[MACEP] searching with Google--appropriately

[Lynn Lary]

Yes to both-I had it on Safe Search as did the school. We use Squidguard.

Lynn

At 3:32 PM -0800 2/7/07, Collver, Gregory wrote:
>I am curious about two things that were not mentioned:
>
>1. Did you use Goggle's Safe Search option?
>2. What filtering software is being used and are you certain that it is
>configured correctly?
>
>Greg Collver
>IT Manager / Programmer
>Three Rivers School District
>PO Box 160, Murphy OR 97533
>541-862-3111
>
>
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>From: macep-bounces at macep.net [mailto:macep-bounces at macep.net] On Behalf
>Of Lynn Lary
>Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:45 PM
>To: macep at macep.net
>Subject: [MACEP] searching with Google--appropriately
>
>Hi,
>
>I had a conversation today with a person who told me that their
>school is not allowing students to use Google because inappropriate
>search results were coming up. The example that she had given was,
>"bunnies" and sure enough nothing really related to rabbits came up
>when I searched for this word.
>
>My suggestion was that rather than block Google, perhaps the staff
>should teach the students how to search effectively. Having students
>enter a single word into a search engine and having both the teacher
>and student think that this is a good search is a not a good thing.
>When I suggested that perhaps they do a more meaningful search such
>as bunny habitat, the results were vastly different than the initial
>search.
>
>My experience is that adults think that students know how (without
>ever being taught) to search effectively. This just doesn't seem to
>be the case...How can we get folks to understand that that it isn't
>the tool, but the user, that is the problem?
>
>Do any of you have a search curriculum that you are using at elem,
>ms, and hs levels that you think is effective?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Lynn
>
>>HI All,
>>
>>I am interested in learning what/how other districts are using
>>Google domains and web pages, along with the many other features of
>>Google. With the exception of the Goolge search, I don't see much of
>>a downside to using the many other features of Google, and in fact
>>can think of many advantages to using these in instruction (Google
>>notebook, docs and spreadsheets, Page Creator, domains, etc.)
>>
>>Maybe I am naive...
>>
>>I would like to get a wider perspective from all of you about the
>>advantages and disadvantages, and ways to effectively use these
>>tools districtwide.
>>
>>Thanks in advance for any info you can give!
>>
>>Tricia George
>>--
>>Tricia George
>>TOSA Instructional Technology
>>georgep at nclack.k12.or.us
>>503.353.6117
>>
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>Have a good day,
>
>Lynn
>
>Lynn M. Lary, Instructional Technology Specialist
>Lane ESD
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