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Effective Google Search For Middle School Students: A Self-Instructional Web-Based Module To Teach Internet Searching Skills. Maria T. Sack Department of Educational Technology University of Hawaii Manoa Honolulu, HI, U.S.A April, 2013 mariats@hawaii.edu.
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Effective Google Search For Middle School Students: A Self-Instructional Web-Based Module To Teach Internet Searching Skills • Maria T. Sack • Department of Educational Technology • University of Hawaii Manoa • Honolulu, HI, U.S.A • April, 2013 • mariats@hawaii.edu https://sites.google.com/site/internetsearchtutorial/2-Choosing-Keywords
1. Google determines the ranking of the web page by looking at _______. A. how many followers the web page has B. the design of the web page C. how often people visit that web page D. how many times other web pages link to that page
1. Google determines the ranking of the web page by looking at _______. A. how many followers the web page has B. the design of the web page C. how often people visit that web page D. how many times other web pages link to that page
1. Google determines the ranking of the web page by looking at _______. A. how many followers the web page has B. the design of the web page C. how often people visit that web page D. how many times other web pages link to that page None of the students answered this question correctly on the pretest
Effective Google Search For Middle School Students: A Self-Instructional Web-Based Module To Teach Internet Searching Skills
Approximately500 million searchesare performed on major search engines everyday, andGoogleis used by70%of the world's Internet searches (Springboard SEO, 2011).
Websites Designed For Adults
Website Designed For Younger Students
Younger students prefer websites that are colorful, interactive, with minimal text, relevant graphics, quick feedback, and opportunity for social interaction (Chow, Smith, & Sun, 2012).
Graphics Colorful Interactive Social Interaction Quick Feedback MinimalText
Main components of the module
https://sites.google.com/site/internetsearchtutorial/2-Choosing-Keywords https://sites.google.com/site/internetsearchtutorial/2-Choosing-Keywords Safari
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