1. Search Engines
LESSON 1-3

2. Objectives The student will:
Perform searches and explain how to refine a search to retrieve better information
Identify resources for finding information in addition to ranking based search engines
Differentiate between ranking based search engines and social bookmarking (collaborative) search engines.
Use a variety of Web 2.0 applications
Develop and use a rubric to evaluate websites

3. Journal Entry
List at least three ways in which you currently use the internet
Share your responses with your elbow partner
5 minutes

4. Internet Scavenger Hunt
In your groups…
Have one person click on the link on the homework section for today.
Click on File -> Make a copy
Share your copy of the file the members of your team.
Have all team members open the file.
All team members should also open the Lesson 1-3 – Web resources.doc from the homework section.
25 minutes

5. Internet Scavenger Hunt
In your groups…
You have 25 minutes to find all the items on internet scavenger hunt list.
In your Google Doc file list:
The information or item requested.
The web site in which you found it
The steps you took to find each item.
Who found it
25 minutes

6. Other Resources for Finding Information
What are some resources other than search engines you used to find the information?
10 minutes
Google Maps or Mapquest
Switchboard or Yellow Pages
Internet Movie Database
Dictionary or Thesarus
Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britanica, How stuff works
Wayback Machine

7. Web 2.0 Applications In your groups…
Take the assigned Web 2.0 application.
Set up an account if needed.
Explore the site and its features.
Prepare a presentation on your site for the class.
55 minutes – Completes the day…

8. Web 2.0 Applications Your presentation should cover:
If your website is a social bookmarking website (numbers 1-4): “What are the differences between rankings based search engines (e.g. Google) and social bookmarking search engines?”
If you website is a word cloud web site (numbers 5-6): “Why would you want to create word clouds?”
If your web site is a list creation web site (numbers 7-8): “What are the advantages of using a list creation site? What are the disadvantages?”