enhancing inquiry with google scholar & books session 3 of 4 get going with google research apps
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Enhancing Inquiry with
Google Scholar & Books
Session 3 of 4
Get Going with Google Research Apps
Focusing Questions
• What are the components of the inquiry process?
• How can Google Scholar be used to enhance the learner’s ability to use the inquiry process to enhance understanding?
• How can Google Books be used to enhance the learner’s ability to use the inquiry process to enhance understanding?
Instruction
Framing The Session
• Find out about Google Scholar
• Find out about Google Books
• Think about their applications in the inquiry process
• Use a Google collaborative doc to record your findings
Google Scholar
• “Open Google Scholar and select “About Google Scholar.”
About Google Scholar
• Explore the features of Google Scholar
Google Books
• Open Google Book Search and at the bottom, click on “About Google Book Search”
About Google Book Search
• Explore the features of Google Book Search
Guided Practice
• After exploring the features, enter findings into the collaborative document
Work Time
Getting Started
• Now assign new roles in your group, and learn about and explore, then discuss and record information about these Google Apps.
• You will get a ten, five and a one minute warning when it is time to switch to your inquiry component group..
Work Time
• Assign roles within the groups so that the group has members assigned to focus on a new area of either Connect/Wonder, Investigate/Construct, Express/Reflect.
• Learn about and explore Google Scholar and Google Book Search
• Designated group members discuss how Google Books can be used in each stage of the inquiry process.
• Switch into groups by inquiry area.
• Discuss how Google Scholar and Google Book Search can enhance your area of inquiry and record your findings.
Share
• Representative from each inquiry group will report the findings they recorded in the Google collaborative document.
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• How do these ideas tie into and bridge back to the focusing questions?
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