4- The Web Hunt and You

     The CPalms standard that I will be using is SS.8.A.2: Examine the causes, course and consequences of British settlement in the American colonies. The website the resource that the students could use to understand this standard is http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa80 . This type of resource can be classified as a reference software tool. I would use this tool as a virtual encyclopedia. The information needed by the standard can be found by reading the reference software. This website provides a great starting point for the standard, further research can be done on the topics it provides. I would begin my research on this website then proceed to research the topics more thoroughly.


     In the past the way that I would search for research information would be by typing out extremely long sentences, until I felt I got every detail I could into the search bar of Google. Kind of like that sentence right there. I would then hope the first link would work out, and if it didn't I would redo my entire search. I would then only use that one link as my source, combined with little facts from other sites. Compared to the methods mentioned in the podcast, I would say my way of researching in the past is closely related to open content. I use the encyclopedias of information available on the internet to help with the research I require.


     From the Web Hunt assignment, I was able to discover different ways in order to accurately search for my desired topic. By cutting out small, filler words such as "the" and "of" The topic would become much broader giving me more options to choose from. I was surprised, after reading the PowerPoint about advanced google searches, about how many things I didn't know about Google's search system. For instance that Google reads everything typed in as lower case, capitalizing doesn't even matter to Google! Google also doesn't require the use of "and" because no results will not show if they don't possess your key terms. Google is really the only time that you can ignore grammar and still find what you need!

Question	1. Answer 2. Which ELA anchor standard are you addressing? (except where included)	Search Strategy (e.g. searched Google using search string "green dog")	URL where you found the answer (copy and paste from browser)
1. You would like to teach your class about rainbows and how they are formed. Can you find a video that shows how this is done?
2. Your students are learning about different cultures in Europe. Can you find an image that illustrates the culture of Italy?