searching on Academic Search Complete

Searching on Academic Search Complete
1. Find a few articles on some of the new technologies that we have learned about in this class.
-Trainee teachers' use of blogs as private reflections for professional development.Citation Only Available By: Hramiak, Alison; Boulton, Helen; Irwin, Brian. Learning, Media, & Technology, Sep2009, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p259-269, 11p; DOI: 10.1080/17439880903141521; (AN 44263746)
Database: Academic Search Complete

An empirically grounded framework to guide blogging in higher education.Citation Only Available By: Kerawalla, L.; Minocha, S.; Kirkup, G.; Conole, G.. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, Feb2009, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p31-42, 12p; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2008.00286.x; (AN 36141845)
Database: Academic Search Complete
When Mentors and Mentees Switch Roles.Full Text Available By: Wagner, Cynthia G.. Futurist, Jan/Feb2009, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p6-7, 2p, 1 color; (AN 35537364)
2. Several of the unique features of records in this database:
-Filtering publications by date
-research starters for more advanced searching on topics related to initial search
-being able to limit search items by industry, geography
-related images listed

3. I type in (su)(children and computers) and (ge)Germany. The following article was the only hit.
Access, attitudes and the digital divide: children's attitudes towards computers in a technology-rich environment.Citation Only Available By: Lebens, M.; Graff, M.; Mayer, P.. Educational Media International, Sep2009, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p255-266, 12p; DOI: 10.1080/09523980903135467; (AN 44085255)
Database: Academic Search Complete
Related articles:
Implications of an experimental information technology curriculum for elementary studentsCitation Only Available By: Ching, Gregory S.. Computers & Education, Sep2009, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p419-428, 10p; DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.019; (AN 41582954)
Database: Academic Search Complete
compensating for computers.Full Text Available By: Monke, Lowell. Independent School, Winter2009, Vol. 68 Issue 2, p32-38, 6p; (AN 36308011)
Database: Academic Search Complete
4. If someone was learning how to use this database, I would give them these three steps to get started:
1. Start with searching by key words
2. Once the search results come up, then narrow the results, by publication type, such as academic journals or magazines.
3. Finally, I would filter even further by the dates of the publications.