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Simple Search Trick Based on Image Rather Than Text

Images in essays and presentations are great for visual stimulation and for providing examples of your topic. However, have you ever downloaded an image from the web, but didn't know what site it was from? In this 3-Minute Problem Solver, SimpleK12's Teacher Learning Community presenter, Jerry Swiatek, shows how to do a simple search based on the image rather than text.

In the brief video above, Jerry shows how easy it is to use Google Images to find the origin of any picture. This search works for .jpeg, .png, and .gif images. All you have to do is click on the camera icon that says, "Search by image." Then upload your picture or copy and paste the picture's URL. Google Image provides a list of sites that include the matching image. It also gives the picture size and shows visually similar pictures. That means if the picture you searched is not quite right for what you want to convey, you can browse through similar images to find the one that is just right.

As teachers, we know the importance of citing all sources. But many times we think of citing texts, rather than images. With Google images, correctly citing these images is made quick and easy.
Do you know of other great citing tools? What are some Google Tool tricks you know? Share them with us in the comments below.
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About our How to Find Where an Image Comes From Presenter:
Jerry Swiatek is a Google Certified Innovator, as well as a Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer. He is currently a District Technology Specialist for the Citrus County School District in Citrus County, Florida, where he works with teachers and students helping them integrate technology into their classrooms. Click here to look at more videos from Jerry.

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How to Find Where an Image Comes From - Simplek12

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Images in essays and presentations are great for visual stimulation and for providing examples of your topic. However, have you ever downloaded an image from the web, but didn't know what site it was from? In this 3-Minute Problem Solver, SimpleK12's Teacher Learning Community presenter, Jerry Swiatek, shows how to do a simple search based on the image rather than text.

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WWWDOT worksheet (annotated with instructions/hints)

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Welcome to the world of "fake news."

Digital deception

It comes as little surprise that the web is chock full of commercial click-bait hoaxes: get-rich-quick schemes, free Caribbean cruises, erectile dysfunction treatments ... you name it.

But as it turns out, the internet is also teeming with bogus information sites that masquerade as real news. And in the run-up to the 2016 election, many of these hoax news posts spread like wildfire. [Snopes, a fact-checking site, maintains a comprehensive and growing list of fake news outlets.]

President-elect Donald Trump's contempt for "the mainstream media," an industry he uniformly dismisses as a corrupt, lying "bunch of phony lowlifes," has further obscured the boundaries between fact and fiction. So, too, has his use of Twitter to widely disseminate unsubstantiated allegations and, on numerous occasions, downright falsehoods.

Even President Obama weighed in (while still president), assailing the rapid accumulation of fake news as a "dust cloud of nonsense."

"If we are not serious about facts, if we can't discriminate between serious arguments and propaganda, than we have problems," he said at a recent press conference.

Fake news, real profit, serious consequences

In fact, a recent BuzzFeed News analysis of election-related web articles published in the three months before Election Day found that the 20 most popular fake news stories generated significantly more engagement on Facebook (shares, reactions, comments) than did the top 20 real news stories from major news outlets like the Washington Post and New York Times.

And of course, the more engagement, the more ad revenue; a major financial incentive for unethical folks with overactive imaginations to whip up ever more outlandish, attention-grabbing conspiracy theories.

According to the analysis, the majority of the most popular and prolific purveyors of fake news -- websites like Ending the Fed and InfoWars -- are either full-on hoax sites or "hyperpartisan" right-wing platforms that creatively obscure the truth (a handful of left-wing sites were also in the mix).

Strangely, BuzzFeed also found more than 100 U.S. politics websites run out of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, usually authored by web-savvy, entrepreneurial young people -- including teenagers -- trying to make a fast buck by creatively duping American media consumers.

One recent notably viral fake news headline espoused an utterly baseless conspiracy theory that a Washington, D.C. family-friendly pizza place was actually a front for a child sex ring run by Hillary Clinton's campaign manager. Michael Flynn, Jr., son of retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn -- Trump's pick for national security adviser, and a Clinton-related conspiracy theorist himself -- further promoted the story, while serving on Trump's transition team, by sharing it with his thousands of Twitter followers. The younger Flynn has since been removed from the transition team due to his aggressive trolling habit.

But the bogus rumor, which became known as Pizzagate, had some serious ramifications when a man armed with an assault rifle entered the restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 4 and fired several shots in what he later told police was an attempt to "self-investigate" the claim (there were no reported injuries).

And no, you really can't make this stuff up.

To what degree the overall proliferation of fake news affected the election results remains unclear. But it almost certainly did have some impact, particularly on undecided voters.

