Digital Blog Post D

After reading chapter 5 there were three concepts caught my eye Electronic Note-Taking, Strategies for Conducting Effective Searches with Students, and Criteria for Evaluating Web Resources. The first concept I mentioned was "Electronic Note-Taking" and I could not of agreed with what it said more than I do. The beginning of the paragraph really focuses on why we take notes and how easily hand written notes can be lost, destroyed etc. and it can be a pain to redo them and time consuming. It goes on to mention a few online note taking sites. I had never heard of sites that help you take notes till now but it really is great and efficient. NoteStar is one great way of note taking it can stay on your toolbar for easy access. This is a great way for kids to get things done in timely manner.

The next concept I focused on was "Strategies for Conducting Effective Searches with Students" it explains that by using any search engine and typing in a question or topic it will bring you information from a kindergarten level to a college level. It's telling you that it may be tempting to just pick whichever site pops up first but as a teacher you need to be cautious about what site you are using in your classroom. This section listed 4 ways to teach your students how to use search engines Introduce Search Sites Designed for Students, Teach students to Critically Evaluate Search Results, Use Visual Search Tools, and Ensure Safe Online Experiences for Students. I think these are great ways for you to teach your students safe and informative sites!

The third concept I read was "Criteria for Evaluating Web Resources" we talked about this in class and I find it effective. There is one thing to help you remember how to evaluate a website AAOCC which stands for Accuracy, Authority, Objectivity, Currency, Coverage. It goes on to explain what each of these really mean and it says the highest quality sites meet each of these. These criterias were listed from The Association of College and Research Libraries and they will each determine the quality of the webpage. Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.