Chapter+5+-Research+Outside+the+Box+-+A+Guide+to+Smart+Searching

= __Chapter 5 - Research Outside the Box: A Guide to Smart Searching__ = Pages 61 - 78

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**1. Do you think the doctor telling his patient not to go to the Internet for research was the best strategy for the patient?**
 * Yes, if the patient just goes to any site without checking the credibility of the site misleading information could be obtained. I must confess I have goggled medical information in the past and have been confused and frightened by the info listed without professional assistance. Archie
 * I google medical information all the time. Sometimes the information seems a bit odd but I try to stick to sites that I think are credible. Although...this whole process has made me re-evaluate the process.- Sheila
 * At first I thought the doctor was being rude -- everyone does this, right? Then I understood. I am learning how to make better decision searches. - Cerise
 * No, he should have told her to only look at medical sites. The doctor’s office could have even made a pamphlet about quality sites to look at. I have found that Web MD is a pretty good site to look at. It is always best to talk to a doctor, but sometimes it helps if you’re not sure whether or not you want to go to all the trouble of going to the doctor’s office for something that could be small.-Julie
 * Yes I think the doctor has the right to give his advice. I found in most cases the doctor gives you information that concern the problems you are having or in Ryan's case the cancer that he had. M.D. Anderson gave us plenty to read and web sites we could visit if we wanted. - Charla


 * 2. How can you apply the concept of searching with an extension or country code in your curriculum or work?**
 * With geography, especially my notebook project, this will invaluable to finding resource material coming from within the country itself. Even using other countries' views of a situation besides our own. Archie
 * I love the idea of being able to restrict the results of a search. Will be very helpful in statistics. Bruce


 * 3. Imagine a teacher who has conducted a search for host:ac.jp + "world war II" + hiroshima. The Japanese view of what happened in Hiroshima is very different than what is presented in American textbooks. Would you open your class to this kind of challenge to your own country's viewpoint?**
 * Yes, it is very useful to examine both sides of an issue. That is what AP level classes attempt to do is raise the level of information dispersed. Archie
 * I think this would be fascinating (especially for high school students). When students gain the ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information, having these resources would provide fascinating information that would rally fuel their thinking process. - Sheila
 * This would be fascinating for me personally, and I think even fifth graders enjoy hearing the opposing viewpoints. I'm just not sure they are ready to discern or evaluate at a high enough level at this point. - Norma
 * I would not use this in Kindergarten although I think it would be great for middle and high school students.-Julie
 * Personally for myself, but not for P.E.- Charla


 * 4. Would you encourage your students to bring resources to class that they found on other teacher's Web sites?**
 * Yes, definitely! What better way for students to learn by looking at various ways to present material from other teaching strategies and experiences. Isn't that what we do when we go to workshops and conferences - learn and share from other instructors. Of course there is a caveat, I would want to investigate the site myself before approving the student use it. Archie


 * There is a new "facebook" for social bookmarking called Diigo and it is amazing! I learned about it at a conference I went to this summer. What it does is lets someone share all their bookmarked pages with others. The presenter was a kindergarten teacher and she created this account so she can share all the websites she uses daily with all the other kindergarten teachers she "friends" on her Diigo account. This way all her resources are shared with everyone. I think it would be a great idea if the school had a Diigo or even a class, so that the teacher and their students can share where they got their resources so others can benifit. -Rachel
 * I think it is important for students to learn, but the teacher must investigate first. - Charla


 * Yes, I also went to the confernece and am really excited about Diigo.-Julie