1. Enhancing Inquiry with Google Blog Search & Translate Session 4 of 4 Get Going with Google Research

2. Focusing Questions What are the components of the inquiry process? How can Google Blog Search be used to enhance the learner’s ability to use the inquiry process to enhance understanding? How can Google Translate be used to enhance the learner’s ability to use the inquiry process to enhance understanding?

3. Instruction

4. Framing The Session Learn how to use Google Blog Search Learn to use Google Translate Think about it’s application in the inquiry process Use a Google collaborative doc to record findings

5. Google Blog Search Select Google Blog Search from the list and select “About Google Blog Search”

6. About Google Blog Search Explore the different features of Google Blog Search

7. Google Translate Click on Google Translate and explore the different features

8. Sharing Findings Findings will be shared in the collaborative document

9. Guided Practice Let’s watch a video on Google Blog Search Google Blog Search 3 min 10 sec - Jul 22, 2007 Description: How to use Google Blog Search

10. Work Time

11. Getting Started Assign roles in your group, learn about and explore, and then discuss and record information about these Google Apps. You will given a ten, five and a one minute warning when it is time to switch to your inquiry component group. You may decide to explore just one or both of the applications while you are working in your group.

12. Work Time Assign roles within the groups so that the group has members assigned to focus on the final area of either Connect/Wonder, Investigate/Construct, Express/Reflect. Learn about and explore Google Blog Search and Google Translate Designated group members discuss how Google Translate can be used in each stage of the inquiry process. Switch into groups by inquiry area. Discuss how Google Blog Search and Google Translate can enhance your area of inquiry and record your findings.

13. Share

14. Representative from each inquiry group will report the findings they recorded in the Google collaborative document. Share

15. How do these ideas tie into and bridge back to the focusing questions? Share