1. Making Sense of Search
Ann Larson
May 18, 2012

2. The Dilemma
• Students aimlessly scrolling
through Google Search results
– So many results
– How can you choose?

3. THINK CRITICALLY
When searching and
surfing online
Ask good questions Choose good results

4. The Dilemma
• Students aimlessly scrolling
through Google Search results
• We can help by
– Modeling
– Scaffolding
– Providing practice
• In two areas:
– Building and Refining Searches
– Evaluating Search Results

9. What might it look like?

10. A Nice Site for Constructing Searches
www.boolify.org

11. … and it comes with lessons for
teaching Boolean Logic!

12. … in a Nutshell
… mousepad art

13. … in a Nutshell
(another view)

14. … in a Nutshell
(another view)

15. Other Options
• Askkids.com • Kids.yahoo.com
• Boolify.org • Kidsclick.com
• Kidzsearch.com • Quinturakids.com
• Kids.gov

16. Evaluating your Results

17. Questions to Ask
http://www.avon.k12.ct.us/enrichment/Enrich/quickgr4-0.htm

18. Web Evaluation Worksheets
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/pdf/evalmidd.pdf http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalWorksheet.pdf

19. http://beta.digitalpassport.org/educator-registration
Common Sense Media Digital Passport
Addresses the key issues facing kids in the digital world:
online safety and security, privacy, cyberbullying, copyright and creation, and finding information online.
4.5 hours of instruction.

23. Continuing on …

24. … and more in depth
… in a Professional Learning Community …

25. Richard Byrne – Free Technology for Teachers freetech4teachers.com –Blog with eBooks & Google Tutorials

26. (additionally talks about kid search engines and browser add-ons

27. Credits
www.freetech4teachers.com - Richard Byrne – Free Technology for Teachers–Blog with eBooks &
Google Tutorials
http://www.avon.k12.ct.us/enrichment/Enrich/quickgr4-0.htm - Web Evaluation Graphic
http://www.google.com/educators/p_websearch.html Google Search for Educators
http://beta.digitalpassport.org/educator-registration - Digital Passport - CommonSense Media
www.Commoncraft.com Common Craft Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rESpZFGgFsY Search the Web
Video
www.boolify.org
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/pdf/evalmidd.pdf - Kathy Schrock
http://www.avon.k12.ct.us/enrichment/Enrich/quickgr4-0.htm
https://sites.google.com/site/gwebsearcheducation/lessonplans - Google Web Search for Educators