Are you looking for dynamic ways to help learners build information literacy skills that transfer to all search engines? I am excited to share that the Develop search strategies with Search Coach and Search Progress Microsoft Learn course can help.
Search Coach is a free app in Microsoft Teams for Education that supports learners in forming effective search queries and identifying reliable resources. Learners using Search Coach build their web search skills in a safe, advertisement-free environment. Educators using Search Coach have access to resources such as lesson plans and Insights to support learners gaining information literacy skills.
Search Progress is a powerful learning app that allows educators to build Search Coach into a Teams assignment. With Search Progress, educators can assign learners a research task and track their actions as they conduct their research. Search Progress allows educators to learn not just how learners search but the critical thinking they use to select sources.
In the Develop search strategies with Search Coach and Search Progress course, you will:
- Learn the importance of effective search strategies
- Learn about the search tools in Search Coach
- Understand the Search Coach features and tips
- Understand how adding Search Coach to a class empowers learners
- Learn how Search Progress allows educators to assign research projects to learners
- Understand how Search Progress tracks learners’ research practices.
The course is designed for independent study; however, a school can use the trainer guide to work through the course together.
Be sure to check the module out and share what you learn on social media and hashtag #MicrosoftEdu so others can benefit from what you learn.
