Teacher Guide: Section One

A Student Guide To Search Engines And To Summarizing Content

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#1 Know Your Topic
  • Know the importance of thinking and planning ahead in the research process.
  • Learn three strategies that you can use in planning
  • State the importance of checking your spelling
 Lesson 1 Activity One
#2 Search Engines
  • List three different types of search engines
  • Compare the pros and cons of each type of search engine
  • Give an example and web addresses (URLs) for each type of search engine
 Lesson 2 Activity Two
#3 The Power of the + and - Sign
  • List the benefits of using + (AND) and - (NOT) sign in narrowing your search results.
  • Provide situations when to use the terms + and - sign in a search.
  • Explain how using Boolean Logic, the + and - sign narrow down your search results.
 Lesson 3 Activity Three
#4 "Quotation Marks" To The Rescue
  • Understand that quotation marks keeps terms together, and in the exact order (next to each other).
  • Explain how using quotation marks will narrow down your search results.
  • Combining strategies with quotation marks will lead you in effective successful searches.
 Lesson 4 Activity Four
#5 The Power of OR
  • Explain how using OR in a search increases the number of search results.
  • Situations when to use the Boolean Logic OR in a search.
  • Combining strategies is the most effective method for getting the best search results.
 Lesson 5 Activity Five
#6 The Wildcard *
  • Know that using a wildcard * can help in searching for words with multiple endings or spellings.
  • Using a wildcard * in a search expands (increases) your search results.
  • Combining strategies will lead you to the most successful search possible.
 Lesson 6 Activity Six

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March 18, 2006