Dan Russell has actually provided the motivation for much of the web research lessons that I have carried out with trainees over the years. Each week he posts an intriguing search challenge for readers then offers the answers a couple of days later. The difficulties vary in problem, but I constantly learn something from them despite how difficult they are. A few years ago he published an obstacle called
Whats In Common? In the years given that, Ive used numerous modifications of that difficulty to assist trainees discover and practice using a variety of search tools and techniques.
The Whats In Common? difficulty asks you to recognize the shared attributes of 2 or more pictures, occasions, and or situations. In Dans initial post he asked readers to discover the commonness in between 3 floods and he asked readers to discover the commonness between 3 plants.

What do these two have in common besides being canines?

Every week he posts a fascinating search challenge for readers then supplies the answers a few days later on. The difficulties vary in problem, however I constantly discover something from them regardless of how hard they are. A few years ago he posted a difficulty called
I might make one difficulty based on reading the material of websites that trainees discover while searching and make another challenge based on being able to discover and utilize the meta data in images.

In addition to his blog site, Dan Russell has a fantastic book titled
The Joy of Search. That book is packed with tips for ending up being a much better users of search engines..

Applications for Education
What I like about the
Whats In Common? obstacle is that I can make it as easy or as challenging as I need it to be based on my trainees present skill levels. I may make one difficulty based on checking out the material of websites that trainees find while browsing and make another challenge based on being able to find and use the meta data in images.

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