netTrekker is an Educationally Filtered Web Search Tool that is licensed for all users in the Palm Beach County School District!!

netTrekker News

•   If you’ve logged into netTrekker recently, you may have noticed a few changes
  
  

• A new layout and presentation of your favorite netTrekker features is just the beginning....
• Stay tuned for more details on how teachers can make netTrekker more personalized and yes EVEN MORE USEFUL!

• Join netTrekker Village - the place where educators who use netTrekker are invited to share their best practices, join in on discussions with fellow educators on technology interests, and help make netTrekker even better.
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General information about netTrekker

• Flash Tour of netTrekker
• netTrekker's Website criteria
  

Video Support

Here is a a valuable series of short tutorials provide an overview of key features of netTrekker

[ These videos use Flash. ] - (click for the latest version)

FOR ALL USERS

Click the Topic of Interest Then Use the Tutorial Playlist Menu to Naviagate Through These Clips

• Using the 21st Century Skills resources

Video tutorials designed to streamline and enhance your searches

• Searching Strategies
  
  

  • Understanding a Search Result
  • Searching by keyword
  • Searching by subject
  • Searching with the Dynamic Timeline
  • Searching for a famous person
  • Searching for images
  • Searching for Standards resources
  • Using Advanced Search features
  • Using the Refinement Menus
    
    
• Special Features  
  
  

  • Using the Read Aloud feature
  • Using the Dictionary Hot Key/Translation tool
  • Understanding the Readability Level
  • Using the resources in ELL Skill Development
  • Using the resources in Multicultural Pavilion
  • Using Readability w/English Learners
  • Using the Dictionary Hot Key w/English Learners
  • Using the Refinement Menus w/English Learners

Select Downloads From the netTrekker Product and Training Resources

• Quick Start Guide (netTrekker) (English) - highlights features to Search and Differentiate
• Quick Reference Guide (netTrekker) (English) - introduces features to Search, Differentiate, Organize, and Integrate

For netTrekker help

• Try the netTrekker built in help/FAQ's:

For possible training opportunities or general inquiries

E-mail - Jonathan Decker , Technology Program Specialist

Dept. of Educational Technology PX 47447