After initially deflecting criticism that his company bore some level of responsibility for the dramatic spread of political misinformation, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a post (on Facebook, of course) less than a week after the election, stating: "We have already launched work enabling our community to flag hoaxes and fake news, and there is more we can do here."

Several days later, both Google and Facebook announced new efforts to prevent identifiable fake news sites from using their respective advertising networks to generate revenue.

Fake news is nothing new

Fake news has long had a presence in America's media landscape: Since the colonial period, various news outlets have played fast and loose with the truth for commercial or political gain. A particularly notorious era of journalistic misinformation emerged in the 1890s when competing newspapers owned by rival media titans William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer fought mercilessly for the attention of readers by liberally embellishing stories to sell more papers, a style that became known as yellow journalism.

But the sheer volume of information at our fingertips (and thumbs) today, and the ease with which we can inadvertently spread falsehoods with the simple click of a "share" button, puts us in uncharted territory.

Impressionable young minds

Young people are among the most vulnerable and impressionable consumers of this kind of misinformation, according to a recently released study by Stanford's History Education Group. Researchers collected nearly 8,000 responses from middle school, high school and college students -- aka "digital natives" -- around the country who were asked to evaluate online information presented in tweets, comments and articles.

"Overall, young people's ability to reason about the information on the Internet can be summed up in one word: bleak," the report states.

"Our 'digital natives' may be able to flit between Facebook and Twitter while simultaneously uploading a selfie to Instagram and texting a friend. But when it comes to evaluating information that flows through social media channels, they are easily duped."

The researchers were consistently "shocked" by the number of students who couldn't effectively evaluate the credibility of the information they were presented with.

More than 80 percent of middle schoolers in the study believed that "native ads" resembling articles were actually real news stories, even though they were labeled "sponsored content."

High school students were asked to evaluate a post from a popular image-sharing site featuring a picture of unusually formed daisies and titled "Fukushima Nuclear Flowers: Not much more to say, this is what happens when flowers get nuclear birth defects." Despite the complete lack of attribution or evidence, most students accepted the picture at face value.

Fukushima Nuclear Flowers

"They didn't ask where it came from. They didn't verify it. They simply accepted the picture as fact," Sam Wineburg, a history and education professor at Stanford University, and the lead author of the study, told NPR in a recent interview.

Many of the high school students in the study also couldn't tell the difference between real and fake news sources in their Facebook feed.

Meanwhile, most college students in the study didn't suspect any kind of bias in a tweet from a left-leaning activist group that cited a public opinion survey on gun ownership and background checks.

New polling shows the @NRA is out of touch with gun owners and their own members https://t.co/wm6weuaCbd #NRAfail pic.twitter.com/y4K4r5EcYX

- MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) November 18, 2015

It's incumbent on educators, the study authors note, to show students how to be more discerning about the information they consume. In other words, how to identify fact from fiction and not to be a sucker.

"But the only way we can deal with these kinds of issues are through educational programs and recognizing that the kinds of things that we worry about, the ability to determine what is reliable and not reliable, that is the new basic skill in our society," said Wineburg.

Along those lines, WNYC's On the Media made this nifty cheat sheet, which combined with an array of excellent, non-partisan political fact-check sites, provide the necessary tools to weed out the fake and focus on what's really going on.

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The Honest Truth about Fake News ... and How Not to Fall for It (with Lesson Plan)

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Welcome to the world of "fake news." Digital deception It comes as little surprise that the web is chock full of commercial click-bait hoaxes: get-rich-quick schemes, free Caribbean cruises, erectile dysfunction treatments ... you name it. But as it turns out, the internet is also teeming with bogus information sites that masquerade as real news.

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Kahoot - Intellectual Property and Copyright (Year 5 & 6)
(Recognise intellectual property)
https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/c6a1789d-ebd0-44e3-9d77-48a869ded26e

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Kahoot - Intellectual Property and Copyright (Year 3 & 4)
(Recognise intellectual property)
https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/b0fa7d33-c508-4723-b04d-658b09f9b836

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Select and evaluate data and information

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Powtoon presentations
(Generate solutions to challenges and learning area tasks)

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Powtoon | Create Awesome Videos Yourself

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Powtoon gives you everything you need to easily make professional videos and presentations that your clients, colleagues, and friends will love! No design or tech skills are necessary - it's free, easy, and awesome!

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WWWDOT worksheet (plain)

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Type Racer Game

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Increase your typing speed while racing against others

You must have Javascript enabled in your browser in order to play TypeRacer. It seems that you currently have it turned off.

Please consult this article for instructions on how to enable Javascript in your browser.

