Friday, January 10, 2020

Fourth Grade Internet Usage & Web Searches

1. Browsing on the Internet
  • Student learns characteristics of web pages and websites.
  • Student learns what a URL is and how to use it to navigate to a web page.
  • Student learns what a browser is and how it functions.
  • Student learns the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web.
  • Student learns to print a web page.
  • Student learns what a home page is and understands the difference between a home page of a browser and the home page of a website.
  • Student learns to use browser dialog boxes to download files and software from the World Wide Web.
  • Student learns to identify links and use them to navigate through web pages.
2. URLS & Websites
  • Student learns how a browser communicates with a server.
  • Student learns how HTML works with a browser to display web pages.
  • Student learns to identify the components of a URL.
  • Student learns to identify source and purpose of web information by looking at the URL.
  • Student learns to troubleshoot basic web page error messages.
  • Student learns to use bookmarks to save links and to return to them later.
What is the Structure of a URL?
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3. Web Searches
  • Student learns that a database can be used to store, sort, and organize information.
  • Student learns to use search engines on web pages and websites to perform site and web searches.
  • Student learns to determine keywords when defining a search.
  • Student learns to narrow a search by using keyword, phrase, multi-item, and truncation search strategies.
  • Student learns to determine the success of a search strategy by determining the relevancy of the returned results.
  • Student learns to navigate and access search results to find specific information.