SearchTermsDescriptors

Brainstorming keywords, phrases, synonyms. Please u se truncation and quotation marks when appropriate Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)  || Keyword 2: Pros of BYOD  || Keyword 3: Cons of BYOD  || Keyword 4: Implementing BYOD  || Students Bring Own Device || Synonym(s) 2: Advantages of BYOD  || Synonym(s) 3: Disadvantages of BYOD  || Synonym(s) 4: Applying BYOD  || Using Keyword 1 phrase, Google returned 82,4000,000 results – Yikes! Synonym 1 phrase = 76,500,000 results – not much better. Added in Keywords 2 & 3 to search “Students Bring Own Device Pros and Cons” = 2,150,000 Keyword Search 4 = 21,300,000 results; Keyword Synonym 4 = 55,100,000 Tried adding in K-12 to the search: “Pros and Cons of Bring Your Own Device in K-12” = 1,590,000 results : Still too many. Added in “Schools” after K-12 = 933,000 results. New Search = “Should K-12 schools implement a BYOD Policy” = 400,000 results Advanced Search: None of these words = college, university = 58,900 Exact words/phrases: “pros” “cons” = 18,000 results “pros and cons” = 5,430 results Last updated – past year – I no longer see a result count – there are only 6 pages of results = manageable and current information. After the first 7 results, there is a subtitle that says “results for similar searches” – these results produce relevant information to my search as well. Here is a link to the search results page: []= The first seven results seem like they have all the important information that I am looking for. Words your results must, might, mustn’t have BYOD K-12 Schools || Might: Advantages Disadvantages Pros Cons Creating Implementing Applying Why Why not ||  Mustn't:    Public Libraries College/University Libraries || Honestly, I completed all of the the organizers prior to conducting the Google search, so the above (Organizer 1) search log is indicative of all of the organizers put together. When needing to narrow down results, I looked to Organizer 2 to help give me ideas for what to include or take away from the query. I think using them together was a strong way for me to really focus on my needs. I liked having the specific query question in mind, while already having done the 3M Chart to make me think through the results that I was hoping for. Question generation used the synonyms for terms, but I like the 3m chart because it forces me to think about what information is really needed to answer my question: helpful! I think I’d present both to students as a way for them to really narrow and focus on the question, but also realize what information is needed to successfully answer their research question. Same Query as above (under Organizer 1), but with Clusty. Key word search for BYOD – gave 423 top results from over 17,600,000 total results. Initial thought: I LOVE the side bar on the left that categorizes features. Instead of plugging in the next search from above, I clicked on the “school” category to see the 45 results listed here. It appears as though these results are less scholarly and maybe less credible or source-worthy than the Google search results (that is after all the refining). Second search with Clusty = Should K12 students bring their own device – Top 226 results from 9,670,000 total results. The left hand category table is much more specific and better than the initial search with Clusty. Some of the categories: media, technology, BYOD, Public School, Middle School, Colleges, laptop, classroom teacher, etc. The more specific the search terms/phrases, the better the categories will be. I really like this search engine – it would help students who are having a difficult time filling out some of the organizers. They would be able to type in their search question and gather more specific ideas from the categories of results. Perhaps starting with Clusty then moving on to Google for a more advanced search would be helpful. Share your search thinking and refinements as you interact with the search engine (number/quality of hits & comments) || Bring Your Own Device in K12 schools || The first two pages of results were pretty good – All results had both BYOD and K12 in the title or initial description of the site. When looking at the site creators, most were .edu sites, technology corporation or journal/magazine articles. Overall, I’d be happy with this initial search. || Bring Your Own Device BYOD K12 schools --"public -libraries", --"college -libraries", --"university -libraries" I added in the BYOD acronym and used the advanced search to exclude public, college and university libraries || Nearly all of the results on the first 3 pages were from .edu sites. I also noticed that all of the results were from US schools and articles – maybe due to the K12 term. || Pros Cons Bring Your Own Device BYOD K12 schools -public-libraries -college-libraries -university-libraries I added in Pros and Cons to the search bar, keeping all other search criterion in place. || This search gave some more social media and blog type of results. Pinterest results, LiveBinder results, a still some .edu, but less of them – perhaps because of the opinion based nature of pros/cons || The notes that you see in Organizer 3 were done prior to really processing and working through a strong Google Search. The notes that I provided under Organizer 1 produces much stronger search results. I used the search log method of listing strategies and results as I worked my way through first two processes. Over all, the three organizers work really well together. I loved creating the query question through really thinking about key words and synonyms, but then going a step further to really think about the desired results for answering the question. The Log in Organizer 3 allowed me to note the steps that I was taking so that I didn’t have to conduct the search in one, long sitting. I could look at the log in order remember exactly what I had queried and how I narrowed it down. I have never used a tool like this before, and find that it is useful for long processes. Again, I’d like to give students this format as a way for them to see where they are in the query process.
