tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post3595900403221412622..comments2024-03-28T06:19:50.620-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: Teaching beginners how to search--lessons for teachersDan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-10574436009062693942016-02-08T16:14:48.785-08:002016-02-08T16:14:48.785-08:00amusing search
~3:30 in - Alexa/Libby v SIRI
Kla...amusing search<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/EaynIXcWvyM" rel="nofollow">~3:30 in - Alexa/Libby v SIRI </a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/_seKyGYlTHY" rel="nofollow"> Klaatu</a><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=KLAATU...BARADA...NIKTO!&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">Gort - SERP</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-78854152772536513992016-02-08T13:11:56.291-08:002016-02-08T13:11:56.291-08:00folks may not know what a homepage is/was, but the...folks may not know what a homepage is/was, but they will know how to obtain socks… technology is splen·dif·er·ous… in some realms…<br />from that little event that occurred near the 'Plex yesterday, right on cue, voice interface… one future for search… we are doomed<br />(maybe Bezos should have an 'Alec voice' option for Alexa?)<br /><a href="http://heavy.com/social/2016/02/alec-baldwin-amazon-echo-super-bowl-commercial-dan-marino-missy-elliott-jason-schwartzman-ad/" rel="nofollow">Alexa/Echo et al. — <br />now it's just not the voices in my head, but AI/the internet of things is ALWAYS listening & compiling…</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/2fxDQUe57-k" rel="nofollow">the day after…</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Male-Power-Pouch-Short-Leopard/dp/B003RHR7WW" rel="nofollow">weird, doesn't look like Baldwin…drone delivery available?</a><br /><a href="https://www.mensunderwearstore.com/shop/male-power/cc-animal-prints/" rel="nofollow">what kind of Google ads are headed my way now? hunted/haunted by search</a><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_synthesis" rel="nofollow">Speech synthesis</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo" rel="nofollow">wiki 'splaining</a><br /><a href="https://medium.com/@sicross/living-with-and-building-for-the-amazon-echo-525caea9f280#.fpdzicxlf" rel="nofollow">living with Alexa</a><br /><a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2016/01/google-brillo-weave-beacons" rel="nofollow">Google working</a><br /><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/05/google-developing-brillo-internet-of-things-os-based-on-android/" rel="nofollow">Brillo</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_command_device" rel="nofollow">VCD</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X4WHP5E" rel="nofollow">Always getting smarter and adding new features and skills--over 100 added since launch, including Domino's and Uber</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bresciani-Cashmere-Over-Calf-Dress/dp/B001UISDDC" rel="nofollow">$200 socks… why not?… but why are the right ones $137 as a single?</a><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/h5aybva" rel="nofollow">Marcoliani And Bresciani </a><br /><a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/theres-story-behind-christopher-walkens-fancy-sock-kia-commercial-169477" rel="nofollow">sock related - Walken - it must be the year of the sock…</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-48093040400255816012016-02-08T11:20:26.207-08:002016-02-08T11:20:26.207-08:00Thanks Remmij -- those images of me teaching ARE h...Thanks Remmij -- those images of me teaching ARE hard to find. <br /><br />Kudos for pointing out Michael Wesch's anthro video syllabus. It's nicely done (as is all of his work). <br /><br />Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-74415121381256031632016-02-07T06:56:00.620-08:002016-02-07T06:56:00.620-08:00I'm a retired school librarian who started tea...I'm a retired school librarian who started teaching students and teachers about the Internet back in the early 1990s. I tried to draw analogies between what was happening online and real life experiences. For example, I would distinguish between the search box and the address bar by making an analogy with finding the hotel a friend was staying in and giving the address to a cab driver. The search for the information about the hotel goes into the search box and the resulting address, meaning the URL, goes into the address bar so the taxi driver knows where to go. Similarly, I talk about a wide search and a targeted search as the difference between fishing by throwing out a net and using a rod to get one fish. Framing a search question is by far THE most difficult activity for everyone, whether they're looking online or offline. For online searches, I try two approaches. First, I tell people to envision the perfect webpage that would have exactly what they're looking for. Then, I ask them to think of the words that would appear on that page. In the second approach, I have them write down what they're looking for in a sentence. Then I ask them to write down synonyms under any of the words that they think might have alternative terms. Finally, we construct the search using quotation marks for adjacency and OR operators to include synonyms.