Dan Russell has actually provided the inspiration for much of the web research lessons that I have performed with trainees throughout the years. Weekly he publishes an intriguing search difficulty for readers then provides the answers a few days later on. The obstacles differ in difficulty, however I always learn something from them despite how tough they are. A couple of years ago he published a difficulty called
Whats In Common? In the years considering that, Ive used numerous modifications of that obstacle to help students discover and practice utilizing a range of search tools and methods.
The Whats In Common? obstacle asks you to determine the shared qualities of 2 or more images, occasions, and or situations. In Dans original post he asked readers to discover the commonness between three floods and he asked readers to find the commonness in between three plants.

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

Every week he publishes an interesting search challenge for readers then offers the answers a couple of days later. The obstacles vary in trouble, however I constantly learn something from them regardless of how hard they are. A couple of years ago he posted a challenge called
I may make one difficulty based on checking out the content of websites that trainees find while searching and make another obstacle based on being able to discover and utilize the meta data in images.

In addition to his blog, Dan Russell has a fantastic book entitled
The Joy of Search. That book is packed with ideas for ending up being 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 simple or as hard as I need it to be based on my students present skill levels. For example, I might make one obstacle based upon checking out the material of websites that students find while searching and make another difficulty based upon being able to discover and use the meta information in images.

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