graduates To Classroom Lecturing Assistant: The Google Jockeyhttp://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/05/19/internet_searching_graduates_to_classroom.htm

Other Strategies

• Bring keywords – computer lab– Demonstrate site selection process

• Wikipedia / hoax websites• Blogs, podcasts, wikis• Student demonstrations• Guest speakers

Does it make sense ?

• If we can get their attention…• If we can teach them something

new…• If we can teach them enduring

skills…

Lifelong learning

More about Google

Classroom Strategiesfor the Net Generation

• Time: 2:00pm• Location: SC118

In-depth information and examples about how the Internet can be used in the

classroom by teachers and students!

Teaching Strategies

• Engage students with technology– Use PowerPoint with hyperlinks– Use websites with audio/visual materials

• Point students to particular print sources

• Offer more interaction • Require more communication

Slide taken from presentation made by James Bradley: Locate, Evaluate, Communicate “Teaching Valuable Workplace Skills 1.” Faculty of the Future 2006 Conference. Bucks County Community College, June 2006.

Keywords for Teachers

• Pathfinder / subject guide• Internet / electronic resources / webliography• Online, websites, links, webcast• Animated, animation• Interactive or online activity• Free, downloadable

– Music, news, video, audio, movie• Lesson plans, assignment

Slide taken from presentation made by James Bradley: Locate, Evaluate, Communicate “Teaching Valuable Workplace Skills 1.” Faculty of the Future 2006 Conference. Bucks County Community College, June 2006.

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James Bradley, [email protected]

Classroom Tools

• Website Evaluation Criteria– http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/res

earch/webcrit.html– http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/

research/evaluating_web.html

• Web Hoaxes– http://www.google.com/technology/

pigeonrank.html– http://www.beerandhealth.com/index_eng.jsp?

Page=actueel&Doc=actueel– http://www.miskatonic.net/– http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/

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