Google Blog Search
Features and Uses
Indexes every blog that publishes a site feed, either RSS or Atom (that's Google's goal)
Google extensive database and powerful search engine, including advanced search capabilities
Sort blogs by date
Applications of Information Fluency
Locating blogs using keywords and operators
Need to evaluate credibility of blogs and bloggers
Create a blog alert
Activities to try
Establish an account or log in (optional)
Search for a topic
World Series- Use Google Blog Search to sample the buzz regarding the World Series.
Also try searching for old news (e.g., Columbine shooting) and compare the difference in results
Discuss your findings: what differences did you discover? Why would you use blog searh with students? How could you use blog search with students?