Thursday, May 19, 2011

A Google A Day


I came across this site while doing research on ways to enhance student research skills. The site provides users with a daily trivia question they must answer using the provided search window. The advantage of using this search window: A Google A Day automatically filters out published answers, forcing students to use strong keywords to find the answers.


Once the student believes he/she has an answer to the trivia question, they submit their answer in the provided box and the site provides feedback on ways to select proper keywords for the search. The higher level trivia questions require students to do multiple search steps before coming to the solution.