Lesson 3 - Narrowing a search to get results

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Last lesson we looked at all the parts of a search results page and how they can help us make effective decisions about the information we choose.

In today's lesson:

• We are learning about all the Filters on the Google Search Results Page.
• You will be able to identify the parts of this page and be able to use all the parts to help you make decisions about what search result will help you.

Tasks:

1. Go to www.google.com and conduct a search for the query [stonehenge]
2. Log into Robert Clack Apps
3. Create a presentation
4. Give it the title: How to Use Google Search
1. Explain how to search for a result effectively (remember keywords, missing words, etc, from lesson 1)
2. Explain all the parts of the search results page.
3. Explain how to use filters.

Homework: 

Think of a topic that you want to create a research project around. For example (Is there life on other planets?)

Use a google search for your research project and print the first page of the google results page and bring it next lesson. Ask some of your subject teachers for ideas for research topics.

Highlight the search Query you have used.

Vote for Miss Philbin

VOTE FOR MISS PHILBIN

TalkTalk’s search for the nation’s Digital Heroes have short listed Miss Philbin as a finalist in the London area, who will now go head to head to win a £5,000 technology grant to help further ICT in the local community. And from today people in London are being urged to vote for their favourite Digital Hero http://www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes/region.php?region=london

The TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards, in conjunction with Citizens Online, is the only awards of its kind to celebrate outstanding people who are using digital technology to benefit their local communities. Miss Philbin has been nominated for her work on a project designed to inspire working class girls into IT, Technology, Science and Engineering subject areas http://www.geekgurldiaries.co.uk Miss Philbin needs all the votes she can get to further her project, the ‘Geek Gurl Diaries’. It would be great to see the £5,000 technology grant go to a local project and help benefit our local community.

To vote for Miss Philbin follow this link: http://www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes/region.php?region=londonJon Cruddas the Local MP for Dagenham and Rainham has shown his support; “I fully support this scheme and think it is a worthwile initiative. MIss Philbin has my vote, it would be great to see this local project get the recognition and investment it deserves.”

Lesson 2 - Understanding Search Results

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In the last lesson, you developed queries using key search terms tied to your research projects. In this lesson, you will eventually type in these queries and examine a search results page. Today we will look at search results pages and learn what information they give to help guide you through the research process.

In today's lesson:

• We are learning about the Google Search Results Page.
• You will be able to identify the parts of this page and be able to use all the parts to help you make decisions about what search result will help you.

Tasks:

1. Go to www.google.com and conduct a search for the query [nautilus pompilius]
2. Look at the search results page with a partner, discuss the results the page has given you. 
1. Are the results all the same or are they different?
2. What on the page gives you more information about the result?
3. Make a copy (File>Make a copy) of the Understanding search results worksheet and complete it. This presentation will help you.

Homework: Research project: Is there life on other planets?

Lesson 1 - Picking the right search terms

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In today's lesson:

• We are learning to understand that the words we choose to type into a search tool like Google can affect the results it generates.
• You will be able to identify effective search terms and queries for use on your own research projects.

How Google Search Works

Tasks:

1. You will be put into groups by your teacher.In your group you will be given some questions. 
1. Using a yellow pen highlight the keywords.
2. Underline any maybe words
3. Add any missing words in blue.
4. Draw a line through any unnecessary words.

1. Make a copy (File>Make a copy) of this worksheet and answer the questions.
2. Don't forget to share the worksheet with your teacher and add it to your eportfolio. 

Homework: 

Practice on a Google a Day to get a better score at least once before next lesson.

End of Unit Assessment

In today's lesson:

We are going to test our knowledge of e-safety by:

• taking a quiz
• making sure we have completed all our classwork
• making sure we have attached all class work to our eportfolio.

Tasks:

1. Click on your class name below to take the quiz:

2. Once you have finished and submitted your quiz, go to your eportfolio and check that you have all your work linked to your E-Safety page.

3. Make sure you have written about what you have learned in this unit on the E-Safety page.

Lesson 4 - How to stay in control online

At the start of the lesson click here to play

In today's lesson:

We are going to create a poster to show other students at Robert Clack how to stay safe online using the five rules you created in the last lesson.

Tasks:

Log into Robert Clack Apps

Create a new presentation.

Using one slide of your presentation create your poster.

Checklist:

At the end of the lesson ask yourself:

• Have you you included 5 rules?
• Have you laid out your design in a clear way?
• Have you used images?
• Have you used easy to read fonts?
• Have you shared your poster with your teacher? (Miss Philbin)
• Have you attached all your work from this unit to your eportfolio?

Lesson 3 - What can go wrong and how to report it

In today's lesson:

We are learning to understand what can go wrong if we do not use the internet safely, and we are going to plan a poster to remind people how to stay safe.

Tasks:

1. In your groups,
2. Read your scenario
3. List what could go wrong on the paper provided
4. List ways that these problems could be avoided on the paper provided
5. Together in your group, create 5 rules that people should follow when using the internet.
6. Log into Robert Clack Apps and Create a Document, write your rules onto the document and share it within your group.