One of the hardest things to do these days is keep up with all the information and technology that is available to us as consumers and educators. As much as I would like to incorporate the latest and greatest into my everyday life and classroom, I know that more often than not, this is impossible. That is the main reason I love the inter-mobly-net-webly-thingy.... Also known as the internet.
In todays fast paced run a much society, keeping in touch with the world and all it has to offer has become a right to most of us. If ya can't afford to have internet at your house, no worries, head on down to your local coffee shop or Chick-fil-A and log into theirs. So when I hear someone say, "I didn't know that", I honestly pause and wonder, "how could they not?". All someone has to do is Google it, as their phone to do the Googling for them.
So the first tool I am offering to people is Google.com. I know, I know, that's a given right? But it's not. So many people take for granted that they can type something into Google and it will magically offer up the most sane and rational response, and it most cases they would be right. The fact is, that Google has so much more to offer as a tool for education then the most likely answer to your query. The following link is a simple tutorial that begins to open the doors of advanced searching within Google. Please take a moment to look through it and see what you may have been missing when it comes to using Google as not only a search tool, but also a research tool for fine tuning the information you need.
http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=136861
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