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primarily for ABE/GED/ESOL teachers, but useful for anyone wanting to integrate technology
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Journey Into the Hidden Web: A Guide For New Researchers

Journey Into the Hidden Web: A Guide For New Researchers | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Table Of Contents 1. What is the Deep Web? 1.1 Databases for People Research 1.2 Other Types of Deep Web Research 1.3 Tor Websites 2. Resources 2.1 Statistics 2.2 People Research 3. Tor - The Dark Web 1. What is the Deep Web? There are many words to describe the deep web, including the invisible…
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Navigate The Internet On This Stunning Antique Map Of The Online World

Navigate The Internet On This Stunning Antique Map Of The Online World | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Take a trip to the Yahoo Ice Shelf or visit the Island of Memes.
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very very cool

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Can Google Help Students Master the Art of Online Search?

Can Google Help Students Master the Art of Online Search? | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Free resources aim to help learners find reliable information quickly.
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Free resources aim to help learners find reliable information quickly.
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E is for eCoursebook

E is for eCoursebook | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Apple's plan, announced last week, to launch electronic publishing of school textbooks set social networks a-twitter, triggering flurries of excitement and apprehension in equal measure.  To exped...
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46 Hidden Tips and Tricks to Use Google Search Like a Boss: Infographic

46 Hidden Tips and Tricks to Use Google Search Like a Boss: Infographic | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it

How often do you use Google to find something on the internet?

If like a lot of people you use Google every day you’ll be astounded by the number of hidden tips and tricks their search facility offers.

Find 46 of them featured in this infographic.


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Teach Kids To Be Their Own Internet Filters

Teach Kids To Be Their Own Internet Filters | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Students live in an information saturated world. The most effective way to keep them safe and using the internet responsibly as a learning tool is to teach them how to be their own filters.
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"“If we are not teaching the kids to use the web as a vehicle for enhancing learning and teaching them to be the filter, that’s a dereliction of duty.”

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Crap Detection 101 | City Brights: Howard Rheingold | an SFGate.com blog

Crap Detection 101 | City Brights: Howard Rheingold | an SFGate.com blog | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Crap Detection 101
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Howard Rheingold crap detection article

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information fluency home

information fluency home | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Information Fluency is the ability to locate digital information efficiently, evaluate it effectively and use it ethically.
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How to Mine the Deep Web: The Ultimate Guide

How to Mine the Deep Web: The Ultimate Guide | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
The Deep Web is a mammoth resource that is mostly untapped. Learn how to discover Deep Web resources with this comprehensive, ultimate guide to searching the Deep Web's goldmine of information.
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Essential Skill for internet_use.pdf

Essential Skill for internet use

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