Smart+Searching

Smart Searching


 * 1) Link to Google: @http://www.google.com/
 * 2) Description of why students need to learn "smart searching skills": There is so much information out there! Any person can "create" a website and call it valid- it's important to understand ways to "weed" out bad info. It is like taking a microscope and zooming in on the good information. It's all about being SMART!
 * 3) Application: How are you going to use this with students/lesson idea: In my class, the students are required to do quite a bit of researching. For example, we study inventions/inventors. I can introduce "smart searching" before the kids begin their research. This would help with the "I'm not sure if this info true" situations. I would love to lead them to search engines that were "safe", "smart", and right!
 * 4) 21st Century Skill Addressed:
 * 5) ICT Literacy
 * 6) Information Literacy
 * 7) Media Literacy
 * 8) Initiative and Self-Direction
 * 9) Creativity and Innovation
 * 10) Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
 * 11) Global Awareness