instaGrok


instaGrok

(free and paid versions available)

 
 

 

Function:

Research: Interactive visual interface / search engine to help students grasp important concepts, key facts, and relationships. 

 

Works on:

 

iPad online with Safari Browser (access)

Free: Windows 7 online no account required 

Paid: Windows 7 online account without student email required 

(access)

 

Comments:

This tools works best with Chrome browser. The free version lets the user perform searches and take notes.  The educational subscription allows students to save their notes and allows teachers to track searches which students performed. To adjust the complexity of information returned there is a difficulty slider which makes it usable by elementary school age students. instaGrok (free and paid versions) are also available as Edmodo apps. 

 

Resources:

Edshelf Overview and Review