#12 (Week 5) Rollyo Search Tool

Cool tool! I created a Rollyo around the California Gold Rush. I was really excited by the results. I can definitely see using this as a tool for student research. This will allow students to search mulitple sites at once to find relevant information. This allows the sites to be handpicked.
One thing I noticed was that it's important to be specific when choosing websites to make sure that the searches remain relevant to the topic. For example, I linked to PBS and got search results from other pages linked to the PBS site. I'd like to experiment to see if it's possible to maek it more specific.
I was also successful adding a Rollyo link to my blog!

#11 (Week 5) Web 2.0 Awards

I visited several websites on the Web 2.0 awards list. I discovered that some such as Backback were subscription-based sites. I really liked the possibilities of Google docs. I had actually played a bit with Google docs after a recent technology meeting. I like the idea of being able to post work online that others can work on collaboratively. I see applications for this with both colleagues as well as with students. I also found that presentations can be created or uploaded on Google docs. This helps with the issue of compatibility when sharing student projects with parents. I'd also like to play with the form function to create student surveys. I look forward to playing with Google docs more in the future.
I successfully joined the Library 2.0 Ning.