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RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Poodle Edition

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Title:

 RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Poodle Edition

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ruff14-pd-poodleqa/ask-ruff-poodle-edition/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

Hear advice on how to use search engines responsibly from the much-loved character Ruff Ruffman, in this animated video from RUFF RUFFMAN: HUMBLE MEDIA GENIUS. With his uniquely comical style, Ruff helps guide students in responsibly navigating this twenty-first-century skill. This resource is part of the RUFF RUFFMAN: HUMBLE MEDIA GENIUS Collection. This video can be played during or to introduce a lesson on basic keyword searches to gather information.

Content Standard(s):
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 2
12) Conduct basic keyword searches to gather information.

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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • will determine the right key words to use in a search about a topic.
  • will use the plus (+) sign in searches so that all my words are searched or the minus (-) sign to exclude words from my search.
  • will use quotation marks around words or a phrase so that that exact set of words is searched.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • search engine
  • quotation marks
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • a search engine searches exactly what you type.
  • a search engine may only produce search results for one or some of your keywords.
  • using a plus (+) sign between words tells the search engine to search for all of the words and using a minus (-) sign before a word will exclude that word from your search.
  • putting quotation marks around a set of words or a phrase tells the search engine to keep those words together in a search.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • state important key words that pertain to a topic
  • use the plus (+) sign to tell the search engine to search for both words in a resource and use a minus (-) sign before a word to remove it from your search.
  • use quotation marks around a phrase to communicate to the search engine that they want that phrase to be found with the words in that order.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • search engines have to be told exactly what to search.
  • a search engine will search each word separately unless it is told it to search for a phrase or multiple words or to exclude words.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 3
16) Conduct basic keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results, and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

Examples: Use search techniques, check for credibility and validity.

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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • conduct basic keyword searches to produce valid, appropraite results, and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • keyword
  • search
  • valid
  • true
  • accuracy/accurate
  • relevance/relevant
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • strategies to conduct keyword searches.
  • strategies evaluate the accuracy of information.
  • not all information online is valid or true.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • conduct basic keyword searches using basic words and phrases.
  • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • using specific keywords while searching will deliver best results.
  • not all information online is valid or true.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 4
15) Conduct complex keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

Examples: Search techniques, check for credibility and validity.

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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • conduct complex keyword searches to produce valid, appropraite results, and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • keyword
  • search
  • valid
  • true
  • accuracy/accurate
  • relevance/relevant
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • strategies to conduct complex keyword searches.
  • strategies that evaluate the accuracy of information.
  • not all information online is valid or true.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • conduct complex keyword searches using quotation marks, OR, NOT, AND, and date boundaries.
  • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • using complex keywords while searching will deliver best results.
  • not all information online is valid or true.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 5
19) Conduct advanced keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

Examples: Search techniques, check for credibility and validity.

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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • conduct advanced keyword searches.
  • produce valid, appropriate search results.
  • evaluate search results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • keyword
  • search
  • valid
  • true
  • accuracy/accurate
  • relevance/relevant
  • site/domain
  • file type
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • how to conduct advanced keyword searches.
  • how to evaluate the accuracy of information.
  • that not all information online is valid or true.
  • different sites or domains publish for different audiences.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • conduct advanced keyword searches using domain type such as '.edu', '.com', '.org', '.gov', file types, usage rights.
  • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • using advanced keywords while searching will deliver better results.
  • not all information online is valid or true.
Tags: Internet, safety, search engine
License Type: Custom Permission Type
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AccessibilityVideo resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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Author: Stephanie Carver