Today in class I was excited to learn about creating the custom search engines. I was unaware that this type of search engine existed and I am eager to take it back to my school for this upcoming school year.
The search engine was extremely easy to create and I think that with one explanation of it, most teachers will be able to use it in their classrooms.
I can definitely see this being used at all grade levels in schools. By creating custom search engines teachers can allow students to still be responsible for their own research, but they are able to monitor their searches. I see this being valuable in my classroom to help students with learning how to research at such a young age. Then, as students get older they will be more comfortable with searching for and using a variety of different websites for their sources in papers.
As an administrator this is one tool that you can use to help staff members have a more clear vision of how to facilitate in their student's research. Along with that, administrators may use this with their own staff members in different meetings or in completing different tasks. I can also see this being used when looking to buy specific materials. You can simply customize the websites you like to purchase materials from and then search to find the best deals.
Overall, I think the custom search engines will be beneficial to administrators, teachers, and students in a variety of ways and I am excited to incorporate it into my school.
I completely agree with you learning about the custom search engine was extremely useful today. I am looking to implement more projects this year in PE where the students will have to do some research, and this is going to be a great tool. As you know, the internet can be a great tool for information but it can also be incorrect which makes it challenging for students to sift through. I like that I am able to customize the search for the students not only to make sure that they are getting the correct information.
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