Dan Russell has actually provided the inspiration for much of the web research lessons that I have actually performed with trainees over the years. Each week he posts an intriguing search difficulty for readers then offers the responses a couple of days later. The challenges differ in difficulty, however I always find out something from them no matter how difficult they are. A few years ago he posted a challenge called
Whats In Common? In the years since, Ive used numerous modifications of that difficulty to assist students find and practice using a variety of search tools and strategies.
The Whats In Common? difficulty asks you to determine the shared characteristics of 2 or more images, events, and or scenarios. In Dans original post he asked readers to find the commonalities between 3 floods and he asked readers to find the commonalities between 3 plants.

What do these 2 have in common besides being pet dogs?

In addition to his blog, Dan Russell has a fantastic book entitled
The Joy of Search. That book is packed with ideas for becoming a better users of online search engine..

If you see it somewhere else, it has been utilized without approval. Websites that steal my (Richard Byrnes) work include CloudComputin and WayBetterSite.

Applications for Education
What I like about the
Whats In Common? obstacle is that I can make it as simple or as hard as I need it to be based on my trainees current skill levels. For instance, I may make one difficulty based on checking out the material of webpages that trainees discover while browsing and make another obstacle based on having the ability to discover and use the meta information in images.

Every week he posts an interesting search challenge for readers then supplies the responses a couple of days later on. The difficulties vary in trouble, however I always learn something from them regardless of how tough they are. A few years ago he posted a difficulty called
I may make one challenge based on reading the content of websites that trainees find while searching and make another obstacle based on being able to find and utilize the meta information in images.