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Lesson Plan

Course Title: Web Technologies

Session Title: Using Online Search Tools to Locate and

Evaluate Information. Lesson Duration: 2 hours

Performance Objective: Upon completion of the lesson, students will be able to use online search tools to research and evaluate acquired information on careers and ethical responsibilities in the field of information technology.

Specific Objectives: Students will understand the difference between a search engine and a search directory. Students will understand the various search techniques such as keyword, Boolean, and

phrase. Students will be able to explain the importance of computer ethics and proper netiquette,

both in the workplace and socially. Students will be able to describe various job opportunities, and the role information

technologies plays in these fields. Students will be able to show knowledge of the education level, certification, and skills

related to careers they are interested in.

Preparation

TEKS Correlations:

• 1C: Examine the role of certifications, resumes, and portfolios in the Web Technologies profession.

• 1E: Solve problems and think critically.

• 1H: Demonstrate an understanding of legal and ethical responsibilities in relation to

the field of information technology.

• 2A: Identify job opportunities and accompanying job duties and tasks.

• 2B: Research careers of personal interest along with the education, job skills, and

experience required to achieve personal career goals.

• 4B: Model ethical and legal acquisition of digital information, including the correct

citing of sources through the use of established methods. • 4C: Demonstrate proper netiquette and acceptable use policies when using networks.

• 5D: Synthesize information from data acquired from electronic and

telecommunications resources.


Instructor / Trainer

References:

• Content Developer Knowledge

Instructional Aids:

• Online Search Tools Presentation

• Search Engine Activity

• Search Engine Lesson Quiz

Materials Needed:

Search Engine Activity Worksheet Search Engine Presentation Search Engine Quiz Search Engine Quiz key

Equipment Needed:

Each student will need a computer with Internet access.

Introduction

MI Introduction (LSI Quadrant I):

Have students open a search engine and type in the word “Cars” in the search field and look at the number of results. Discuss with students the importance of limiting the results to only those relevant to what they are looking for. Tell them they will be learning some techniques to make their internet searches more efficient.


Outline

MI Outline (LSI Quadrant II): Instructor Notes:

I. How Search Engines Work a. Search Engine b. Indexed c. Spiders d. Search Query e. Search Field

II. Search Strategies

a. Phrase Searching b. Keyword Searches

i. Boolean Searches ii. File type Searches iii. Quick Information

III. Evaluating Information

a. The Author b. Type of Website

i. Personal Sites ii. Special Interest Sites iii. Professional Sites iv. Commercial Sites v. News Sites

IV. Students should complete the Search

Engine activity and Quiz on their own.

Students should have a two search engines opened on their computer, and follow along with the presentation.

Application

MI Guided Practice (LSI Quadrant III):

During the presentation the students should have two search engines loaded. As search topics are shown, the students should enter the information to see the results.

MI Independent Practice (LSI Quadrant III):

Following the activity, the students should complete the Search Engine Activity. Much of the information students will be searching for will be related to their personal interests, so each students will be finding different results.


Summary

MI Review (LSI Quadrants I and IV):

Following the activities the teacher should ask students how much faster it was for them to use some of the search techniques in locating their information. Explain that each search engine uses different filtering methods, so they should stick with search engines they are familiar for most of their searches, or when using a different search tool, look to see which filter methods it uses.

Evaluation

MI Informal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III):

The teacher should observe the students’ search techniques while they complete the Search Activity. Make sure they are properly filtering their searches.

MI Formal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III, IV):

1. The teacher should review the student’s completed Search Engine Activities. The teacher should verify the information provided by the student.

2. The students should complete the Search Engine Quiz.

Extension

MI Extension/Enrichment (LSI Quadrant IV):

Following the lesson, the students can continue to search career options, including degree requirements, and salary expectations. For additional challenges have the students also search for advancement opportunities for their selected jobs.


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MI

Teaching Strategies Personal Development

Strategies

Verbal/ Linguistic

Lecture, discussion, journal writing, cooperative learning, word origins

Reading, highlighting, outlining, teaching others, reciting information

Logical/ Mathematical

Problem solving, number games, critical thinking, classifying and organizing, Socratic questioning

Organizing material logically, explaining things sequentially, finding patterns, developing systems, outlining, charting, graphing, analyzing information

Visual/Spatial

Mind-mapping, reflective time, graphic organizers, color-coding systems, drawings, designs, video, DVD, charts, maps

Developing graphic organizers, mind- mapping, charting, graphing, organizing with color, mental imagery (drawing in the mind’s eye)

Musical/ Rhythmic

Use music, compose songs or raps, use musical language or metaphors

Creating rhythms out of words, creating rhythms with instruments, playing an instrument, putting words to existing songs

Bodily/ Kinesthetic

Use manipulatives, hand signals, pantomime, real life situations, puzzles and board games, activities, role- playing, action problems

Moving while learning, pacing while reciting, acting out scripts of material, designing games, moving fingers under words while reading

Intrapersonal

Reflective teaching, interviews, reflective listening, KWL charts

Reflecting on personal meaning of information, studying in quiet settings, imagining experiments, visualizing information, journaling

Interpersonal

Cooperative learning, role- playing, group brainstorming, cross-cultural interactions

Studying in a group, discussing information, using flash cards with other, teaching others

Naturalist Natural objects as manipulatives and as background for learning

Connecting with nature, forming study groups with like-minded people

Existentialist

Socratic questions, real life situations, global problems/questions

Considering personal relationship to larger context

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Search Engine Activity

1. Look up the definition of “career” on two different search engines. Be sure to use the define keyword

in your search query. In the spaces below, write each search engine’s definition of the term. If

multiple definitions are returned, use the first.

