DeweyDigger

== == ==Deweydigger is a search engine of search engines on your topic. It is an online research tool that categorizes the web according to the Dewey Decimal System. Whether this significantly improves the search experience or simply evokes a pleasant (or not) nostalgia to your searches will have to be left to each user. ==   

== The opening page has a shifting slideshow for each of the 100s. Across the top is a menu bar with each of the 100s listed. Selecting one of these tabs gives a very detailed breakdown of each topic. You initiate a search by clicking on a category which then takes you to a detailed listing of subcategories. ==   ==You also have the option of choosing randomly from among the slide shows. You are then presented a word cloud of optional subtopics to further narrow the main topic and then in presto fashion... ==   ==... you are given 27 search engines with your pre-selected topic. Clicking the source leads you to an impressive number of resources.==

  What others are saying....  "DeweyDigger gives TLs an interesting way to introduce the Dewey Decimal system. ... Students can have fun guessing the category by looking at the images (although, there are some red herrings!) ... The site is more of a novelty, but may be a different way to introduce, review or consolidate what your students know about the DD system." <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">From Gordons Library Links Blogspot <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> [|http://gordonslibrarylinks.blogspot.com]

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"DeweyDigger is a very interesting site that is designed to categorize the web via the Dewy Decimal system. It works very much like a search a engine and the results are a combination of articles, pictures, and videos. Another feature I like is that a user has the ability to share their results page via a uniquely generate URL." <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">From Technology Tidbits <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> [|http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com]

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"...could be a nice way to browse for information on a topic. If students aren't quite sure what they're looking for, but know that it's in a certain topic area, Dewey Digger might help them find what they need." <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">From Free Technology for Teachers Richard Byrne blogspot [|http://www.freetech4teachers.com]

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Good

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 * Categorizes by type of resource
 * Accesses accredited journals
 * Helps to narrow focus on topics
 * Might be instrumental in selecting topics

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 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">May be too many search engine resources for students
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Does not narrow search down
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Results can still be overwhelming
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Backs out to the broader search after the word cloud selection

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif;">Click <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #888888; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|here] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif;"> to view the results from a search on the terms "technology/Education/Internet"

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The 4 impulses of the learner

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">DeweyDigger is most effective as an **//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Inquiry //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> impulse tool. An example would be to explore topics for research, using it to help decide on a topic. As a **//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Construction //** <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> impulse tool students can use DeweyDigger to build a bibliography for research. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> The program links to image and video files on the web which could facilitate its use as **//Communication//** and **//Expression//** tools.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The real Dewey Decimal System on the web []

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Straight Dope gives a quick history of the Dewey Decimal System []