A New Search Tool For You and Your Students - Burlington Blog Update (Edition 19)

The post below is actually a copy of a weekly e-mail that I send to our staff  to promote our Burlington Public Schools Blog which shares the great work going on across our school district. I also try to give a quick technology tip/resource that I think would be useful. It is the 19th post in the series.

During the Google Summit in Burlington this past weekend, I stumbled across a new resource that I thought would be useful for teachers as they support their students in doing research. A new tool called Choosito, allows students and teachers to avoid inappropriate sites and also search by grade level and reading level.  The two options for searching on Choosito are a web search and a library search. The library search gives access to a growing number of sites that have already been vetted by other educators and the web search provides a broader search that does not bring up sites that would be inappropriate for a library.

For a quick overview of Choosito, check out the two-minute video below.

Burlington Blog Update

• Day 104 - Google and Schools - Ben Schersten - Francis Wyman IT Specialist
• Day 105 - Why Take Latin at BHS - Parina Patel - BHS Senior
• Day 106 - Science Center Pattern Exhibit - Mrs. Casey - Francis Wyman 4th Grade
• Day 107 - Amazing Amphibian and Reptile Projects - Mrs. Boucher - Francis Wyman Second Grade
• Day 108 - We're Not Monkeying Around - BHS Help Desk Students Develop App
• Day 109 - MSMS Photography Club Continues Making Quality Pictures - Mrs. Rogers
• Day 110 - Culmination of the Simple Machines / Invention Unit - Mr. Daley - Fox Hill Grade 4
• Day 111 - 6B Visits Europe via Google Tour Builder - MSMS Grade 6
• Day 112 - Unlimited - Michael Seleman - BHS Senior
• Day 113 - BHS Celebrates National Foreign Language Week - BHS Foreign Language Dept.

Only 67 more posts to go...