| At a glance | Web Search Lesson Plan: The Search Summit Exploring Advanced Search Tools |
Table of Contents | Help students to understand additional advanced operators, language tools and other interesting Google features so they can dive further into research topics. Inquiry questions: How can I specify where in the web page I want my keyword to appear? How can I easily find related resources to a topic or web page? How can I search in another language?
Use the "The Search Summit" Google Presentation provided with this lesson to take students through the lesson. Slides that go with each section of this lesson are indicated by number [Slide #1]. 1. Open the lessons by showing students Google's Search Options panel [Slide #2]. Conduct a search for Shakespeare and then click on "Show Options". Discuss the tools available, what they do and when they can be useful. Close with the video on [Slide #3] which presents a quick overview of this functionality. 2. Next, move on by showing students the Advanced Search page [Slides #4 and #5]. As a class, try several different keywords using the exact wording or phrases, the "or" boxes and the unwanted words box. Discuss the results. 3. On the Advanced Search page "Need More Tools" section [Slide #6] show students the Language option drop down menu, the File type drop down menu and the Search within a site or domain box. Have students try searches using these menus. Conduct a class discussion on the results they found. 4. Explore with the class the "Date, usage rights, numeric range and more" section of the Advanced Search page by clicking the "plus" to open the menu. [Slide #7]. Divide the class into teams, each with access to the Internet. Each team should do one search that would use all the features. When they have completed the search, each team shares out what was searched, what they put in each drop down box and the results of their search. 5. Next have students do another search for a topic. When they have their search results page have them search again for the same topic and use the search operators "inurl" and "intitle" [Slide #8]. Students compare results with the search they made without the operators. Discuss the differences in the search results with the class. 6. Now demonstrate Language tools [Slides #9 and #10]. Show students how they can enter a search in English and have Google translate the search to another language, search for it and then translate results back to English. Do an example with the term [french revolution] and search pages written in French. When is this feature useful? What interesting searches can the class do in other languages? 7. Trend setting assignment [Slide #11]: In teams have students brainstorm a trend that they have noticed in the news or in society that people would be searching for. Each team will select one "trend topic" and see what Google Trends shows about searches for that topic. Have students vary the regions, years and ranking of their trend. Students take notes on what search trends they see about their topic. Next students hypothesize about the trend and trend searches by answering these questions:
8. Have students work in teams and compare trends for two or more different terms of their choice. For example, ask them to consider entering [ski, beach] into the Google Trends search box (that is enter the word ski first, then comma, and then beach). What do they see? Can they explain the differences in search volume? Advanced Google Search Help Google Search Options video Google Search Wiki video Language Tools Google Trends Each student team evaluates the work of another team. Then teams report out their findings in an informal presentation and critique the trend reports based research and answers to the questions. Extension activity: To further understand advanced search, students can also explore Google Squared, Google SearchWiki and Google Experimental Search. This extension activity requires the user to be logged into Google with a Google Account. Per the Children's Internet Protection Act, students must be thirteen years of age to create their own Google Accounts. 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. Students: c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers: b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources. |