Applying KEYWORD SEARCHING Skills

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Applying KEYWORD SEARCHING Skills

• INFORMATION LITERACY STANDARDS
• Standard 1 The student who is information
  literate accesses information efficiently and
  effectively.

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INDICATORS

• Indicator 1 Recognizes the need for
  information
• Indicator 2 Recognizes that accurate and
  comprehensive information is the basis for
  intelligent decision making
• Indicator 3 Formulates questions based on
  information needs
• Indicator 4 Identifies a variety of potential
  sources of information
• Indicator 5 Develops and uses successful
  strategies for locating information

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The 3rd-5th Grade Student

• SELECTING TOOLS/RESOURCES (INFORMATION LITERACY
  STANDARDS 2, 3, 4 8 FOUNDATION SKILLS 1, 2
  3)
• uses organizational features and information in
  media, and online sources (pull down menu,
  keyword searching, online databases, periodical
  indexes, Internet visuals, etc.). ELA-5-E1
  T-6-A LEAP
• uses keywords and applies basic search techniques
  to broaden or narrow topic, e.g., keyword,
  phrases), to search information sources. ELA-5-E1
• EXTRACTING/RECORDING (INFORMATION LITERACY
  STANDARDS 1, 2 3 FOUNDATION SKILL 3)
• skims and scans for facts. ELA-7-E4
• spells accurately using strategies when
  necessary. ELA-3-E5 ITBS
• PROCESSING INFORMATION (INFORMATION LITERACY
  STANDARDS 2, 3, 5 6 FOUNDATION SKILLS 2, 3
  4)
• generates and links knowledge, transferring
  information from one context to another. ELA-1-E6

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Keyword Searching is used in most online
resources
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Keyword Searching is also used here
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When using more than one word in keyword
searching, the space means AND
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This narrows a search rather than when just using
one keyword
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Using AR BookFinder
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Quick Search uses Keyword SearchingYou can type
in the title or author.
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Another option, type in keywords from both the
author and title
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AR does have a quiz for this book
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Locating AR quiz numbers

• using AR BookFinder is an excellent activity for
  developing and reinforcing the skill of keyword
  searching.
• Students learn through experimentation what works
  and what does not.
• And the skills learned searching for a quiz
  number

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transfers to otheronline activities
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Taking an AR test
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Its time to select a quiz
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Waitkeyword searching cannot be used here
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Quickie lesson on radio buttons

• Radio buttons indicate
• you can only make one selection.
• Title OR Author OR Quiz Number

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There are 3 ways to search for a quiz.
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There are 3 ways to search for a quiz.
If you click on Contains, the words from the
title that you enter in must be next to each
othera phrase.
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Remember, radio buttons mean only one selection
can be made.
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DO NOT fill out all the search boxes!