NORTHSTAR Digital Literacy

Teacher: Erin LoPorto

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August 23rd - October 12th

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Monday & Wednesday

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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Warm-up

◆ Where are your favorite places to shop?

◆ Why are these stores your favorite places to shop?

◆ If something you want was available at many stores, how would you decide which store to buy it from?

Lesson 5: Search Results

We will learn to:

read the results of a Google search to identify the best websites to find the information you’re looking for.

open a link in a new tab using right click.

Vocabulary

Description

Link

Right click

Search bar

Search results

Web address

Search Results

◆ The big words at the top, the blue letters are a link that goes to the website. When you use Google, read the top blue letters first. The blue letters tell you what is on the website.

◆ The middle green letters are the web address (URL). The web address is the address for the website.

◆ The bottom black words are a detailed description of what is on the website.

Search Results - open a link

Click a link -- click “Back” to go back to Search Results

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Right click a link -- select “Open in New Tab”

Practice

1. Choose one item you want to buy.

2. Use Google to search for the item you want to buy.

3. Choose and open three different links in three new tabs.

4. Decide which item to buy.

Handout A

Handout B

Wrap-up

◆ On the results page, what are the blue words?

◆ What are the green letters?

◆ Which should you read first on a results page? (blue or green?)