Posted by John Dalziel on Sunday, April 25, 2010,
In :
Search Engine
Mashpedia is...
a combination of a search engine and an encyclopedia;
very simple to use; just type in a search query and hit search.
Mashpedia
generates a page of information links about the search topic,
collecting information from multiple media and different sources from...
books;
blogs;
text;
images;
video; and even
Twitter references.
Mashpedia is a great tool for creating reading and research tasks for learners, based around authentic materials.
It creates web based reading tasks t...
Posted by John Dalziel on Wednesday, April 7, 2010,
In :
Tutorial
Vaughan Memorial Library at Acadia University hosts
four free animated tutorials designed to teach lessons on web research
strategies. <http://library.acadiau.ca/help/tutorials.html>
The four tutorials are...
Credible Sources Count - learners discover how to
recognize the validity of information on the Internet. A good tutorial
except for the strong emphasis on using domain names for determining
validity; http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/webevaluation/
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I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.