Also make sure that you are not using any browser plugins (like NoScript for Firefox) that could be blocking Javascript. If you need more assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Increase your typing speed while racing against others

The award-winning online typing competition, TypeRacer, is the best free typing game in the world. It is the first-ever multiplayer typing game, which lets you race against real people typing quotes from books, movies, and songs.

Your typing speed will improve by at least 10 WPM if you play this free game at least once a week. TypeRacer is much more fun than just a free typing test. It's better to practice typing on typeracer.com than any free typing program or typing tutor. The consensus is clear: among computer typing games, TypeRacer is king!

Don't wait to get started: the road to becoming a touch typing master is long, but at least TypeRacer makes it fun and easy. To be clear, TypeRacer is not an easy typing game, but it will actually make you a better typist than those easy typing games for kids. It makes you type the same sort of text you would see at typing jobs.

Don't know how to type yet? Then learn to type! Just grab a free typing tutor or read a free typing tutorial. There are many free typing lessons on the web. You can also just download Mavis Beacon if you prefer.

Once you've mastered your basic typing skills, use TypeRacer for your first real timed typing test. Then just keep practicing - you will improve your typing speed fast!

Already know how to type? Then just have fun! TypeRacer is one of the best free online games, so why play any other addicting games which don't improve your typing speed in the process? You can quit those other computer games, flash games, facebook games, and kids games, and get focused on TypeRacer: the game that is actually good for you!

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TypeRacer - the global typing competition

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Test your typing skills today! Play against real live people from all over the world. TypeRacer is the best free massively multiplayer online competitive typing game. Race against live opponents while learning to increase your typing speed and having fun! Type quotes from popular music, songs, anime, comic books and more.

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Typing practice games

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Deep below the ocean's surface lies an infinite bounty of treasure, danger and adventure. Are you a fast enough typer to explore it all in Keyman?

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WWWDOT Framework
(Select and evaluate data and information)
Also use https://www.smore.com/nsnh3-the-wwwdot-framework-unit-plan

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Edutopia is a free source of information, inspiration, and practical strategies for learning and teaching in preK-12 education. We are published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.

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Searching skills
(Define and plan information searches)

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Boolify: Boolean Search Teaching Tool by KidzSearch

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Boolify is a teaching tool that can help kids as well as adults learn how to use a search engine and run complex searches.

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Blogging
(Collaborate, share and exchange)

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Share, collaborate, build, and learn.

Teacher Friendly

Use our easy invite codes and class management tools to get started. And most importantly, it's free!

Student
Safe

Our content filters, moderation options, and multiple privacy tools keep everyone safe.

Learning Centered

Leave private teacher feedback, easily embed videos and other work, and build community.

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Share, collaborate, build, and learn. Use our easy invite codes and class management tools to get started. And most importantly, it's free! Our content filters, moderation options, and multiple privacy tools keep everyone safe. Leave private teacher feedback, easily embed videos and other work, and build community.

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Mind Maps

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Benefits of Bubbl.us mind maps over text:

Superior clarity of structured information

Whether it's a family tree, a decision flow map, or an algorithm, mind maps have a huge advantage in presenting complexity clearly and concisely.

Better retention of complex ideas.

Visualizing complex ideas in shapes, lines, and pictures leads to much better recollection later than simple text.

Creative collaboration with others.

Visual brainstorming with a team can dramatically improve the quality of the final product because of diversity of perspectives and experiences.

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Bubbl.us - Create Mind Maps | Collaborate and Present Ideas

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Mind map and brainstorm online with Bubbl.us! Create colorful mind maps to print or share with others. Millions of people are using Bubbl.us worldwide to generate ideas, map out processes and create presentations.

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Mind maps
(Generate ideas, plans and processes)

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Coggle is online software for creating and sharing mindmaps and flowcharts. It works online in your browser: there's nothing to download or install. Log in to start diagramming!

Whether you're taking notes, brainstorming, planning, or doing something awesomely creative, it is super simple to visualise your ideas with Coggle. Share with as many friends or colleagues as you like. Changes you make will show up instantly in their browser, wherever they are in the world

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The clear way to share complex information. Coggle is a collaborative mind-mapping tool that helps you make sense of complex things. Create unlimited mind maps and easily share them with friends and colleagues.

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Typing practice Adventure game

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ICT Scope & Sequence
Basic Skills

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BBC Bitesize
(Understand ICT systems)

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KS2 Computing learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers organised by topic.

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BBC Bitesize

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BBC Bitesize - Early and 1st level Computing Science and ICT

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Early and 1st level Computing Science and ICT learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers organised by topic.

