How User-Friendly Is Your Website? | American Libraries Magazine - 1 views
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Jennie Bales on 02 Apr 21Guidance on library website design
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The Spaces You Need to Innovate - Tom Barrett's Blog - 0 views
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"Innovation is a process with a range of other ideas nested within it. When you peer inside you see creativity, curiosity, feedback and taking action. All interdependent and collectively they might be called innovation."
School Library Websites: Essential Features And Examples - The Edublogger - 1 views
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"our school library's website is an extension of the physical library and serves many of the same purposes. For many students, your website might be their first point of contact with the library, so it's critical that it provides visitors with the same positive experience they'd have at your physical library. "
Kid-Safe Browsers and Search Sites - 1 views
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"Want to let your kid do some online research for homework and projects but worried (understandably!) about what they might find? This list of safe search sites for kids lets young surfers investigate topics they're interested in while protecting them from the stuff they're not ready to see."
Critical thinking tools - the CRAP test - 1 views
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"Critical thinking 'involves students learning to recognise or develop an argument, use evidence in support of that argument, draw reasoned conclusions, and use information to solve problems,' (ACARA, 2016). The ability to 'critically analyse information and ideas from a range of sources' appears across subject areas."
Libraries Lead The Way In A Post-Digital World | Indesignlive - 1 views
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"The appearance of digital technology has transformed the way information is created, stored, accessed and used. Nevertheless, that process hasn't set back libraries at all."
The Best Search Engines of 2020 - 2 views
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"Most people prefer to rely on just one or two search engines that deliver three key features: 1)Relevant results (results you are interested in); 2) Uncluttered, easy-to-read interface; 3)Helpful options to broaden or tighten a search The possibilities we highlight should help you find the best search engine for your needs."
11 Great Kids Safe Search Engines | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 1 views
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"kids safe search engines are platforms designed specifically to help kids search the web in a safe and kid-friendly environment. "
How Other Search Engines Compare to Google - Make Tech Easier - 1 views
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"It's generally accepted that if you need to find something on the Internet, you go to Google. But have you tried the other options? Sure, Bing didn't get into the Oxford English Dictionary, but it's still around, along with a few other Google competitors that promise everything from better layouts to more privacy."
Evaluating Websites as Information Sources | Edutopia - 1 views
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"Using a six-point strategy, teachers can help students learn about responsible web research by assessing the validity of most information that they'll encounter online."
Readability Checker - Readability score test - 1 views
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"Readability calculator (a.k.a reading level checker) helps you to successfully identify what grade kid could easily read and understand your article / text."
Readable | Free Readability Test Tool - 1 views
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"The Readability Test Tool provides a quick and easy way to test the readability of your work."
The Benefits of Constructivist Learning Design - 1 views
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"Most online learning experiences are linear and contained. What if we used the vastness of the internet to enrich online learning experiences? One way to do so is to employ a constructivist approach. Constructivism is a learning theory that emphasizes student agency through self-guided exploration, reflection, and evaluation. "
5 Tech-Friendly Lessons to Encourage Higher-Order Thinking -- THE Journal - 1 views
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"Experts maintain that regular opportunities to engage in activities requiring use of higher order thinking skills can significantly improve student achievement as measured on standardized tests. "
Web 1.0 to Web 3.0: A wolf in sheep's clothing or a new culture of learning? | Technolo... - 0 views
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"the social media dimensions of Web 2.0 coupled with the semantic dimensions of Web 3.0 are already providing a new context for information seeking, synthesis and analysis."
Using the Medium blogging platform to teach critical and digital literacies in art - SCIS - 0 views
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"Medium (blogging platform) enabled me to feature online resources I have been creating for years in our LibGuides. This is exciting because it solves the issue of how to make archived online resources relevant to students and teachers. "
Why Teachers And Students Should Blog: 18 Benefits of Educational Blogging - 0 views
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"This post unpacks 18 benefits of blogging for teachers and students. But first, let's explore why blogging has lasted while other tools have come and gone."
Learning and Teaching with Wikis - Instructional Design Australia - 0 views
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"Wikis offer open collaboration, on a simple cross platform tool, with people who may be co-located or in distributed locations, working synchronously or asynchronously." History and various uses and values are explored.
The Padagogy Wheel - Infographic - 0 views
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Infographic in PDF format with supporting information on how to use it effectively and different models to promote deeper thinking and engagement