DJ Sundog

Was just realizing:

When I was a young pup, our public school system spent a fair bit of time teaching students how to effectively search a library.

Do current iterations teach students how to effectively craft a search query for various search engines and which engines are best for which queries?

Apr 9, 2017 at 2:50pmWeb
Show threadSamuraiLink3Apr 9, 2017

@djsundog When I was back in high school, they were just getting started with that. They were teaching search operators and how to validate sources.

Being a super-nerd, this didn't really teach me much, but it did help my more non-technical friends.

Show threadJerry 🦙💝🦙Apr 9, 2017
@djsundog no, they don't.
Show threadSpaceKatAndromedaApr 9, 2017
@djsundog not sure about high school, as I haven't been for over 15 years, but college does in intro English classes
Show thread0x7fa046c9Apr 9, 2017
@djsundog One big issue with digital libraries is that most of the best databases for papers, academic publications, etc. are behind paywalls which high schools don't have access to. Even my county library's database access is nothing compared to my university. Even when my high school attempted to teach students about searching databases, the results were so terrible that the value of them was lost. The disparity in access to information is more than a little scary.
Show threadThunder BuckApr 9, 2017

@djsundog I am 33 and was was taught how to use search engines and about what ones were available in high school.

I gave a presentation on the features of hotbot.

Show threadAlex EnkerliApr 9, 2017
@djsundog Yep, some school systems do that. Often part of the competencies being taught. Which doesn't mean that learners remember those things, but it sure is done.