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Information Fluency. It’s Elementary!. Five things every child should understand about online searching before starting Middle School 1 There are three ways to search online Search engines (still) perform literal matching Subject Directories are best for finding ideas - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Information FluencyIt’s Elementary!
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Five things every child should understand about online searching before starting Middle School
1 There are three ways to search online Search engines (still) perform literal matching Subject Directories are best for finding ideas Browsing is the slowest and hardest way to search
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Five things every child should understand about online searching before starting Middle School
2 Effective searching depends on Keywords (choosing them thoughtfully produces the best results) Objects are better than Actions (who, what, where,
when and why are better than how) Proper Nouns and Numbers are the most powerful
Keywords
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Five things every child should understand about online searching before starting Middle School
3 The first thing you find is probably not the information you need. Information at the top of the list is not always relevant Every search result contains clues that will improve your
search
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Five things every child should understand about online searching before starting Middle School
4 The information you find may not be accurate. Use information only from trusted sources. Younger—search only trusted sources Older—evaluate to determine if a source can be trusted
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Five things every child should understand about online searching before starting Middle School
5 The information you find belongs to someone else--you need to give them credit. Information to be cited (minimum): (who) Author or
Publisher, (what) Title, (where) Web address, (when) date found online.
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
How will I get there?
Ready
Set
Go
Readiness Activities. Discovery through existing experience
Travel Guide Ride the school bus, city bus or walk?
Practice using tools and simulations
Actual searching
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
SearchingSearching is like taking a trip on the is like taking a trip on the InternetInternetYou want to get to the right place You want to get to the right place You want to get there as quickly as you canYou want to get there as quickly as you canYou want to get there safelyYou want to get there safely
Travel Guide
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
How will I get there?
Ready Readiness Activities. Discovery through existing experience
Using a Reference Book Table of Contents, Index or browse?
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
IndexIndex
Page by pagePage by page
Subject DirectorySubject Directory
Search EngineSearch Engine
BrowsingBrowsing
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
How will I get there?
Set Practice using tools and simulations
Search Race: Who can get there the quickest?
Divide the group into three parts (teams):
Search Engines || Subject Directories || Browsers
Using computers, individuals assigned to a team may use only that means of searching to find the information.
Each student starts in a designated place. Use the 21cif game or create your own.
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Search Race: Science FairHere’s the page students need to find
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
How will I get there?
Go
Discuss: If Search Engines usually win, why use anything else?
Actual Searching:
Find ideas for a Science Fair Project
Other Search Challenges
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
What keywords will I use?
Ready Readiness Activities. Discovery through existing experience
Fishing Game
Children use word cards as bait to retrieve information
Example: Candy Store
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
What keywords will I use?
Ready Interactive candy page
candychewy
licorice
M&Ms
Too specific:
what if there are no M&M’s?
Too general:
what if ‘Candy’ is also the title of a book or the name of a dog?
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
What keywords will I use?
Set Practice using tools and simulations
“Query Picker”
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
What keywords will I use?
Set Practice using tools and simulations
“Keyword Challenges”
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
What keywords will I use?
Go Actual Searching
“Search Challenges”
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
What keywords will I use?
Go Actual Searching
Classroom Research Assignments using Customized (Google, Eurekster, Rollyo, etc.)
or Vetted (subscription) Databases
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
What keywords do I still need?
Ready Readiness Activities. Discovery through existing experience
“Word Matching”
+ =Keywords: meal, eggs, breakfast, morning
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
What keywords do I still need?
Ready Readiness Activities. Discovery through existing experience
“Keys and Locks”
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
What keywords do I still need?
Set Practice using tools and simulations
“Word Post-its”
“Snippet Detective”
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Can the information be trusted?
Ready“Telephone Game”
Readiness Activities. Discovery through existing experience
Dropped Information
Added Information
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Can the information be trusted?
Ready“Rumors and Sources”The school year is ending early…
Readiness Activities. Discovery through existing experience
“To Tell the Truth” You Tube
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Can the information be trusted?
SetOnline tutorials: Author, Publisher, Links….
Evaluation Wizard
Practice using tools and simulations
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Who owns the information?
ReadyStealing vs Borrowing
Readiness Activities. Discovery through existing experience
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Who owns the information?
SetCitation Tutorials
Citation Wizard
Practice using tools and simulations
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary
Information FluencyIt’s Elementary!
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