Finding Information

In June 1993, there were 130 websites. By the start of 1996, there were 100,000. Various estimates peg the number at 1.7 billion, as of 2022.

This explosion would hardly be meaningful without the power to find exactly the information we want. Search engines excel in helping us do just this.

They read our hastily typed, often misspelled queries, and pull out text, images, videos and all sorts of relevant content.

How does this quick access to information help education?

How can it aid student led learning – where students build their knowledge through constructive activities?

How to make the most of this technology while avoiding its drawbacks?