BP2_SweetSearch I went in search of a Web 2.0 tool that could offer a way for people looking to learn a one touch option. Our Rhythm-n-Rime.com website will provide poems, songs and videos in conjunction with curriculum that covers a wide array of subjects. Therefore, I felt it was important to find a Web 2.0 tool that would make retrieving credible information for students and teachers easy. Everyone appreciates one-stop shopping and SweetSearch.com offers that for information. Most of you are probably thinking why do they need more than Google. SweetSearch is billed as a “Search Engine for Students”, but it is much more than just that. One valuable attribute is every website linked to SweetSearch is evaluated by research experts to insure its creditability. The website is better than Google because it is organized into categories and then subcategories by subject. The first page offers seven links to choose from with each page designed to attract different ways to search for information. “SweetSearch4me” is for the emerging learners, while “SweetSearch2day” is about new information for the day. It offers daily words, daily news stories, daily interviews and questions of the day. “SweetSearch for School Librarians and “SweetSites” for students and teachers are about providing guides to how to do research to breaking up educational websites into subject categories to make research easier to do. The next two links provide sites for social studies and biographies. The last link is about providing methods and steps to follow or not follow when doing research. Under every link is many more categorized subjects organized to lead the learner to more information. No more of the going through card catalogues for hours or sorting through page upon page to find information about a certain topic. It is now right at our finger tips with a couple of clicks we can find all the information our hearts desire. I set it up to begin using myself and I know it will come in handy for people visiting our site too.  |
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Monday, February 7, 2011
BP2_SweetSearch
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I am looking forward to checking out Sweetsearch for School Librarians! Sounds like a cool place and I am always looking for new ways to work on research techniques with my students.
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