My third graders discovered last year, while researching African
peoples, that the word "Ashanti" yields one kind of result on Grolier
online, and a very different result on Google! And just today, one
second grader requested information on the famous (or infamous) World
War I German fighter pilot. So I typed in "Red Baron" (since I didn't
know his real name) and got...pizza.
Live and learn!
Anne-Marie Gordon, Librarian
Livonia Primary School
Livonia, NY
agordon@livoniacsd.org
http://www.livoniacsd.org/primaryschool/gordon/index.htm
"A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessities of life." Henry
Ward Beecher.
>>> Cathy Rettberg <crettberg@MENLOSCHOOL.ORG> 10/03/05 2:31 PM >>>
While evaluating different search engines today, my freshman students
chose their own search term to help them determine the effectiveness of
different search engines. I like to have them use searches such as
"blue suede shoes", "ruby slippers", "deer mouse" and the like to learn
to narrow their searches and also to see how different search engines
handle the request. One group today used "Air Force One" which of
course is a plane, but is also a) a Nike shoe style and b) a song. Very
creative on the kids' part! We also used "sacred land", a topic the
freshmen are researching, which can refer to Native American sites but
also is the title of a computer game. It's nice to have some new (and
relevant to the students) topics to search. I love this stuff!
Cathy
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Cathy Rettberg, MLIS
Head Librarian, Menlo School
Atherton, CA
crettberg@menloschool.org
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