Monday, March 21, 2016

Instagrok Tutorial

INSTAGROK PROJECT
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could look up information and not have to read through tons of different sites? Well then Instagrok is the thing for you. Instagrok is a website application that pulls content into a visual graphic.  
Watch my demo video on youtube
INSTAGROK TUTORIAL
Step 1: To get started go to...
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Step 2: Create an account (optional but recommended)
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Step 3: Create your first Grok
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Step 4: Refine it and explore the information
  1. This is what happens after you search a topic. Different items show up depending on your search. This one has to do with John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry.  
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B) Each time you press one of the topics more appear that stem off of that one topic
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COMPARISON
Google
VS.
Instagrok
Gives you valid information
Gives you information from different places
Has reading level filter

Similarities
Gives valid information
Gives you information from different places
Has reading level filter
Gives you a list of all different sites
Gives a lot of info but doesn’t tie content together

Differences
Gathers information and puts it into one thing
Organized to give you more information at once
Allows you to make and annotate notes
Visually more pleasing


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