 * Keyword Planning**
 * Organizer 1:**
 * Your Question: In today’s digital landscape, should k-12 schools implement a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy?**
 * Keyword 1:
 * Synonym(s) 1:
 * Organizer 2:**
 * Bernie Dodge 3M Chart:**
 * Must:
 * Organizer 3:**
 * Google Search Log** ** See Above: Organizer 1 notes **
 * **Strategies** (identify your strategies incorporating knowledge built from the readings/viewings for this Mod): || **Results**
 * First Google search statement/query:
 * Second attempt (describe refinements)
 * Third attempt (describe refinements)
 * Add rows as appropriate) ||  ||

Honestly, I completed all of the the organizers prior to conducting the Google search, so the above (Organizer 1) search log is indicative of all of the organizers put together. When needing to narrow down results, I looked to Organizer 2 to help give me ideas for what to include or take away from the query. I think using them together was a strong way for me to really focus on my needs. I liked having the specific query question in mind, while already having done the 3M Chart to make me think through the results that I was hoping for. Question generation used the synonyms for terms, but I like the 3m chart because it forces me to think about what information is really needed to answer my question: helpful! I think I’d present both to students as a way for them to really narrow and focus on the question, but also realize what information is needed to successfully answer their research question. Same Query as above (under Organizer 1), but with Clusty. Key word search for BYOD – gave 423 top results from over 17,600,000 total results. Initial thought: I LOVE the side bar on the left that categorizes features. Instead of plugging in the next search from above, I clicked on the “school” category to see the 45 results listed here. It appears as though these results are less scholarly and maybe less credible or source-worthy than the Google search results (that is after all the refining). Second search with Clusty = Should K12 students bring their own device – Top 226 results from 9,670,000 total results. The left hand category table is much more specific and better than the initial search with Clusty. Some of the categories: media, technology, BYOD, Public School, Middle School, Colleges, laptop, classroom teacher, etc. The more specific the search terms/phrases, the better the categories will be. I really like this search engine – it would help students who are having a difficult time filling out some of the organizers. They would be able to type in their search question and gather more specific ideas from the categories of results. Perhaps starting with Clusty then moving on to Google for a more advanced search would be helpful. The notes that you see in Organizer 3 were done prior to really processing and working through a strong Google Search. The notes that I provided under Organizer 1 produces much stronger search results. I used the search log method of listing strategies and results as I worked my way through first two processes. Over all, the three organizers work really well together. I loved creating the query question through really thinking about key words and synonyms, but then going a step further to really think about the desired results for answering the question. The Log in Organizer 3 allowed me to note the steps that I was taking so that I didn’t have to conduct the search in one, long sitting. I could look at the log in order remember exactly what I had queried and how I narrowed it down. I have never used a tool like this before, and find that it is useful for long processes. Again, I’d like to give students this format as a way for them to see where they are in the query process.
 * 4 Reflection:** ** See notes listed under each Organizer. (I have copied them under this space as well, so the reflections are all together for ease of reading). **