Search Engine #1 Search Engine #2

2. Why do you think the definitions might not be the same?

3. In a search engine, use the filetype operator to locate a Web Master Job Description in pdf format.

All the returns should be pdf files. Print your search results from your browser and attach to the back

of this page.

4. Click on one of the job descriptions that you found in your search. List 5 duties of the position:

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.


5. Using either search engine, search for available certifications for web design professionals. List three

that you find.

a.

b.

c.

6. Now consider your own career interest. Think of three career fields you would be interested in

pursuing.

a.

b.

c.

For each career field you listed above, use your favorite search engine to find the following information.

7. Career Field A

Entry Level Job:

Starting Salary:

Training or Degree Requirements:

Describe the duties of the job:


8. Career Field B

Entry Level Job:

Starting Salary:



9. Career Field C

Entry Level Job:

Starting Salary:




Search Engine Activity – Instructor’s Guide Instructor Note: Many of the student responses on this activity will vary due to the continuous updates the

search engines make to their databases and because students will be looking up information that is of interest

to them.

1. Look up the definition of “career” using two different search engines. Be sure to use the define

keyword in your search query. In the spaces below, write each search engine’s definition of the term.

If multiple definitions are returned, use the first.



An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

long-term or lifelong job: a job or occupation regarded as a long-term or lifelong activity

2. Why do you think the definitions might not be the same?

Answers will differ but should include something about each search engine using a different

source of data.

3. In the search engine of your choice, use the filetype operator to locate a Web Master Job Description

in pdf format. All the returns should be pdf files. Print your search results from your browser and

attach to the back of this page.

4. Click on one of the job descriptions that you found in your search. List 5 duties of the position:

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.


5. Using either search engine, search for available certifications for web design

professionals. List three that you find.

a.

b.

c.

6. Now consider your own career interest. Think of three career fields you would be interested in

pursuing.

a.

b.

c.

For each career field you listed above, use your favorite search engine to find the following information.

7. Career Field A

Entry Level Job:

Starting Salary:




8. Career Field B

Entry Level Job:

Starting Salary:



9. Career Field C

Entry Level Job:

Starting Salary:




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DATE:

Using Online Search Tools to Locate Information - Quiz

1. Which best describes an online search engine?

a. A tool that goes out onto the Internet and finds what you are looking for.

b. A database of different information websites.

c. A collection of websites.

d. A program that crawls the Internet looking for and gathering information from websites.

2. What is meant when a web page has been indexed?

a. Information on the website has been stored by the search engine.

b. The website has been deleted.

c. The site is scheduled to be crawled.

d. The site has been modified.

3. The programs that collect information on web pages to be stored by the search engine are called

what?

a. Seekers

b. Ants

c. Spiders

d. Beatles

4. The information provided to a search engine so it can locate your web pages is called the…

a. search field

b. search query

c. keyword

d. results

5. The keyword search method will return what?

a. Web pages that have the exact words in the search query in the exact order.

b. Only web pages that contain all the words in the search query.

c. Web pages that contain any of the works in the search query.

d. Nothing will be returned.


6. When looking up web pages with specific wording, which type of phrase would be most appropriate?

a. Phrase search

b. Directory search

c. Keyword search

d. File type search

7. What does the Boolean search filter do?

a. Allows you to save your searches.

b. Return web pages with specific phrases in them.

c. Stores information about websites to the search engine.

d. Specifies specific words to include or exclude.

8. Which search query would return ONLY web pages that include the term “webmaster” as well as the

term “certification”?

a. webmaster OR certification

b. webmaster certification

c. webmaster AND certification

d. webmaster NOT certification

9. Which search query would return web pages that include the term, “web” as well as the term

“degree,” but eliminate the pages that have the term “programming”?

a. web AND degree OR programming

b. web degree NOT programming

c. web AND degree NOT programming

d. web or degree

10. Which search query would return PDF files of a webmaster job description?

a. filetype: pdf webmaster job description

b. pdf webmaster job description

c. file: webmaster job description

d. webmaster job description pdf


Using Online Search Tools to Locate Information - Quiz

1. Which best describes an online search engine?

a. A tool that goes out onto the Internet and finds what you are looking for.

b. A database of different information websites.

c. A collection of websites.

d. A program that crawls the Internet looking for and gathering information from websites.

2. What is meant when a web page has been indexed?

a. Information on the website has been stored by the search engine.

b. The website has been deleted.

c. The site is scheduled to be crawled.

d. The site has been modified.

3. The programs that collect information on web pages to be stored by the search engine are called

what?

a. Seekers

b. Ants

c. Spiders

d. Beatles

4. The information provided to a search engine so it can locate your web pages is called the…

a. search field

b. search query

c. keyword

d. results

5. The keyword search method will return what?

a. Web pages that have the exact words in the search query in the exact order.

b. Only web pages that contain all the words in the search query.

c. Web pages that contain any of the works in the search query.

d. Nothing will be returned.


6. When looking up web pages with specific wording, which type of phrase would be most appropriate?

a. Phrase search

b. Directory search

c. Keyword search

d. File type search

7. What does the Boolean search filter do?

a. Allows you to save your searches.

b. Return web pages with specific phrases in them.

c. Stores information about websites to the search engine.

d. Specifies specific words to include or exclude.

8. Which search query would return ONLY web pages that include the term “webmaster” as well as the

term “certification”?

a. webmaster OR certification

b. webmaster certification

c. webmaster AND certification

d. webmaster NOT certification

9. Which search query would return web pages that include the term, “web” as well as the term

“degree,” but eliminate the pages that have the term “programming”?

a. web AND degree OR programming

b. web degree NOT programming

c. web AND degree NOT programming

d. web or degree

10. Which search query would return PDF files of a webmaster job description?

a. filetype: pdf webmaster job description

b. pdf webmaster job description

c. file: webmaster job description

d. webmaster job description pdf

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