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Aaron Davis

Research strategies for senior students - 0 views

  • It’s true that the Internet can be a wild and woolly place to find information, with the potential for complexity, bias and reliability concerns. However, it is also the environment that most resembles real life, where complexity, bias and reliability concerns are just part of the way the world actually works.
  • 1. Start with the Wikipedia article.
  • look at the citations list.
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  • 3. Go to Google Scholar
  • 4. Set up a bookmarking system
  • 5: While in Diigo, do a search for the obvious tags
  • 6. Set up some kind of tool that allows them to curate content.
  • 7. Then there is the use of Internet search in general, such as Google or Bing.
  • go to Google Alerts and set up an alert for anytime that topic is mentioned online.
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    A great summary of how to go about doing research online from Chris Betcher.
Aaron Davis

So what is Technology Integration? | Betchablog - 0 views

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    "I was asked by a colleague in another school the other day if I could give her a snapshot into what I actually do, and what the role of an ICT Integrator actually looks like (from my perspective anyway). Apparently she wants to talk to her school leaders about having an integrator on their staff and was trying to get an idea of what the role would entail from someone who does it..." A great read from Chris Betcher continuing on with the theme of what does an ICT and an e-Learning coordinator do.
Aaron Davis

An Act of Heresy | Betchablog - 0 views

  • I don’t like the hashtag chat format on Twitter. And I don’t like the timed presentation format used for Teachmeets. There. I said it.
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    Interesting commentary on the benefits of teachmeets and Twitter chats from Chris Betcher.
John Pearce

It's all Chinese to me - YouTube - 0 views

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    "Gmail's new Language Input Panels make life a lot simpler for anyone who needs to create emails in another language."
John Pearce

My Other Computer is a Data Centre | Betchablog - 3 views

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    "..... did you know that there are a whole lot of other things that you can do on YouTube? If you go to www.youtube.com/editor you will find a reasonably capable online video editor at your disposal. Sure, it's not Premiere Pro or Final Cut, it's not even iMovie, but for a completely free video editing tool that runs in nothing but your web browser, it's surprisingly functional."
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