Clip web pages to Evernote with Dolphin Browser for iPad
We’ve made no secret of our love for Evernote here at Bright Ideas, as it’s one of the best ways to keep notes and bookmarks together. One great feature of Evernote is the Web Clipper which works in most major…
Bamboo Dirt: I need a digital research tool to …
Whenever we are faced with learning new skills or new methods we tend to focus on the tools. However, when we shift our focus from the tools to what can be done with them, real transformation occurs. Mastery and success become…
New Libguides from the State Library of Victoria
Librarians at the State Library of Victoria answer complex reference questions for patrons everyday, whether it be onsite, via email or on the phone. After years of experience with the questions people bring to the collection, reference librarians have developed…
Tags: You’re it!
Students and educators are embracing all the advantages of digital technology; they are writing blog posts, sharing annotated diagrams and photos, creating video clips and much, much more. Many of these digital items are being uploaded/shared in the hope of…
Research skills: searching strategies
Research is a process. Think of it as a series of problems we solve as we come to them. The more problems we solve, the better we become at doing research; because we bring our new knowledge to the next…
Cite in style with the EasyBib scanner
EasyBib is one of many freely available bibliography generators. While it has most of the standard options seen in other services, it does have some innovative features. You can link up your bibliography with a Google Drive document and automatically…
Searching Google with your voice
Today’s guest post comes from Bev Novak. Bev takes a look at the new Google search app for IOS devices and tests out the voice search feature. Released a couple of days ago, I just discovered the latest Google search…
Save quotes with Citelighter
Citelighter is a free online bibliographic management tool. It claims to be a simple tool that allows you click on a ‘Capture’ button every time you want to add a resource to your collection. This will then allow you to automatically…
Create Customised Resource Collections with Gooru
Gooru is a search engine you won’t want to miss if you are a Science, Math or Social Sciences teacher. It is free to use and allows teachers to create customised ‘play-lists’ of resources for their students. Gooru’s library of…
Google launches Search Education site
Google has recently launched a new Search Education site which aims to help teachers and students hone search skills. The site includes a number of lesson plans (aligned to the U.S. Common Core Standards) and could form the basis of…
