Are the research tools mentioned in the class post available as apps on the district iPads? I do not see them on the iPad I have. I'm also wondering about other district databases, such as PebbleGo. I don't see any of them as separate apps. Or are we accessing these tools through the link to our campus library web page?
I think that the advantage of using all these research tools is the ability to customize and focus research for the project, class, or student as needed. Students don't spend as much time wading through useless or distracting results when using these tools. I have used Diigo and custom Google searches to create targeted searches for students for projects in the past, and want to show teachers how to do these. The Diigo article indicates that teachers can set up individual student accounts within a class, so we can then teach students to set up their own targeted searches and save them. I want to incorporate this into lessons about choosing and evaluating Internet research sources. Teachers could even use the lists students create here as the product where one of the objectives is identifying relevant and reliable sources (ELA TEKS).
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