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Just Google It Assignment Sofia Huitron TCH 445 February 23, 2015

Searching with

Kidtopia

+Lesson Information

n Search engine: Kidtopia (www.kidtopia.info)

n Audience: K-2

n Focus: Brief introduction of search engines, how to do a search, and how to narrow a search for better results

n Tools: I will use a PowerPoint presentation for the lesson (presentation starts after this slide). The students will have a leaflet (created on Lucidpress) with key points of the information that was presented, so they can refer back to it if they need to, as they are doing their searches.

+Search engines

n How do we find information on the internet?

n What is a search engine?

n PBS video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqcRxoAnuxg

n What can we use besides Google and Bing?

n How can we be good detectives on the internet and know how to search?

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n Kidtopia is a search engine, just like Google!

n Kidtopia is made for kids!

n You can choose one of their topics or do your own search.

n http://www.kidtopia.info/

n Follow these easy steps!

+Step 1: Key words

n Think about your topic or question

n Identify key words n Words that describe what you are looking for

n Example: What is the largest mammal in the world? n Key word: mammal

+Step 2: Search

n Once you have identified the word you will be looking for, type it in the search box, then click search:

Type in the search box

Then click on Search button

+Step 3: Narrow your search n Oh no! What happens if you can’t find what you’re

looking for?

+Boolean search n Remember you need to be specific!

n Look at your question again and find more words that describe your topic

n Example: What is the largest mammal in the world? n Key words: mammal and largest

n Use boolean search operators:

and, or, not

+Step 4: Search again

n Once you have additional key words, type them in the search box

n Remember to use and, or, not

n Click “Search” again

Type in the search box

Then click on Search button

+Step 5: Review the results

n Remember to check for credible sources of information

+Extra tip: Images

n If you need images for your topic, just click on the tab that says “Image”

Click here

+Image credits

n  http://www.kidtopia.info/

n  http://www.mycutegraphics.com/

n  http://marketingfaq.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Keywords.jpg

n  http://www.prioritycouriers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Master-Key.png

n  http://ourblog.web.unc.edu/files/2012/11/Decision-Image-blog-11.6.2012.png