Topicm26561314669cc50e_1528449000663_0Topic

Methods of browsing Internet resources

Levelm26561314669cc50e_1528449084556_0Level

Second

Core curriculumm26561314669cc50e_1528449076687_0Core curriculum

Grades IV‑VI

III. Using the computer, digital devices and computer networks.

The student:

2) uses a computer network (a school network, the Internet):

a) for finding needed informationinformationinformation and educational resources by navigating between web sites.

Timingm26561314669cc50e_1528449068082_0Timing

45 minutes

General objectivem26561314669cc50e_1528449523725_0General objective

Searching for information on the Internet.

Specific objectivesm26561314669cc50e_1528449552113_0Specific objectives

1. Using search engines.

2. Using web directories.

Learning outcomesm26561314669cc50e_1528450430307_0Learning outcomes

The student:

- uses search engines,

- uses web directories.

Methodsm26561314669cc50e_1528449534267_0Methods

1. Learning through observation.

2. Using the knowledge in practical situations.

Forms of workm26561314669cc50e_1528449514617_0Forms of work

1. Individual work.

2. Class work.

Lesson stages

Introductionm26561314669cc50e_1528450127855_0Introduction

The teacher initiates a discussion about the methods of searching for informationinformationinformation on the Internet.

Procedurem26561314669cc50e_1528446435040_0Procedure

Web address:
The easiest option of searching for informationinformationinformation is to write a known web addressweb addressweb address in the address bar. What if you do not know the web address? You can then use a search enginesearch enginesearch engine or a web directoryweb directoryweb directory.

Search engine:
A search engine is a software or web site for searching information on the Internet based on keywords entered by the user. The best known search engines are Google, Yahoo! and Bing.

[Illustration 1]

There are also special search engines dedicated to children, e.g. English‑language Kiddle (www.kiddle.co), developed by Google, or Polish‑language Mamuu (www.mamuu.pl).

Gallery:
Search engines for children.

[Illustration 2]

[Illustration 3]

Task 1

Open a search enginesearch enginesearch engine appropriate to your age (Mamuu) and write in the bar intended for it a search phrase, i.e. the text describing information you are looking for. Has the search engine found what you were searching for? If not, try another search engines, e.g. Google.

[Slideshow]

Web directory:
Part of the information contained on web sites is ordered in the so called web directories. They are sets of web sites organized into thematic categories, e.g. sports, science, entertainment. Though they order data, web directories have their disadvantages: the number of web sites included in them is small and they are rarely updated.m26561314669cc50e_1527752256679_0Part of the information contained on web sites is ordered in the so called web directories. They are sets of web sites organized into thematic categories, e.g. sports, science, entertainment. Though they order data, web directories have their disadvantages: the number of web sites included in them is small and they are rarely updated.

[Illustration 4]

Task 2

Learn the web directoryweb directoryweb directory for children www.13tka.com. Note that when you search for informationinformationinformation in this web directory, you browse consecutive subdirectories from general categories to more and more detailed ones.

Web portals:
A web portal is an information web site containing various online services, available at a single web address. Such services can include news, search engines, electronic mail, weather forecast, horoscopes, online games or online shops. There are also web portals with educational content addressed to children.m26561314669cc50e_1527752263647_0A web portal is an information web site containing various online services, available at a single web address. Such services can include news, search engines, electronic mail, weather forecast, horoscopes, online games or online shops. There are also web portals with educational content addressed to children.

Web applications:
A web applicationweb applicationweb application is a computer programme that runs on a web server and communicates with a web browser over the Internet.

Task 3

Run a web browserweb browserweb browser that you have selected and find the examples of web portals for children. Then choose an application appropriate to your age and run it.

Online games:
An online game is any video game that requires access to the Internet in order to run it. Online games can be divided into simple games, which are run in a web browserweb browserweb browser, and expanded games, which must be installed on the hard disc drive of the computer.

Lesson summarym26561314669cc50e_1528450119332_0Lesson summary

In order to search for informationinformationinformation on the Internet, do one of the following:

- write a known web addressweb addressweb address in a web browserweb browserweb browser,
- use thematically categorised web directories,
- use a search enginesearch enginesearch engine.

Selected words and expressions used in the lesson plan

informationinformationinformation

search enginesearch enginesearch engine

web addressweb addressweb address

web applicationweb applicationweb application

web browserweb browserweb browser

web directoryweb directoryweb directory

web portalweb portalweb portal