If you use Google services, such as Gmail, Maps and Calendar, you likely want them easily accessible. There are a couple of ways ways to do this, including setting one as your browser homepage, setting up links in your Bookmarks bar, or even pinning tabs in Google Chrome. But you might prefer these icons to […]
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Are Facebook, Twitter Preventing Students from Being “Good Digital Citizens”?
February 6, 2014 By 3 Comments
The digital age demands new competencies in order for us to be fully literate citizens. With information now being created by everyone on various web platforms, we need to critically think about what and how we consume. Today we are also all content curators whether we like it or not, as we decide what we […]
Driving with Google Glass: Safety Utility or Death Trap?
September 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Will Google Glass save your life or will it go rogue and become the next Hal 9000? Google Glass has sparked a lively debate among legislatures — is it safe to use while driving? Google Glass creates a display over your field of vision. While driving, use it to project maps and other useful information […]
Where Can You Find the Most Insightful Conversations Online?
September 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
One major goal for teachers and librarians today is to foster “information literacy,” a set of skills that allows us to efficiently communicate what information we need, understand where and how to search, think critically about information and use it strategically to achieve our goals. Information literacy instruction typically involves activities like a discussion of what makes […]
Amazon, Apple, Google? Which Cloud Music Storage Service Is Best?
September 11, 2013 By 1 Comment
Editor’s note: This page was last updated on 9/12/2013. We will continue to update this article as these services change. If there’s something we need to fix or should add, just leave a comment below the post. When you want to listen to digital music, there are two main types of services to choose from. First, […]
The Shift from Tools to Platforms on the Web
May 16, 2013 By 2 Comments
Several weeks ago, Google announced it would shut down its popular RSS service Google Reader on July 1, leading to a mad scramble for alternatives. Some people remarked on how the replacements could not quite replicate their familiar workflow, forcing them to change their news-seeking routines. Others could not even sign up, as the flood […]
Speed Up Your Searching with Browser Keywords
November 16, 2012 By 1 Comment
As Anachronistic as a Phonebook Once upon a time, directory approaches to navigating the internet were actually useful. Yahoo! and DMOZ curated lists of sites broken into hierarchical categories and one could drill down several layers to find their destination. Now, it’s evident that this approach was both unsustainable and inefficient. Search engines, with their […]
Googling 101: Some Google Research Tips You Might Not Know About
November 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Everyone knows how to use Google, right? Since this tech giant developed and released its search engine in 1997, it has become the most successful and widely-used search engines in history, with several hundred million queries a day. The first part of research, as any student knows, is to “google” your topic. Their search engine […]
Concerns Over Google’s “Search Plus Your World” and the Loss of Objective Search
January 17, 2012 By 4 Comments
Q: I heard that Google just made a big change and it’s generating controversy. What’s going on? Google’s key feature has always been simplicity: a clean, uncluttered search interface that returns the most relevant webpages for any query. The search giant would weigh a variety of factors to measure a page’s authority, most importantly its […]
Google Puzzle Changes the Rules of Trivia Games
December 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
This article originally appeared on ticklecityaward.com and is used here with permission Picture yourself in the middle of a game of trivia, facing a question that doesn’t ring a bell. You rack your brain for some sort of clue, anything, but remain stumped. What do some of these words even mean? But instead of admitting […]
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