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If you've ever assigned a project to your students that requires the
use of a search engine for online research, you know the challenges
students face trying to find good information. The great the about the
Internet is access to the huge volumes of great information out there.
The bad part about the Internet is access to the huge volumes of bad
information. Rollyo is changing this. Teachers are making searchrolls for their students at Rollyo.com and pointing them to this website for their research.
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Here's how it works. Launched in September 2005, Rollyo allows you to create and publish your own search engines, based on websites you decide to include. Teachers can create customized searches built on Yahoo search that include only those sites you want included. By creating your own searchroll, you have students searching only those sites that you know you can trust.
To set up (or "roll") a search, you are asked to name up to 20
websites, pick a category and tag the search. A search can be public or
private - public searches are ranked by popularity and listed on the
site. You can also share searches with others directly.
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Once the students search, they can also expand the search out to all
websites to get additional results. Other cool features include the
ability to see what other's have created, and leverage those searches
as well. High Rollers are those whose searchrolls become popular with
the Rollyo community. Current High Rollers include Debra Messing,
Arianna Huffington, editors at PBS Frontline and many top bloggers.
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Tags: technology search engines customize search professional development online research |
