This week we are supposed to study research and presentation tools.
One of the research tools I've chosen to share with you is iSeek Education. As we can see here, it is an engine designed for teachers and students that compiles hundreds of thousands of resources.
iSEEK allows you to narrow down your search results without having to think of your own keywords to narrow your search. When you search for something (I searched for "duality" for example), the most common topics are listed in iView that allow you to see relationships among these categories. All this might help you discover new facts you might not have known. Furthermore, iSEEK offers a bookmarking option via MySEEK (you need to register for that option). Unfortunately, iView only allows you to select one topic within each iView category. For example, underneath "Duality" I can’t select both "English Literature, Poetry" and "English Literature, Conversation Questions". I can only select one.
Another useful tool is Google Scholar. You need to have a password from your college/university library to read articles and/or download them. This web search engine includes academic journals, books, theses, dissertations, conference papers and other scholarly literature. So, when I search for "duality" on iSeek I get links to lesson plans, activities, school subjects. Google Scholar leads me to academic articles. "The Dualism of Human Nature and its Social Conditions" in Durkheimian Studies is what I got first.
I also decided to try Simple English Wikipedia, just out of curiosity. And it surprised me! Searching for the word "Jekyll" I've got some results that might be interesting and useful for every 8th grade student: Robert Louis Stevenson, alter ego, 1886, dissociative identity disorder. The students may use it while preparing their own projects.
These are the tools I've chosen to write about and I'd like to know what you have chosen and why. Have fun searching!
One of the research tools I've chosen to share with you is iSeek Education. As we can see here, it is an engine designed for teachers and students that compiles hundreds of thousands of resources.
iSEEK allows you to narrow down your search results without having to think of your own keywords to narrow your search. When you search for something (I searched for "duality" for example), the most common topics are listed in iView that allow you to see relationships among these categories. All this might help you discover new facts you might not have known. Furthermore, iSEEK offers a bookmarking option via MySEEK (you need to register for that option). Unfortunately, iView only allows you to select one topic within each iView category. For example, underneath "Duality" I can’t select both "English Literature, Poetry" and "English Literature, Conversation Questions". I can only select one.
Another useful tool is Google Scholar. You need to have a password from your college/university library to read articles and/or download them. This web search engine includes academic journals, books, theses, dissertations, conference papers and other scholarly literature. So, when I search for "duality" on iSeek I get links to lesson plans, activities, school subjects. Google Scholar leads me to academic articles. "The Dualism of Human Nature and its Social Conditions" in Durkheimian Studies is what I got first.
I also decided to try Simple English Wikipedia, just out of curiosity. And it surprised me! Searching for the word "Jekyll" I've got some results that might be interesting and useful for every 8th grade student: Robert Louis Stevenson, alter ego, 1886, dissociative identity disorder. The students may use it while preparing their own projects.
These are the tools I've chosen to write about and I'd like to know what you have chosen and why. Have fun searching!
