Dan Russell has actually provided the motivation for much of the web research lessons that I have conducted with trainees throughout the years. Weekly he publishes an interesting search difficulty for readers then offers the answers a few days later. The difficulties vary in problem, but I constantly discover something from them regardless of how hard they are. A few years ago he posted a difficulty called
Whats In Common? In the years given that, Ive utilized various modifications of that difficulty to help trainees discover and practice using a variety of search tools and strategies.
The Whats In Common? difficulty asks you to recognize the shared characteristics of two or more images, occasions, and or situations. In Dans original post he asked readers to discover the commonness between 3 floods and he asked readers to find the commonness in between 3 plants.

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

Every week he publishes an intriguing search challenge for readers then provides the responses a few days later on. The challenges vary in trouble, however I constantly find out something from them regardless of how difficult they are. A few years ago he posted an obstacle called
I may make one difficulty based on reading the material of web pages that trainees discover while searching and make another obstacle based on being able to find and use the meta information in images.

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

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

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