World Wide Web
Lesson Summary
The World Wide Web is a HUGE holding tank of information. A lot information on the Internet is too difficult for young children to comprehend and sometimes inappropriate for children to read. When children are equipped with the knowledge and tools for searching the Internet, there is a better chance they will find the information they need in a more efficient manner.
The World Wide Web is a HUGE holding tank of information. A lot information on the Internet is too difficult for young children to comprehend and sometimes inappropriate for children to read. When children are equipped with the knowledge and tools for searching the Internet, there is a better chance they will find the information they need in a more efficient manner.
Standards Addressed
ISTE | NETS for Students
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
ISTE | NETS for Students
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
General Goals
- Provide instruction on Internet terminology
- Provide instruction on general evaluation of websites
- Provide instruction on searching techniques
Specific Objectives
- Given instruction, the learner will be able to define Internet terminology
- Given instruction, the learner will be able to understand different parts of a web address
- Given instruction, the learner will be able to distinguish between trustworthy and non-trustworthy websites
- Given instruction, the learner will be able to effectively search the internet using various techniques such as Boolean indicators and parentheses
Required Materials & Equipment
- Computer projection screen
- Dollar, Sam. Piranhas . Austin, TX: Steadwell Books, 2001. Print. (book for teacher demonstration)H
- Handout for each student: "Things to know about the World Wide Web"
- Quiz for each student
Instructional Procedure
- Teacher provides each student with the "Things to know about the World Wide Web" handout
- Teacher informs students there will be a quiz over the material the following day (or directly following the lesson if time allows).
- Teacher projects Internet onto computer projection screen
- Teacher reads aloud the information in the handout as the students follow along.
- At each section of the handout, the teacher demonstrates and points out on the projection screen what is being discussed.
- At the section "How can we tell if something we read is true?" the teacher will go to www.infohio.org, click on "Grades K-5" (these steps are included on the last page of the student handout). Teacher will click on "World Book Kids", click on "World of Animals" and then type in the word "Piranhas" in the search box (all the while pointing out to the students how the URL changed as the Teacher clicked through different parts of the website. This will also show the students how to locate this resource for their research).
- The Teacher will read aloud the two paragraphs found on the website and write down the important facts on the chalkboard.
- The teacher will look through the book Piranhas by Sam Dollar and place a check beside each fact written on the board that is verified in the book.
- Teacher continues demonstrating and pointing out on the projection screen what is being discussed until handout is completed.
Extension
If each student has access to a computer, the Teacher could choose a website listed in the following link to help reinforce the lesson of evaluating information found on websites. Some of the websites listed include inappropriate content so Teacher needs to be sure to PRESELECT a website vs. allowing students to browse the provided link below.
If each student has access to a computer, the Teacher could choose a website listed in the following link to help reinforce the lesson of evaluating information found on websites. Some of the websites listed include inappropriate content so Teacher needs to be sure to PRESELECT a website vs. allowing students to browse the provided link below.
Assessment
Students are given a short quiz on the World Wide Web.
Students are given a short quiz on the World Wide Web.