educational information: ["dumb little man" research *.edu]. The "link:" operator will find pages that link to a specific URL. You can use this not only for a main URL but even to a specific page. Not all links to an URL are listed, however. Those search for a term only within the URL, the title, the body text, and the anchor text (the text used to describe a link). This can help with outdated or update pages. Subscribe via RSS. Subscribe via Email. Welcome to Dumb Little Man. 20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches. Either/or. dumb | little | man]. MORE >>

It shares tweaks and some lesser known features of LinkedIn that help you do more with your profile. You may want to keep this RSS feed a secret because it contains information about your other LinkedIn contacts. Change Your LinkedIn URL. When you create a public profile on LinkedIn, it generates a random URL for your profile. To edit the URL of your LinkedIn profile go here. Try adding your name in the URL to improve the Google rankings of your profile when people search for your name. LinkedIn Tips and Tweaks: Do More with your LinkedIn Account. MORE >>

You can use tags and comments to help classify and retrieve websites when needed. Electronic bookmarking functions have been used by academics and other professionals for years as a means of sharing information and collaborating on projects. The URL (Universal Resource Location) associated with the web page makes it easy to locate across the Internet and bookmarking systems look for URLs. Therefore, if you can attach an URL to a document, then you could use social bookmarking to organize any kind of document. Webupon > Social Bookmarking. out of the boxâ?? MORE >>

June 21, 2008 | Permalink. |. Heres the URL for a piece by Motoko Rich (a terrific reporter at the Times) that will appear in the Sunday NY Times on July 27: [link]. They have some quotes from me and different sides of the issue of whether reading on the Internet will help or hurt reading comprehension and learning. June 21, 2008 | Permalink. |. June 21, 2008 | Permalink. |. You should click on "Main," above, to get to my home page, which contains more articles as well as biographical information.]. June 21, 2008 | Permalink. |. 2007). MORE >>

As part of this process, I would also suggest helping staff understand and develop the skills of personal learning , which I think many of us lose along our way through academia and the work world. What were talking about here is how do people gather and process new information and develop new skills and knowledge as a result. For example, Ive used wikis to manage my own projects and RSS as a way to stay on top of information I need for my job. Find ways to positively recognize people who are learning new things and to help them use new skills on the job. TrackBack. MORE >>