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Typing Lessons (alternative to typingclub)

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Learn to type faster with Ratatype typing tutor. Take our typing lessons for free.

Take a speed test

Take an online typing test to find out your typing speed and impress friends or employers with your personal typing certificate.

Get a certificate

Learn touch typing

Speed up your learning progress with Ratatype typing tutor and develop valuable keyboarding skills!

View tips

For teachers

With Ratatype you can easily teach your students touch typing and it's absolutely free.

Seamlessly sign-on, sync all your classes and students with Google Classroom.

Find out more

Popular questions and typing tips

It is not "wrong" to type uppercase letters via the caps lock key, but it is considered bad typing practice because it can slow down your typing speed and make your typing less efficient.

When you use the caps lock key to type in all uppercase, you have to press the key twice-once to activate the caps lock and again to turn it off. This can slow down your typing speed because you are using two keystrokes to accomplish something that could be done with just one. In addition, typing in all caps can be difficult to read and is often interpreted as shouting or emphasizing the text.

A better approach is to use the shift key to type in uppercase letters. This requires only one keystroke and is much faster and more efficient. You need to use the SHIFT key. The SHIFT key is always pressed by the pinky finger opposite to the one hitting the other key. If you need to, you can learn more about typing.

You can get a reward for each exercise:

The star is for completing the exercise.

The target is for completing the exercise without errors.

The lightning is for good speed (it can vary in different exercises).

There is no way to skip a typing exercise or lesson. You must pass them all to improve your typing speed.

Your muscle memory will improve with each lesson you take, and all ten fingers will know what and where to press the keyboard.

Typing tutor Ratatype supports the learning of fast typing in different layouts and languages. You can master the following courses:

English layout (QWERTY, AZERTY, Dvorak);

Spanish layout (QWERTY);

Portuguese layout for Brazil (QWERTY);

German layout (QWERTZ);

French layout (AZERTY);

Ukrainian layout (ЙЦУКЕН);

russian layout (ЙЦУКЕН);

Italian layout (QWERTY).

You can find a complete list of courses on the courses page.

Unfortunately, you can't clear the education results in the interface of the site. But you can always go through the exercises again. You can select the needed lesson and exercise in the settings of the tutor or on the education results page. You can find out more about this in the instructions on how to go through the lessons again.

If you want to consistently reset the exercises results, you can email us at [email protected], and we'll help you.

You can improve your results in every exercise:

1. Go to the typing tutor.

2. Click on the settings button

3. Next, click on the course block, in the modal window that opens.

4. Select the exercises you want from the list of Lessons and Exercises.

Or

1. Choose section "Education results"

2. You'll see a list of typing lessons and exercises. If you hover your cursor over any of the Lessons learned/exercises, you'll see a link to improve your score. By clicking on it, you'll be able to do the lesson/exercise again.

Upon finishing all the lessons of any course, you can receive a certificate for completing it.

The certificate costs $5.

The certificate includes:

Your name

Course title

Completion date

Certificate number

Captain Ratatype's signature

The verification link for the certificate

Where can you find your certificate?

1. At the end of the last completed exercise

2. In the "Course Certificates" section

You can download the certificate to your device, print it, or add it to your LinkedIn profile.
I wish you success in your future achievements! May this certificate be another step toward great accomplishments.

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Ratatype - for typing in English Online Touch Typing Tutor and Typing Lessons

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Learn how to type faster 🎯. Take typing lessons on touch typing tutor Ratatype 💻, practice your keyboarding skills online, take a keyboarding speed test, and get a typing speed certificate.

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Typing practice

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There are four levels to play, each divided into three stages.

You start by learning the home row keys. Each stage builds on previous lessons, introducing new letters as you progress and giving you plenty of touch type practice. You'll soon be touch typing like an expert! At the end of each level you can test your typing speed and get a fun reward.

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Typing Speed Test
Targets:

Y K-2: 60% accuracy and 6 WPM

Y3: 85-100% acc, 15 wpm

Y4: 90-100% acc, 20 wpm

Y5: 90-100% acc, 25 wpm

Y6: 90-100% acc, 30 wpm

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TypingTest.com - Test Your Typing Speed in 60 seconds

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Welcome to the #1 Typing Speed Test! Check your true typing speed, accuracy and skill level in just 60 seconds.

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Typing lessons

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Learn touch typing online using TypingClub's free typing courses. It includes 650 typing games, typing tests and videos.

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SCASA - ICT Capabilities - Learning continuum

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BBC Bitesize
(Understand ICT systems)

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KS1 Computing learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers organised by topic.