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926643661680242527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-45728669128845861412016-02-06T17:16:21.771-08:002016-02-06T17:16:21.771-08:00Dan, did a little searching and found a couple la...Dan, did a little searching and found a couple larger versions of the image you used in this post… think you should have used them, but they are harder to find…<br /><a href="http://s15.postimg.org/4uixh4w0r/The_blank_stare_homepage.jpg" rel="nofollow">The blank stare homepage</a><br />wha, what? where's my homepage? omg, the expression is priceless<br />(even though the 'class' only exists in the virtual space. there are numerous kernels of truth and several actual searches involved…<br />it could probably be largely reverse engineered image-wise.) hybrid reality…<br /><a href="http://s23.postimg.org/qjqbj3da3/E_the_Valley_elitists.jpg" rel="nofollow">the class is open to all</a><br />…explaining <b>⌘-E</b> and the nuances of Valley elitism to one of the class participants… staying hydrated is a key part…<br />"I have a question, Dr. Russell and I have it right now…"<br />and driving home the key points before the lunch break…<br />I thought that guy looked familiar…<br />(<a href="https://youtu.be/P_YVuZJex2c" rel="nofollow">SNL can Dan's appearance be far off?</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/pfmwGAd1L-o" rel="nofollow">the full 'monty'</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/d1f3-W8DjmA" rel="nofollow">the CNN take</a>)<br /><br />seriously, I commend you for going out and experiencing how technology, the internet, THEGOOGLE, etc., are actually used and misused in the wild…<br />you must be bemused, bewildered, inspired and aghast at what you find before returning to the cocoon of the 'Plex…<br /><br />as Psion739 suggests, the use of voice UIs and 'assistants' in the mobile realm and devices like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo" rel="nofollow">Amazon's Echo</a><br />will simplify "almanac" type searches for many, but REsearch may suffer‽‽ e.g., image/video search and deeper search & connections, along with the evaporation of whimsy<br />and serendipity - no chance/happenstance finds when the hive has already determined what you want/need to know.<br /><br />still a ways off from this:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/J57fi-Lic4U" rel="nofollow">will have to work on my voice… & the whole eye/hand coordination thing is still an issue…</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/rAUVUUhf7U0" rel="nofollow">the password bane</a><br />…but brains are being rewired (from the distant/recent past)<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/6gmP4nk0EOE" rel="nofollow">this impacted my view… it's a time capsule</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/NQxgju6HD3g" rel="nofollow">more recent - Michael Wesch, KSU</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/mZedcQoY0iw" rel="nofollow">example - student interaction</a><br />[enter/return] = curiosity<br />[delete] = time<br /><br />for grins… another evangelist… no self driving vehicles present.<br /><a href="http://guykawasaki.com/photos-from-the-may-2015-maker-faire-in-san-mateo-california/" rel="nofollow">in San Mateo</a><br /><br />Post & search on Dan!remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-87624093192972229512016-02-06T05:44:00.933-08:002016-02-06T05:44:00.933-08:00Greeting from UK. Teaching beginners has been my ...Greeting from UK. Teaching beginners has been my passion for several years. My audience these days have been elderly and mature learners who have been gifted iPad and Android devices from their children as gifts to bring them into the modern communications world. I could fill this blogger with similar stories stated by Dan.<br /><br />My approach has been to encourage learners to down load the Google family apps (Search, Maps, Translate, etc). Then introduce them to 'OK Google'. This is the first big hurdle talking to a device! Wow! they are hooked!<br /><br />Next introduce single word searches and abbreviating questions into key words. (e.g Time Hong Hong) etc. After a minimum of two hours they are experts searching the Internet. The results are amazing.<br /><br />I pride myself turning seniors into Google experts within their comfort zone. Thank you Dan!Psion739https://www.blogger.com/profile/13759558327469579309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-39887505669503286212016-02-05T19:48:49.761-08:002016-02-05T19:48:49.761-08:00I loved to read this. It reminded me of my own sto...I loved to read this. It reminded me of my own story of teaching "IT" in 1998. (The story of how I got there is in itself peculiar too.)<br /><br />I was teaching a module created by me within a postgraduate course in Arts Administration, and I was surprised to find that some of the students (who were picked up among many applications) didn't know how to use ctrl+F or ctrl+Z, most didn't know Altavista nor ctrl-alt-delete, very few knew basic tricks in editing a document, like centering a paragraph without the use of trial and error with spaces…<br /><br />I taught them how to use italics and bold on MS-Word, how and where to search on the Netscape browser (different websites for different tasks; for general stuff I showed them that Altavista was ages ahead of the directory-based search sites), how to use Eudora to send or receive emails, how to use mIRC and ICQ (and why chat could be a useful professional tool, not only a social entertaining one), how to do the basics on Excel (I remember my brother calling me less than 20 years ago, when he was already a senior researcher, telling me that he didn't understand how to perform any computation on Excel; turns out he hadn't figured out the very non-intuitive "=" sign, nor the cell designations). It was challenging, demanding and fun. And I was really proud that in the end of those 6 days (24 hours) everyone knew the basics.