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 * Searching the Internet 2011 **

Here's a very simple tool you can use to help both you and your students narrow a topic into one that they can write about as well as enabling you to uncover and teach the relevant vocabulary of that specific topic. [|www.yearinthelifeofanenglishteacher.com]
 * Using Google’s wonderwheel to generate ideas**

[|Computers In New Zealand Schools Vol 21 No 1 (2009)]: "One of the most common uses of information and communication technology (ICT) in schools is using the Internet for research, yet only limited information is available regarding children’s Internet searching behaviour. What is clear from the research that has been done is that children are generally not very successful in doing this, and that they use only limited search strategies."
 * Children’s Internet searching: Where do they go wrong?**

Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask Evaluating web pages skillfully requires you to do two things at once: Train your eye and your fingers to employ a series of techniques that help you quickly find what you need to know about web pages; Train your mind to think critically, even suspiciously, by asking a series of questions that will help you decide how much a web page is to be trusted. This page is organized to combine the two techniques into a process that begins with looking at your search results from a search engine or other source, follows through by investigating the content of page, and extends beyond the page to what others may say about the page or its author(s).
 * Evaluating Web Pages:**

SideVibe gives teachers the ability to turn any Web page into an online activity to enhance student critical thinking, online learning, while improving teacher and student productivity. Check out the video for a demonstration. media type="youtube" key="klAyoBj59VY" height="349" width="560" What is Diigo? Diigo stands for “Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff.” It is a social bookmarking program that allows you to save your ‘favourites’ online, so that they can be accessible from any computer with an internet connection. However, Diigo does much more than this. As you read on the web, as well as bookmarking websites, you can also highlight parts of web pages that are of particular interest to you. Or, you can attach sticky notes to specific parts of web pages. These highlights and sticky notes are persistent – whenever you return to the original web page, you will see your highlights and sticky notes superimposed on the original page, just what you would expect if you highlighted or wrote on a book!
 * SideVibe**
 * 12 Reasons Teachers should use Diigo**

Wolfram|Alphais the world's first and only computational knowledge engine. Enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its computational power and ever growing collection of knowledge to compute the answer. Discover new information about the world, and integrate expert knowledge into any facet of your life. "Wolfram Alpha can be used for more than just numerical information. It can also be used to pull up a handy "fact sheet" on any number of topics. If students can quickly access these fact sheets of basic information they then have more time to delve deeper into research and or creating new things from the information they've found." Free Technology for Teachers. Want to know more? Watch this. media type="youtube" key="rRGNS6z5bLY" height="349" width="560"
 * Wolfram|Alpha**

Google has made it possible for us to have instant information gratification. Just start typing the first letters of your search word and the site intuits your question and offers you the smartest choice of answers. There are ways to be even more efficient, more search-savvy. And it’s our responsibility to teach kids how to find and research information, how to judge its veracity, and when it’s time to ask for a grownup’s help. Here are some important tips you may not have known.
 * 12 Ways To Be More Search Savvy**