1. Understanding Technology 101 the Basics Dominic Santora http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/d dsantora/ Click picture for video greeting

3. Introduction Diane Forte Barfield states that, the use of technology helps students with disabilities compete equally in the classroom with other children

4. Complete work Communicate with other students anywhere and at anytime Travel to far-away places Produce professional results when completing projects Technology itself makes it easier for students to:

5. Summary Findings The bottom line is if a teacher is working with students with disabilities and does not know how to perform basic operations in finding information on the internet…what good is?

6. Searching the Internet Can be confusing Time consuming Awkward

7. Dr. Bernie Dodge Four NETS for Better Searching N arrow E xact Phrases T rim the URL S imilar Pages

8. Net 1: Start N arrow Query# Matches Imagine that you're interested in the legendary lost continent of Atlantis. There have been several movies with Atlantis in the title, but you're not interested in them. You are also not interested in the space shuttle Atlantis. Try this search... WITH ALL: Atlantis continent WITHOUT: shuttle film movie Write the number of hits you get below. Here's how to search for it badly: WITH ALL: Atlantis Here's another search to try: WITH ALL: Waterbury WITH AT LEAST ONE: Vermont VT WITHOUT: Connecticut CT Here's how to search for Waterbury, VT. badly: WITH: Waterbury

9. Net 1: Start N arrow Imagine that you're interested in the legendary lost continent of Atlantis. Start with: Atlantis

10. Net 2: Find E xact Phrases Query# Matches You've heard of a fine public university in the lower left corner of the United States and you want to know more about it. Try this search... EXACT PHRASE: San Diego State University Write the number of hits you get below. Here's how to search for it badly: WITH ALL: San Diego State University Here are some more searches to try: EXACT PHRASE: Bill 602P EXACT PHRASE: We know he has weapons of mass destruction EXACT PHRASE: demonstrating genuine leadership EXACT PHRASE: Jenny kissed me when we met

11. Net 2: Find E xact Phrases Try: San Diego State University

12. Net 3: T rim Back the URL You found this Romeo & Juliet WebQuest that you really like. Are there more like that where this one came from? Start here: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webq uests/shakespeare/ Now trim away the last part: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webq uests/ What do you see? Trim it again, Sam: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/ Now try this: A friend told you of another cool Shakespeare WebQuest and emailed you the URL: http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/wmi/wq/collin/index.html That URL turned out to be wrong, though. Can you find the real URL, and see if there are other worthy WebQuests at the same site?

13. Net 3: T rim Back the URL Start with this: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/ and finish with this: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/

14. Net 4: Look for S imilar Pages Query # Matches Suppose that you have discovered Tapped In, an online community of educators, and you are wondering what else like that is out there. Using Google's similarity search will surface a number of sites that are likely to interest you.Tapped In SIMILAR TO: www.tappedin.orgwww.tappedin.org Write the number of hits you get below. Another way to explore a domain is to find out who else is linked to a page. Who else finds Tapped In useful enough to include on one of their pages? LINKED TO: www.tappedin.orgwww.tappedin.org Here's another search to try: SIMILAR TO: kids.msfc.nasa.gov LINKED TO: kids.msfc.nasa.gov

15. Net 4: Look for S imilar Pages Such as: Linked or Similar

16. Remember Four NETS for Better Searching N arrow E xact Phrases T rim the URL S imilar Pages

17. Now What? Save It with a Online Bookmark

18. It’s mobile Network with colleagues You will be organized You will become

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