Dan Russell has actually provided the motivation for numerous of the web research lessons that I have performed with students throughout the years. Each week he publishes an interesting search challenge for readers then provides the answers a few days later. The obstacles differ in difficulty, but I constantly discover something from them no matter how hard they are. A few years ago he published a difficulty called
Whats In Common? In the years because, Ive utilized different adjustments of that obstacle to assist trainees discover and practice utilizing a range of search tools and techniques.
The Whats In Common? difficulty asks you to identify the shared attributes of 2 or more images, occasions, and or scenarios. In Dans initial post he asked readers to discover the commonness between 3 floods and he asked readers to find the commonness in between three plants.

What do these 2 share besides being canines?

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In addition to his blog, Dan Russell has a terrific book titled
The Joy of Search. That book is packed with pointers for becoming a much better users of search engines..

Applications for Education
What I like about the
Whats In Common? challenge is that I can make it as easy or as hard as I need it to be based upon my trainees current ability levels. For instance, I may make one obstacle based on checking out the content of web pages that students discover while searching and make another difficulty based upon being able to find and use the meta data in images.

Every week he posts a fascinating search challenge for readers then offers the answers a few days later. The obstacles vary in problem, but I constantly learn something from them regardless of how challenging they are. A couple of years ago he published a challenge called
I might make one obstacle based on reading the content of webpages that students find while searching and make another obstacle based on being able to find and use the meta data in images.