Searching Here, There, and Everywhere

Google has become commonplace in our world today.  It is no longer used just as a noun, but has now become a verb.  How many times did  you "Googled" something this weekend?  How long has Google been around anyway?  And who thought of Google?  So many questions.  How can I get the answers?  I know; I'll Google them!  Check out the history of Google.
All this talk about Google has been deliberate.  This week we will take a look at getting the most from Google.  Before learning how to search well, you must understand how a search works in Google.  You will start with an assignment in Google Classroom using the video, "How Search Works."
Once you have finished that assignment, you will move on to the next  This one uses another Google tool, Google Presentation and was created by the people at Google as well.  You will explore Google search with A2:  Google Landing.  Don't worry if you have some trouble.  We will go over this activity together before you turn it in.  Have fun!  I can't wait for you to be Google Search experts.
   ~Mrs. White

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Checking Out!

MCAS scheduling has messed up our tech class schedule for the last time this year.  HOORAY!!!!  Congrats to my students for their hard work and determination on testing.  With that said, I will only see most of my students once this week.  Have no fear!!!  If you continue to use your "Effective Effort" strategies you will have no trouble completing your digital story on time.
This week you will finish finding, saving, and citing the images for your story.  Please be sure to upload them all to ONE web album in Picasa.  Make sure you are using the correct URL on your Google doc for the citations.  AFTER you have found all of the images from your shopping list, you will then go to find, save, and cite the music for your story.  Remember, we are using copyright free music for this project.  The best place to look would be where you found the music for your podcasts.  Do you remember where that is?  I also found a great site with some other music options.  Read carefully though as some of the suggested sites require buying a membership to be able to download.  Check it out- Top 10 Places to Get Free Music.  You could also try, Audio Archive or Freeplay Music.
The due date for this project is May 31st!!  I have been so impressed with the search techniques being used by my students.  You are doing a great job using filters and advanced search tricks to get what you are looking for to use in your stories.  Yeah tech kids!!!