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Procedure

Time Required

Summary

This lesson shows students the benefits of using higher order thinking skills while doing research on the Internet.

Two 50 minute periods

Objective

To review/introduce the use of the Internet.

To review/introduce the use of Internet search engines.

To introduce criteria for web site evaluation.

Guided Practice

Glossary of Terms

The Whirled Bank Group

Web Evaluation for Intermediate Grades

Clones R Us

1.Review the browser screen.

2.Discuss Internet terminology and explain hyperlinks and how they work. 

3.Go to The Whirled Bank Group  or Clones R Us site.  Ask students to write down the three most important things about this site (10 minute exercise)

4. Show them the Important Legal Information screen or the About Us page.

5. Summarize what they learned at this site.

6. Go through the evaluation form.

40-50 minutes

Independent Practice

1. Topic for search selected by teacher concerning subject matter/research that is needed in the classroom.

2.Using search engines from Internet Web sheet, each team of students will use a different search engine and find a web site to be review.

3.  From the search results, students will select on site to review.

25 minutes

Evaluation

1. Students will carefully file out the top of the form making sure the URL is clearly printed.

2. Students will ‘rate’ their selected web site and add their totals.

Closure

1. Students will write two or three sentences to go with numerical evaluation of Web site.

5 minutes

Extension

Students can use this technique all year long on different subject matters.