This article provides a simple and informative guide to help teachers and students improve their Google skills. Doug Johnson has realized that many people are not using Google to it's full potential. In order to alleviate this problem, and create more efficient use of Google, Johnson has listed several insider tips to help navigate this massive search engine. Johnson gives insight on how to perform a more specific search, understand the results, and how to utilize the search tools. I thought this was an enlightening article full of useful information. I found the segment on content specific search tools to be most beneficial. I had never bothered to use the advanced search tool and now I realize that time I wasting sifting through pages of useless material could have been eliminated. As important as it is to be able to define what you are looking for it is also important to decipher the results. For this reason, I found the segment on sponsored vs. non-sponsored links to be helpful. The information in this article would be beneficial for teachers, students, or anyone doing research on the Internet.
Question 1
How can I make sure that my students utilize these resources properly?
I could begin my school year by taking my students to the library and computer lab and give them a brief lesson on efficient use of the library resources and computer search engines. I would inform them about the advanced search option and show them the scholar and book search tools.
Question 2
Should students be able to do all of their research on the Internet?
While I feel that the Internet is an extremely powerful tool for research I also feel that the service of the library is irreplaceable. There are far too many books, periodicals, paintings, and movies found in the library that might never make it into the archives of the Internet. These two forces definitely need to be used in tandem.
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