Dan Russell has actually supplied the inspiration for much of the web research lessons that I have actually carried out with trainees over the years. Every week he publishes a fascinating search challenge for readers then offers the responses a couple of days later. The obstacles differ in problem, but I constantly find out something from them regardless of how difficult they are. A couple of years ago he published an obstacle called
Whats In Common? In the years since, Ive utilized numerous modifications of that difficulty to help students discover and practice using a variety of search tools and strategies.
The Whats In Common? difficulty asks you to identify the shared characteristics of two or more photos, events, and or scenarios. In Dans original post he asked readers to find the commonness between 3 floods and he asked readers to discover the commonness in between 3 plants.

What do these 2 have in typical besides being pets?

In addition to his blog site, Dan Russell has an excellent book titled
The Joy of Search. That book is packed with ideas for ending up being a much better users of online search engine..

Every week he posts an intriguing search difficulty for readers then supplies the answers a couple of days later. The difficulties differ in difficulty, but I constantly learn something from them regardless of how tough they are. A couple of years ago he published a challenge called
I might make one obstacle based on reading the material of web pages that trainees find while browsing and make another challenge based on being able to find and use the meta information in images.

Applications for Education
What I like about the
Whats In Common? difficulty is that I can make it as easy or as difficult as I need it to be based on my trainees current ability levels. I may make one challenge based on checking out the content of webpages that trainees discover while browsing and make another obstacle based on being able to find and use the meta information in images.

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