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= DAY ONE =

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__9:15-9:30__ - Welcomes and Introduction

__9:30-10:00__ - Our Digital Profiles

__10:00-12:00__ - I. Data Organization and Management II. Search and Find Strategies III. New Literacies, New Roles

__12:00-1:00__ - LUNCH

__1:00-3:00__ - GROUP WORK


 * Be Infosumers:** Explore and Evaluate the Tool
 * Be Question-Askers:** Tool and Topic Selection
 * Be Synthesizers:** Try the tool with your topic- what did your discover
 * Be Translators:** Share your Discoveries
 * Be Contributors:** Share on the Wiki


 * Group A:** Google Advanced Search
 * Group B:** Google Wonder Wheel
 * Group C:** Social Bookmarks-Diigo
 * Group D:** Semantic Search - YoLink

RESEARCH TOOLS AND RESOURCES

__3:00-3:30__ - SHARING

Related Readings:
 * [|How-To-Guide: Subscribe via RSS Google Reader to Classroom Blogs]


 * Discussion Questions for LITERACY NOW!**

What do our students today need?
> literacy that students must understand and develop.
 * 1) Literacy as we know it is not enough. There is a new grammar and a new
 * 1) Students need to have access to learning on their terms.
 * 2) We should be putting more responsibility on our students.
 * 3) Students should be given more ownership of their own learning.
 * 4) Students need opportunities to do real work with real purpose for real people.

=Fact or Fiction=
 * http://www.dhmo.org
 * http://www.thedogisland.com
 * http://www.golfcross.com
 * @http://www.tinyurl.com/gsinstitute

=Finding Information=

Typical web-based information gathering:
 * Get on Google
 * Type in a word or two
 * Scan the first page or two of results
 * Find what's needed or try again

The problems with this method > Why was the Berlin Wall built? > better search queries. [|AltaVista],[| Google's Advanced Search]
 * The best results aren't always at the top - Search Engine Design
 * Poorly stated assignments - Write a paper on the octopus.
 * No search strategy or knowledge of techniques - Not thinking about
 * Might not be using the best tool for the job.

Other tools available
 * [| Answers.com]
 * [|Ask.com]
 * [|NoodleTools]
 * [|NoodleQuest]
 * Boolify

When these problems are addressed, research becomes more focused and productive.


 * But Google's not a BAD choice. How can it be used?**

Researching Octopus

vs

Something particular about the Statue of Liberty


 * Let's look at some other particular searches.**

Find census data from 2000 Find information about Haiku coming from Japan Narrow a search about Mars to k12 resources written by NASA Cancer research from universities in New Zealand Information on turtles from schools in the U.S.

=Validating Information=

R = Read the URL E = Examine the content A = Ask about the author and owner L = Look at the links

Let's start here: [|Dihydrogen Monoxide]

Utilizing the REAL strategy
 * [|The Wayback Machine]
 * easyWhois

=Fostering Student Responsibility=

The six jobs described below outline concrete ways that your students can make valuable contributions to their learning community. While these jobs can be successfully implemented individually, it is bringing them together in harmony where, I believe, you might find the most success in developing a powerful global learning team.

**Tutorial Designers**
Eric Marcos - Dividing with Fractions - [|http://www.mathtrain.tv] Screenr - http://www.screenr.com Jing - [|http://www.jingproject.com] Atomic Learning - http://www.atomiclearning.com

**Official Scribes**
Darren Kuropatwa - [|Scribe of the Day] Etherpad is gone, but now - TitanPad, PrimaryPad , iEtherPad Google Docs - [|http://docs.google.com]

**Researchers**
Google - [|http://www.google.com] Google News - [|http://news.google.com] Building Legacy with Wikipedia

**Tool Developers**
Diigo - http://www.diigo.com Google Reader - [] Custom Search Engine Creator - []

**Collaboration Coordinators**
Peyton - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - http://www.peytonmull.com Arapahoe High School - [] Skype - [|http://www.skype.com] Skype for Educators - @http://www.skypeforeducators.com/ Skype in Schools - @http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com/ Skype an Author - @http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/ Twitter4Teachers - @http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/ Scientists on Twitter? Chefs? Historians? Economists? - WeFollow - http://wefollow.com or JustTweetIt - @http://justtweetit.com/

**Curriculum Reviewers**
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com Science Fairs??? Room 208 Podcast - [] iTunes - []

**World Relations**
Kiva - [|http://www.kiva.com] Student Kiva Group - [] Our Kiva Page - [] Peace One Day - @http://peaceoneday.org/

**Resources**
Article - Students as Contributors: The Digital Learning Farm