WD_L03


 * Web Design**
 * Unit 1 Lesson 3 – Search engines**

Instructional Objectives:
 * Provide a brief overview of the Internet with emphasis on the World Wide Web
 * Provide hands on activities to familiarize students with search engines
 * Give brief overview of Web browser functions
 * Present step by step demonstration of browser components and their use
 * Conduct a step by step demonstration on how to conduct a Web search
 * Warn students about dangers of the WWW as well as problems regarding non-reliable sources

Student Objectives:
 * Uses web browser to conduct a web search
 * Collect information using serach engines
 * Find specific information from specific web sites
 * Show awareness regarding stated dangers and problems associated with the web

Materials:
 * Software: Web browser (Netscape, Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari)
 * Handouts (Scavenger Hunt worksheet)

Student Activities:
 * Participate in class discussion regarding possible problems/dangers of the Internet
 * Participate in WWW Scavenger Hunt
 * Use different search engines to conduct web search
 * Discuss Scavenger Hunt findings with class
 * Differentiate between credible sources and those that are not
 * Identify and record information of visited sites used to collect infomration that includes: URL, Publisher, and date of Publication

Teaching Methods/Strategies
 * 15 minute Intro of the Internet. Give a brief history of the internet. Show how many web pages there are on the internet. Internet Statistics Lead a discussion on how students find the content they want on the internet.

Useful Links media type="custom" key="8199268" media type="custom" key="8199262"
 * Google
 * Bing
 * Yahoo Search