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This document discusses various tools for keeping up-to-date with current issues and delivering quality information summaries in 3 sentences or less. It cautions against lower quality "content farms" and recommends using scholarly databases, peer-reviewed journals, books, and state library resources. It also provides tips on using tools like Google Alerts, Google News, Google Fast Flip, Google Reader, RSS feeds, and databases to monitor websites and stay current on topics through search updates and journal articles.
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- 1. TOK Current issues – Some tools
- 2. Content Farm Quality Delivery Terms
- 7. News
- 8. Add your own news section You need a Google account to be able to do this.
- 10. News timeline
- 12. Google Reader Use Google's web-based feed reader to keep up with blogs and news
- 14. Databases Use of wildcard *
- 16. Always limit to full text
- 18. Google Scholar Advanced Search Filter by exact phrase, Author, Publication, Date and Subject areas
- 21. JSTOR – This type of search alerts you to other search terms you may not have considered
- 22. Where do you keep all this information? How do you make it searchable? Learn even more here http://www.evernote.com/about/support/getting_started.php
- 23. Remember ask the Teacher-librarians for help!
Editor's Notes
- What is a content farm? Where can you find quality content? How will you get this delivered to you? What strategies do you use to generate search terms?
- Where can you get some ideas?
- Live demonstration
- News: Google fast flip
- Go to live demo
- Google scholar – Advanced search
- Your questions Development of good topics Posing questions Generating search terms