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Orientation
Orientation
Create a Flyer with MS-Word or Publisher
Code Crackers with Excel
Interent Search Skills
Creating Digital Photos
All About Me - Power Point
Greeting Card with Publisher
Photo Journal

Setup

  1. Go to KidsClick
  2. Click on World 1
  3. Open MS Word with a new document.
  4. Save the new document as "p_fnamelinitial_internet_search_skills"
  5. You should have the following items open
  • KidsClick (World One): IE
  • Your document: MS Office
  • This page: IE

Answer the questions after reading the worlds below.

World 1: Dictionary Lists of Subjects

  1. This lesson is about Dictionary Lists. Describe a Dictionary List. (1 pt)
  2. On Page 3 of World 1 you are presented with the KidsClick Search Tool. Select three different letters and write down three topics you find in each (total of nine). Write these down. (3 pts)
  3. List one advantage and one disadvantage of using alphabetical lists for searching the Internet. (2 pts)

World 2: Sorted Subject Guides

  1. The title of World 2 is __________ __________ __________. (1 pt)
  2. When subjects are arranged from a big set of topics to a very small set of topics the arrangement is called a(n) _______________. (1 pt)
  3. When is using sorted subject guides helpful? (1 pt)
  4. When is using sorted subject guides not helpful? (1 pt)
  5. Do the Activity on Page 5 of World 2. (9 pts)

World 4: Keyword Searching

  1. What is the biggest drawback of using Keyword Search for most students? (1 pt)
  2. Give an example of truncation with the word "automobiles" (1 pt)
  3. Do at least five words in the Activity on Page 3 of World 4. If you understand the concept after five words go on to

 

http://www.worldsofsearching.org/
world1.html

 

 

 

Use <Alt-Tab> to move back and forth between documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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