<br /><br />I am not entirely sure if I already knew Google. I guess I found about it later that year, if not in 1999.<br /><br />Also, very relevant: <a href="https://youtu.be/ntmuSzxopVk" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/ntmuSzxopVk</a>Luís Miguel Viterbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198394145108636883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-63966419088358147152016-02-05T19:45:18.272-08:002016-02-05T19:45:18.272-08:00seem tailor made for your teacher section…
timely
...seem tailor made for your teacher section…<br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/02/05/465699380/ok-google-where-did-i-put-my-thinking-cap" rel="nofollow">timely</a><br /><a href="http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/10-ways-teacher-planning-adjust-google-generation/" rel="nofollow">teaching GooGen</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-17219426236791141052016-02-05T16:03:48.446-08:002016-02-05T16:03:48.446-08:00… your patience & awareness are admirable… som...… your patience & awareness are admirable… some observations & searchables prompted by your post:<br /><a href="http://s22.postimg.org/bs02q3vs1/image.jpg" rel="nofollow">⌘-F _ sRs Philosoraptor</a><br />… even after almost 9 earth years? It might be a larger issue than just UI… or user age.<br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/article/google-launches-the-google-for-older-adults-5850" rel="nofollow">'THEGOOGLE'</a><br /><a href="http://www.clixmarketing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/homer-computer-doh.jpg" rel="nofollow">… and THEDOH!</a><br /><br /><i>"The Sisyphean Task<br />French philosopher and social critic, Albert Camus, relates the story of Sisyphus to modern life in “The Myth of Sisyphus.” Sisyphus embodies the absurdity of life in all its “futility and hopeless labor.” Camus calls Sisyphus a proletarian, a man trapped within the workings of the modern machine, unable to escape. In Camus' view, Sisyphus becomes a metaphor for modern life and the workplace whose absurd, routine nature becomes a kind of punishment when it is experienced as being endless."</i><br /><br />who's Pete?<br /><a href="http://www.damienhirst.com/video/2007/ftlog-interview" rel="nofollow">⌘F - <i>""</i></a><br /><a href="http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-pet2.htm" rel="nofollow">For Pete’s sake</a><br /><a href="http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/23621830.jpg" rel="nofollow">what if, what if, what if… and it's not a question</a><br /><a href="http://s7.postimg.org/ctytlmqy3/google_Sisypher_dwarves.jpg" rel="nofollow">hill eliminated, still Sisyphean, even here on earth </a><br />complicating through simplicity…<br /><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/323996/29-hidden-chrome-features-that-will-make-your-life-easier" rel="nofollow">Chrowser</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chromeexperiments.com/?page=0" rel="nofollow">discovery of the day</a><br /><a href="https://www.chromeexperiments.com/experiment/dia-de-muertos" rel="nofollow">Ramón and Rosemary… something to experiment with…</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/416WEC3HQ8L._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" rel="nofollow">fwiw, perhaps a different word? - still have "scoping" nightmares</a><br /><br /><a href="http://bfy.tw/47GM" rel="nofollow">blackberry π</a><br /><a href="http://bfy.tw/47GZ" rel="nofollow">blueberry pie</a><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pi+symbol+on+mac&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8" rel="nofollow">π - searchin'-it-out</a><br /><br /><a href="http://abc7news.com/news/palo-alto-library-closed-after-bed-bugs-found-on-chairs/1000194/" rel="nofollow">search bugs</a><br /><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/99682055" rel="nofollow">“Cloud Forest” by artist Roger Stoller,</a><br /><a href="http://www.stollerstudio.com/work/cloud-forest/" rel="nofollow">CF/RS</a><br /><a href="http://brucebeasley.com/" rel="nofollow">Bruce Beasley</a><br /><a href="http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/csd/public_art/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Arpeggio V</a><br /><a href="http://brucebeasley.com/2014/10/28/stone-arpeggio/" rel="nofollow">it seems to have additions - hence the V?</a><br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PDdmX-y2_7i-ugCv3nE6xAW6jE1h3xBjDcBoEQRgLbs/edit#slide=id.g10743f6ba2_2_82" rel="nofollow">'life before Google' page 6</a><br />(it's also a<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_%28mythology%29" rel="nofollow"> Sirens </a> call…)<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/q-k-WBGby40?list=PLsAJkAEcPmvPCt0YoLrU40Pbnsh4WAj7u" rel="nofollow">past future talk - 7:30 in</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/cki_h6A_hTk?list=PLsAJkAEcPmvPCt0YoLrU40Pbnsh4WAj7u" rel="nofollow">@ National Geographic - advanced search methods</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.com