Research Skills Lesson Grade 8/9
Lesson Overview:
Unit: Information Literacy
Safe research skills on the web for age 12 to 14
Introduction:
Children need to be kept safe from the perils of the world wide web. This lesson is intended to help educators teach middle school
age children the following:
- usable skills for safe internet research
- practices that contribute to safe internet use
- healthy practices when accessing information on the internet whether at home or at school
- actions to take when an inappropriate site is accessed
Information Technology skill:
Students will learn how to navigate the internet and search for information and avoid inappropriate sites.
Activity/activities:
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Teacher directed discussion on what is considered inappropriate for middle school age children
Teacher displayed samples of safe search websites (attached below)
Teacher shows while student sets safe search settings for doing research (sites supplied below)
Teacher shows red warning screen, discussion of why this comes up, what happens as a result of reaching the red screen
(sample provided below)
5) Teacher discussion while Students suggest steps to take when a neighbor student comes across inappropriate website
6) Teacher discussion while Students suggest consequences of inappropriate use of websites or school computer
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Resources:
Videos:
http://www.labnol.org/internet/how-parents-can-protect-kids-from-adult-content/9267/
Websites
How to Set Safe Settings on Various Websites
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/510?p=ws_settings_safesearch&hl=en&rd=1
http://www.bing.com/account/general?meru=http%253a%252f%252fwww.bing.com%252f
http://www.dogpile.com/search/preferences
https://duckduckgo.com/settings
https://ixquick.com/do/preferences.pl?language_ui=english&
http://www.entireweb.com/
top right corner
http://www.safesearchkids.com/
http://www.internetmatters.org/issues/inappropriate-content.html
http://websearch.about.com/od/anonymoussurfingsafety/f/avoid-porn.htm
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/search-engines
Already Safe Search Engines
http://www.safesearchkids.com/
http://mymunka.com/
http://www.kidrex.org/
http://www.gogooligans.com/
http://www.kidfriendlysearch.com/Kid_Friendly.htm
For parents, school system admin, teacher
http://www.wikihow.com/Block-Adult-Sites
Assessment rubric
4
I can name 4 things I
do/can do to avoid
inappropriate WebPages
3
I can name 3 things I
do/can do avoid
inappropriate WebPages
2
I can name 2 things I
do/can do avoid
inappropriate WebPages
1
I can name 1 thing I
do/can do avoid
inappropriate WebPages
I can name 4 things to do
if an inappropriate page
appears on screen
I can name 3 things to do
if an inappropriate page
appears on screen
I can name 2 things to do
if an inappropriate page
appears on screen
I can name 1 thing to do
if an inappropriate page
appears on screen
I can set safe settings on
4 different search engines
I can set safe settings on
3 different search engines
I can set safe settings on
2 different search engines
I can set safe settings on
1 different search engine
I know 4 things to do if a
fellow student has
inappropriate content on
screen
I know 3 things to do if a
fellow student has
inappropriate content on
screen
I know 2 things to do if a
fellow student has
inappropriate content on
screen
I know 1 thing to do if a
fellow student has
inappropriate content on
screen
I know 4 consequences of
inappropriate computer
use
I know 3 consequences of
inappropriate computer
use
I know 2 consequences of
inappropriate computer
use
I know 1 consequence of
inappropriate computer
use
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Acceptable Computer Use in schools
User Responsibilities:
to use computer networks for educational purposes
to respect copyright laws
to respect the privacy of others
to follow established guidelines for computer use and etiquette
to take responsibility for all activity with the user’s account
to report violations to teachers or supervisors or the school administration
to use the Internet safely and responsibly, and to immediately leave any site that contains inappropriate
content
Users must not:
use networks for non-educational purposes
deliberately damage equipment or disrupt network performance and services
waste resources such as paper or time
share accounts or passwords
access, damage or destroy the files of another user
bully or harass other users
use language that may be offensive to others
use the networks for unlawful purposes
use the networks to access or distribute inappropriate material, including material that is obscene,
pornographic, threatening or racially offensive
use unauthorized copies of information or software
fail to immediately leave an inappropriate Internet site
plagiarize or make unauthorized use of someone else’s work
Consequences:
Any user who fails to follow appropriate use guidelines may be subject to a loss of network privileges
and/or other disciplinary actions through the school or district code of conduct.
Financial restitution and criminal prosecution may also be applicable.
Key tags
avoid inappropriate WebPages 1
what to do when you see a red warning screen 2
how to set safe settings on various search engines 3
what to do when neighbour student is at a bad site
consequences of inappropriate computer use
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