Google’s new Search Education hub offers leveled lesson plans for K-12, search activities from AGoogleADay, and an archive of webinars.
Keep Good Searches from Going Bad
January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When students make a beeline for Google, these tips can improve their experience.
Librarians Turn Wikipedia Blackout into Teachable Moment
January 17, 2012 By 4 Comments
Wikipedia is turning off its lights beginning 8 am tomorrow to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), a move that’s inspired school librarians to turn the blackout into a teaching opportunity.
Webinar Tackles a Conundrum for Kids and Educators Alike: Research Skills
December 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Librarians shared the best strategies when working with students and research in a recent webinar. The bottom line? The need to push them to think beyond the results—and instead examine how they got there.
School Librarians’ Role in ‘Crap Detection’ Cited
November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The crisis of information literacy is getting some wider attention. In the November 2011 Wired, Clive Thompson cites the work of school librarians Frances Harris and Buffy Hamilton in building search skills among so-called digital natives.
