Browsing articles from "June, 2009"
Jun
30
2009

Google for Educators – Web Search

I use Google for most of my quick searches. I am guessing that students do as well. If you are looking for classroom lessons and resources about improving student search skills, then this is the web page for you – Google For Educators – Web Search The main topics are… Understanding Search Engines Web Search Techniques and Strategies Google Web Search Features All lessons and resources were created by Google Certified Teachers, so you know [...]

Jun
1
2009

Introduction to Ning

My introduction to Ning was over a year ago when I was asked to build a social networking site for an upcoming technology conference. Since then, in addition to the conference site, I have created a Ning site for graduate students to explore in a class I teach. There are a lot of things I like about Ning. For example, I can… adjust the appearance of my network and customize it to my liking control [...]