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Don't Get Stuck in the World Wide Web !

The Internet uses communication in ways never before experienced.  People can talk to friends around the world, shop while sitting at home, and research anything, any time.

However, the Internet is so vast, special training is required to “surf the net.”  First time users find the Internet frustrating for many reasons because much of the information is not legitimate, the information is not easy to reach, and the search engines are confusing.

A new search engine will aid the researching process by being user friendly, and it will only have education sites.  This will make hard to find websites more accessible and eliminate the confusion brought on by the World Wide Web.  It is important for students to learn these tasks because they will be using the internet for research the rest of their lives.  Unless they understand how to find and organize information, students will be lost in the web.  Students will help design an educational search engine, enter categorized data into it, and finally invent instructions to explain the features of the new user friendly search engine.

How does Internet communication impact research?

How can the Internet be used for research?

How can the information found be categorized?

Which computer shortcuts can make your research easier?

Which computer searches should you use for research?

                   Where can reliable sites are found?

6th Grade Language Arts

Access:

• Explore the internet and find general educational websites.

• Fact-find the relevant websites to make sure they are correct

• Gather the address’ from each site and list them

• Reflect on each site and choose the best one

• Survey the group members and make sure they all agree

Interpret:

• Analyze the different websites and choose the best

• Categorize each site and rank them worst to best

• Compare each and make a decision for the top five websites.

                  Communicate:

• Display the websites on the search generator with a variety of different keyword searches.

• Elaborate each website so many different searches can find it.

• Transfer the information from the internet to the web search generator.

Evaluate:

• Gauge how the search engine works by trying multiple searches.

• Plan on having each search topic have more than two keywords.

• Test the final product and evaluate the results of the search.

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