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Google not only offers a search engine but also an overwhelming amount of other products. A lot of these products are of great use in the primary classroom as they provide a means to enhance and expand student’s digital literacy skills provided that students are taught and given opportunity to apply this knowledge using the resources. Here are descriptions of just a few Google products which are available.

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Learning is based on student’s active participation in problem solving. Student use mostly online sources to research topics and discover solutions. This increases digital literacy skills in research and navigation among many others depending on where the WebQuest directs the students. This video provides a detailed explanation about what a WebQuest is. It also runs through its features and provides some interesting ideas on how to use it in the classroom.
 * WebQuest - Online Inquiry based learning. **

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The following image is a screen shot from the introduction section of a website. The purpose of this image is to illustrate how easy a WebQuest is to create. Each section instructs the creator on what should be included and provides examples.



Google Docs is an online, free word processing resource. It allows students to create word documents, spreadsheets, presentations and question surveys on the web with the ability to access them anytime and from any computer or even smart phone. A major positive attribute of this resource is its potential for collaboration. Students are able to work in groups or even as a class, as numbers in contributors is not an issue, and edit the same document while others can see the changes immediately as they are being typed.
 * Google Docs **

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[|Picnik] is a photo editing medium where students are able to enhance their images and explore various tools to add to their images. This could be used in a variety of ways in the classroom and can be used as a great way to present students work. For example, students may take a photo of their art work and use this resource to edit their final image, write captions and share with it with friends and family.
 * Picnik **

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