Using Search Stories to Teach Search Skills

Last year one of the best ads released during the SuperBowl was this simple ad by Google Shortly after the release of this video Google asked you to make your own search stories. Simply go to http://www.youtube.com/searchstories and start creating your story. What a great way to teach students search skills. Give students and start and end point. For example […]

Does Your Blog have a Search?

Does Your Blog have a Search?

I’ve found myself lately looking for posts on ideas or concepts that I know exist and not being able to find them. As I’ve been looking through the blogosphere I’ve been interested in how few people put a search on their blog so that others can search their content. So I thought I’d write a post on how to create […]

Video: Google Search Tips

Video: Google Search Tips

This is a must watch video for every educator. In grades 4 and above educators should then turn around and use these when teaching any lesson where students are researching information. These…right here….are the new literacy skills that today’s generation need! This text will be replaced