How many times have you been asked a question that you know the questioner could easily have found the answer with just a few keystrokes? When faced with a question we usually have a few choices in the way we can handle it.
First possibility is to give a direct answer or do it for person. Any teacher worth their salt knows that this does little to benefit the learner because they have had to put forth little effort to obtain the knowledge. If you really want someone to learn something, they need to work for it. Then to prove they have learned something, they need to then teach it.
Next possibility is to show them how to do it. Hopefully when you show them, they are doing something to insure that they can handle the issue or answer the question if it occurs again. When training, this is when a video tutorial is nice because it allows them to come back to it and watch it again if needed.
Another solution is to point them in the right direction and allow them to do a little bit of the digging for the new knowledge. Sometimes we get questions from students and we know that searching the internet for an answer can be a daunting task for them. Many of them will use complete sentences when searching. Most are not sure how to narrow down their results and use keywords when searching.
When you have a situation like that, try doing some of the searching for them. This way they can increase the chances of finding what you really intend for them to find. One useful tool for that is lmgtfy.com (Let Me Google That For You). If you use this site, make sure the person you are using it with has a sense of humor. What it will do is allow you to search for a topic, then provide you with a link to share with your "friend." When they follow the link, it will display instructions conducting a Google search (a bit of sarcasm is involved). After it gives the search tutorial, it then displays the results.
As an example follow this link http://bit.ly/VaZ5Ob.
This could be great to use with students that are just beginning to learn how to search. Make sure if you are teaching students how to search, that you don't teach them bad habits. If you need some pointers for searching, check this page from Google: http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html.
Happy Searching.
First possibility is to give a direct answer or do it for person. Any teacher worth their salt knows that this does little to benefit the learner because they have had to put forth little effort to obtain the knowledge. If you really want someone to learn something, they need to work for it. Then to prove they have learned something, they need to then teach it.
Next possibility is to show them how to do it. Hopefully when you show them, they are doing something to insure that they can handle the issue or answer the question if it occurs again. When training, this is when a video tutorial is nice because it allows them to come back to it and watch it again if needed.
Another solution is to point them in the right direction and allow them to do a little bit of the digging for the new knowledge. Sometimes we get questions from students and we know that searching the internet for an answer can be a daunting task for them. Many of them will use complete sentences when searching. Most are not sure how to narrow down their results and use keywords when searching.
When you have a situation like that, try doing some of the searching for them. This way they can increase the chances of finding what you really intend for them to find. One useful tool for that is lmgtfy.com (Let Me Google That For You). If you use this site, make sure the person you are using it with has a sense of humor. What it will do is allow you to search for a topic, then provide you with a link to share with your "friend." When they follow the link, it will display instructions conducting a Google search (a bit of sarcasm is involved). After it gives the search tutorial, it then displays the results.
As an example follow this link http://bit.ly/VaZ5Ob.
This could be great to use with students that are just beginning to learn how to search. Make sure if you are teaching students how to search, that you don't teach them bad habits. If you need some pointers for searching, check this page from Google: http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html.
Happy Searching.
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