MrW's Computing Blog

LQ: How can I improve my work?  How can you improve yours?

Over the last few weeks, we have been working on Google Apps on projects, working in pairs or threes by sharing documents and communicating online.

Is this an effective way to work? What skills have we developed?

Please fill in the survey below to show me what you have learned from this project. I will also be looking at your projects of course!

Collaborative Project Evaluation

Success steps:

• Log on, find work, add info, edit and improve
• Share project with the class (so they can comment)
• Look at other people’s presentation and make positive, encouraging comments and suggestions
• Reflect on your achievements in this project by filling out the online evaluation

LQ: How can I use j2e/Google Apps tools collaboratively?

Steps to success:

• Log on to j2e/Google Apps
• Create a document and share with group
• Send check emails
• Search for information and add to page
• Work together on the same document

The information we are after is on the Internet somewhere, but how do we get to it quickly…?

There is a lot of other stuff on the Internet – silly things, advertising, harmful pages, wrong information, distractions… How can we make sure we stay safe from these things?

Here are some techniques to make sure you get to information quickly and safely.

• Use more than one key word
• Use “kids” in your google search to find websites written for children
• Use known, trusted websites like BBC, Woodlands Junior School – start to build up a knowledge of trusted sites
• Use children’s search engines (see here for some examples)
• Know what to do if you find something unsuitable or upsetting – tell an adult

Here are some searching techniques to extend your information finding skills.  (Taken from www.code-it.co.uk by Phil Bagge)

Which o these tips have you tried?  Do you have any other good searching tips?

Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app for iPad