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Hi everyone!
It's been a while since I've last posted here, but I'm back and I've got some great new things to share!
So this week's focus is all about research tools you may find very helpful.
I would first like to admit that up until now I did all my research through Google and even after trying out different research tools and websites, I still think it's the ultimate tool to use. Many of the things other resource websites have to offer are brought up on Google search results anyways, like Wikipedia references, which is why I find it the most helpful. Nevertheless, Google always has about 100000000000 results for just about everything we search for and sometimes the 20 most popular results aren't always what we're looking for.
Alright, let's get practical!
First site is noodletools. I'll just start off by saying that I love how this website is organized (seriously, take a look). This tool is really good if you're looking for something specific. They will tell you where is the best place to search. I found a few really cool things there that I wouldn't necessarily know about if not for them.
For example: Did you know that there is an entire website just for sound effects and music samples?
Check out findsounds. The different sounds you'll find there may be a nice addition to your Power-Point presentations or videos.
Another cool thing I found out about researching in general is that you can actually narrow your search by requesting results that have only been updated in the last 24 hours/week/month etc.
Wikipedia - I'm sure everyone that's reading this is familiar with the website. BUT, what many people don't know is that Wikipedia has a 'simple English' version. I present to you Simple Wikipedia. I think this is great for teacher's usage when they want to bring a simplified encyclopedia text into the classroom without having to paraphrase or delete every other word in advance. This tool can also be introduced to lower grade students that are asked to do a research project on just about anything.
I would like to end with one more tool that Google has to offer (It's really just to emphasize how grateful I am for Google in general): Google Scholar is a fantastic website for college students. Easily search through different academic articles, books, publishers etc. Pretty neat right?
Enjoy!
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