Well, two down, how many to go? What is the count for this class? I thought this was a six week course, but on the calendar posted on the Angel site, this goes til May? With this intensity, I don't think I would make it to May. Anyway, I thought the work this week was very relavant. The search thing is really important to know, and I am really bad at the advanced searches. But I did have a minor victory in finally being able to make a Boolean search for "Wisconsin author" books! The search engine exercise was good to do, and especially since I was able to find one that will work wonderfully for the students at my school, but for the most part, I will probably forever and always just use Google. The assignment to make a word processing document was o.k. I made a table for the first time ever! I just hope my categories make sense. I think the most fun thing this week was discovering Zoho. If I had done this part first, I might have made my word processing assingment in Zoho. I really hope I get the opportunity to use it with my staff and students.
I still drove myself about nuts working on the reading and answering all those questions. I pulled some late nighters doing those. With the holidays, its just really tough to fit it all in. But once again, I THINK I got it all done.
Hi Wanda,
ReplyDeleteAs we discussed, just make sure you keep the baking supplies out of the technology class. Cookie dough and computers do not mix. Seriously though, I think that this week's assignments are going to be a big help to your library. It will be great to be able to help students to find the answers to their questions online. As we discussed in our group, how do you think you can aid them with their searches, while still letting them think about the best ways to find information? It might be good to help train the students to use Boolean searches, and then help them evaluate the results that are returned.
PS. I also understand about the need for multi-tasking!
John
Wanda,
ReplyDeleteThe only time I find baking cookies and the Internet useful at the same time is when I'm looking for a good recipe!
It's great to know that the tools we are learning will be extremely useful in the library at your school. From looking at the different search engines, are there any that you plan on implementing in your school?
Happy Baking!
Allie
I also use Google search for most things. But I was excited to use Exalead. That was a much better search than Google. I need to find a way to remember to use it. I am a creature of habit.
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