by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Information Fluency
Via TeachThought It’s always revealing to watch learners research. When trying to understand complex questions often as part of multi-step projects, they often simply “Google it.” Why do people migrate? Google it. Where does inspiration come from? Google it. How do... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Information Fluency
via Mindshift Google has made it possible for us to have instant information gratification. Just start typing the first letters of your search word and the site intuits your question and offers you the smartest choice of answers. Seems simple enough. But as quick and... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
Via NZ Herald You probably don’t remember what you Googled 10 minutes ago, let alone the myriad inane and fleeting things you’ve searched since the engine’s beginnings. But unless you’re browsing in incognito mode or have tweaked your account... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
Via Stuff NZ Google boss Eric Schmidt predicted the internet will soon be so pervasive in every facet of our lives that it will effectively “disappear” into the background. Speaking to the business and political elite at the World Economic Forum at Davos,... by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Information Fluency, Media Fluency, Solution Fluency, Teaching, Technology
Google is opening up its Google Maps Gallery service with an expanded array of historical and contemporary maps, as well as tools for students and educators that will allow them to create and edit their own maps. Google Maps Gallery is a repository of maps created by... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Global Digital Citizen, Information Fluency, Technology
These days whenever things go wrong – or even right – it’s search engines we turn to for answers and affirmation. So how did the internet become our best friend, confidant, oracle – and what do the questions we ask reveal about our lives? Kate... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Teaching, Technology
There are about a million different ways to use all the great Google tools available for free in your classroom. Whether you’re bringing your classroom into the 21st century by making it paperless or AppSmashing, even the simplest of Google tools offers you a wide... by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Information Fluency, Technology
via Business Insider Google has become so big that sometimes it’s difficult to understand just how big it is. It’s on course to do $60 billion in revenue this year, almost all of that from advertising. But how big is that in terms of the media it... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Information Fluency, Media Fluency, Technology
via Marketing Tech Blog While this infographic from HackCollege, Get More Out of Google, was written for the education industry – it’s very relevant to marketers and how you utilize the search engine. I’m surprised, for instance, the number of people that aren’t aware... 