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A Google a Day!

I've been cruising around on the Google for Education blog this morning And rediscovered the "A Google A Day" website. The premise is simple. You have a question to answer using Google. The challenge is to refine your search enough to actually get the result. I know that many students often struggle with searching effectively and this seems to be a fun and engaging way to encourage them to get better. I can see using this as an activity to start off the week/day, a way to wrap up the week, or an activity to do for those kids who always seem to get done with their tasks much faster than everyone else.


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