Transcript How to use a cyberhunt 3

Lesson Objectives
To remind ourselves of the internet safety rules
How to use a browser - the functions of the
different buttons
How to use a search engine
All cyberhunts have to start somewhere!
The first task will be to decide the subject of your cyberhunt –
your teacher (the Boss) may tell you the subject. It may be a
place you are studying in geography (like Porthcawl). It may
be on a period in History you are currently studying. It may be
a science quiz…
Once you have decided on a topic, you will need to find some
useful websites. This is where you will HAVE to rely on your
web browser. Before we do this, let’s remind ourselves of
some important safety rules to remember when using the
internet. Click on the link below…
Internet Safety
Now let’s remember how to use your web browser. On your
web browser you will see these buttons...
They will help you to move around the different websites. Click
on the link below to remind yourself of their functions. Then
complete the quiz on page 2.
Browser Information
To make your own Cyberhunt you will need to be able to
search the Internet quickly and effectively. To do this you
will have to use a search engine.
One of the most
popular engines
is ‘Google’
All you have to do is visit a search
engine, type in the subject you would
like to find out about and it will give
you a list of suggested websites for
you to explore.
Type your
subject in here
Here are some search engines that you
could try…
www.google.co.uk
www.yahooligans.co.uk
www.askjeevesforkids.co.uk
www.altavista.co.uk
www.lycos.co.uk
Of course sometimes the search engine might give you
information which is not what you are really looking for. You can
make it easier for yourself by learning these techniques…
Make sure you spell your words correctly
Use Key words
Key words are important words that relate to your topic.
For example, if you were researching the topic ‘weather’, key
words may include: weather, climate, clouds, temperature.
More techniques…
Put speech marks around phrases that
must come together in the order given.
For example:
‘search engine’ will give you results for
search engines (which is what you want)
but search engine will give you results on
search and engine separately.
One more technique…
Use a + sign to show key words that must
be included in your search.
Example: in a list of keywords researching
clouds you may have put in keywords like
‘clouds’, ‘weather’, ‘temperature. You
would not necessarily want the words
weather and temperature but you would
definitely want the word cloud.
And another one…
Use a – sign to show words that must not
be included in your search.
Example: If you were researching the topic
‘football’ but did not want results on
‘American football’ you could put a – sign
in front of ‘American’ to stop references to
American football coming up.
Now that we have covered browsers and search
engines, complete the worksheets that your
teacher has given you. Click here for the link
Browsers and search engine worksheets
Click here for a word search on internet related words
Internet word search