SEA's Workshop

Online tools for working with students:

Google for Google Docs, Google Notebook.
You need a Google account to use these tools.

Toondo for creating online cartoons with little drawing ability.

del.icio.us for online bookmarking.

Copyright Free Images for images which can be used freely BUT with the proper citation.

Reference Resources:

Visual Dictionary

Merriam-Webster with audible pronunciation.

Gale for magazine articles, biographies and reference.

World Book

Search Engines:

Ask

Quintura

Clusty

Vivisimo

The Search Game

The Rules:
- work with a partner
- find the fewest number of hits per search
- find the correct answer to the question
- use no more than 10 keywords per search
- keep a record of your keywords

Game Tips:
- use quotation marks when terms need to be found together like this: "war of 1812", "Remembrance Day"
- use a minus sign to exclude words from your search like this: bears -Chicago or -teddy
- use site operators such as site:edu, site:gov or site:org to limit your search like this: Canada confederation history site:org

The Questions:

1. How high was the tidal wave generated by the Halifax explosion?

This game has been adapted from an article by Katrine Watkins and Kathleen Elder. The Google Game.

Ancient Egyptians

Before going online build your keyword list. Consult encyclopedias as well as the non-fiction section in the 930s to 932s. When searching consider keywords such as "primary source", documents, images, history.



Recommended Sites:

Sacred Texts
Ancient Web
Gale: Biography Resource Center
Ancient History Sourcebook
PBS.org - Hatshepsut and other pharoahs - check the side bar.

Use alternative search engines such as:

Ask.com
Clusty

Photo Credits: Creative Commons by Husar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/husar/444756438/