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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Participate 2.1.1 Collecting Reputable Digital Resources Quest




Web tool:
http://www.asha.org/sitehelp/websites.htm
Couldn't understand why people were posting the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association website until I took a walkabout:)  The links provided are very helpful to a electronic novice as myself.  It is very hard for students to understand that some websites are more credible than others.  This site provides information that can be shared with student so that they develop the habit of visiting trustworthy sites.

Web tool:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/tl/guides/evaluating-web
Again, another great site that uses plain English for the less tech savy individuals like myself.  The provided checklist would be a great handout for students.  I would require them to complete the checklist for each source they were submitting.
*Could not get this link to open:  Using the Web for Research. University of Guelph Library
Guelph, Ontario, Canada.  Shame as it showed promise for helping students using the web for research papers.

Web tool:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains
Wow!!  Remember the days when we only had .com???  Yes, showing my age:)  Still holding onto my floppy disk for the comeback!!

Software:
https://www.mywot.com/
What a great resource that I will be adding to my webpage.  Has two great traits for me...easy to use and free!!  Does the work for you but we still have the other sites to "Trust but verify"!

Software:
https://www.stopbadware.org/
Seems that if you have an antivirus program, this site would not be necessary.

Social:
https://delicious.com/gavljeff/resources
Some nice sources listed but none that pertain to my area...school counseling.

Web tools:
https://duckduckgo.com/
Another free search engine that few have heard of.  Google is better but the name duckduckgo gets your attention.
Here are some web tools for School Counselors:
Career Research
Career Direct Career Guidance, Advice, and Assessment
America's Career InfoNet Career Resource Library
Career Advice, Professional Development, News and Resources CareerPath.com
Career Planning and Counseling
Career Testing and Career Guidance Tools CareerPath.com
Locate Career Guidance Information Let Us Help You Workforce Professionals Georgia Department of Labor
ONET OnLine
Welcome to Career Cruising
America's Career InfoNet: Career Tools
Welcome to America's Career InfoNet
DISCOVER: ACT's Career Planning Program
Career Resources, Career Guide, Online Education and Degree Directory - Careers.org
CareerStorm
Finding a Career
Center for Career Development
CareerPrepCurriculum_LP-7.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Career Tests | Color Career Counselor | CareerPath.com
Mr. Breitsprecher's Career Activities
ARCHEUS WorkSearch: Selling yourself to an employer
NCDA | Welcome to the National Career Development Association
Choices Planner - Home
U.S. Community Colleges, by State
Interest Inventory
Self-Assessment: The Riley Guide
Career Tests CareerPath.com
The Career Key
The Career Key™
Welcome to the Self-Directed Search...the world's most widely used career interest inventory!
Product - Campbell™ Interest and Skill Survey (CISS®)
Strong Interest Inventory®
Personalityassessments.org
personaltytype.com
Personality Test - Keirsey Temperament Website
Myers-Briggs Personality Testing, Learn your Myers-Briggs and MBTI Type
Assessment Tools at Career Services
usnews.com: Career: Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
Career Development Center - Self-Assessments | Student Affairs
CPAD Network Career Assessment Instruments
Major Card Sort
ONET Resource Center - Ability Profiler (AP)
The 16 Personality Types
Test Prep: GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, SAT, ACT, and More
College Career Centers
University of North Carolina Wilmington - The Career Center - Explore and Research Careers
What can I do with a major in...
Career Center - Career Destinations Survey
What can I do with a major in...?
University of Tennessee | Career Services: Students
What Can I Do With A Major In...
What Can I Do With This Major/Degree?
Career Development - Career Decision Making | Ashland University
Career assessments
Emory University : The Career Center | Faculty & Staff : Welcome
  
Guidance Ideas
4th and fifth R's
CPP: The People Development People
MasteryWorks, Inc.: Career Development Solutions Experts for Over 30 Years
Take Hold of Your Future
Welcome to PAR, INC
http://www.vocrehab.com/
About.com: http://nais.jobcontrolcenter.com/search/results/
Color Career Counselor FAQ | CareerPath.com
NCDA | Interest Areas
ACTE :: Association for Career and Technical Education
- American School Counselor Association
DirectYourDestiny.org - Home
Counselor School TTS
Counseling
Study skills self help information | Cook Counseling Center | Virginia Tech
Study Guides and Strategies
Choice Theory, Reality Therapy, Quality Training by Bob Hoglund, Inc
Mommy's Light Lives On Fund: Welcome!
Guidance Resources
Missouri Guidance Lessons - Ninth Grade
PCN Online Library - Pathways To College Network
What were the three most useful tools or resources resulting from the web walkabout?

From a counselor's perspective, the three most useful tools are:
http://www.onetonline.org/
This site provides counselors and their students invaluable information for career research.  Especially helpful is the section on job growth as we have far too many students attending college for majors that do not offer marketable skills i.e. Women Studies, Philosophy, Psychology...

http://www.aie.org/finding-a-career/
Adventures in education is very useful for career guidance as well.  This site allows students to build a career plan.  Also offers relevant information on resume writing and interview skills that so many students lack.

https://secure.gacollege411.org/
If you live in Georgia, you know this site!  However, I must admit that it is pretty good.  Students can research colleges, careers, and even find scholarships that match their interest.  The site also provides information on the HOPE scholarship, dual enrollment, and everything but the kitchen sink.


How can students be taught to safely collect tools and resources that can help them maximize their learning? What policies or procedures might need to be in place to make this possible?

Providing students with handouts such as "Evaluating Web Sites: A Checklist" provides a fool proof method for students to evaluate sites.  If a website can stand up to the scrutiny of this check list, probably a pretty trustworthy site.  Only by providing students with sites that the teacher trusts and modeling how to utilize the site can we be assured of student competence.  All too often teachers assume that since kids are tech savvy, they know reputable sites...not the case!  We must teach and model for them the appropriate method of evaluating sites.



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