Blog 7
This article was particularly interesting to me because it not only explained how the different search engines work, where the search engines “look” and also gave examples of some engines that are focused in one area, for example, Argos for sites that cover the study of ancient or medieval world and MathSearch, for math related searches.
I also found the section on “web sites for teachers” to be helpful. I am in the middle of filling out an application to work in an English immersion camp in Spain and the director asked to see two conversational English lesson plans. I’ve been using google’s advanced search to find examples of English lesson plans but haven’t been happy with the results. (A lot of the lesson plans that I saw were difficult to follow) After reading about teachers.net, I signed up for the ten day free trial and found an abundance of lesson plans that are geared toward English learners and are easy to follow!
The excel spreadsheet is another assignment that will be useful if I get the job in Spain. The job requires the staff to know and use Excel on a weekly basis to record grades. This assignment couldn’t have come at a better time! I reviewed the basic concepts and only missed two, but I am confidant that I will be able to brush up on the things I missed before June.
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Wow...good luck on getting that job. I think it is amazing the number of resources that are available for teachers. I never knew that there were specialized search engines.
It is funny how useful Excel is as you have mentioned in your post because to be honest Excel has always been my least favorite and the nost intimidating. Though as a teacher Excel is very important for organization. Not only for teachers, Excel programs are used within other careers as well, especially for business. So it appears the Excel is inevitable and I am just going to have to face my fears!
Hi Leah,
hopefully you get your job in Spain. Isn't it nice when you can put in practice what you learned in class or through a reading? I think so that is when I feel I am getting my time and moneys worh.
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