Week+1+-+Internet+-+All+you+need+to+know+about+search+engines

=Week 1 =

Topic(s)

 * Search Engines - How they work
 * Search Engines - How to use them


 * Objective(s) **
 * **You will be able to explain how a search engine works.**
 * You will be able to explain how search engines collect and organize webpages (webcrawlers)
 * You will be able to explain the following techniques: keyword density, keyword prominenceand search directories.
 * ** You will be able to explain a range of techniques used to make a website appear in the first 10 results. **
 * You will be able to explain what elements does page ranking systems use to determine the most suitable webpage
 * **You will be able to use a set of different searching techniques used to get better results when using a search engine.**
 * You will be able to identify the following searching techniques: boolean operators, nesting, truncating and proximity operators.
 * You will be able to explain how the mentioned techniques work.

**Activities / Strategies** Group ||  ||
 * **Name** || **Level** || **Description -** ** Instructions ** || **Type** || **Handout / File** ||
 * Thinking like Google (1) || L-S || In groups, you will try to determine how does google determines the order for the webpages that appear as a result of a search. You will need to list the factor(s) that they think Google takes into consideration to rank webpages. If you consider that it is a multifactorial system, then you will determine the priority for each factor. || Group ||  ||
 * Digging into Google's Brain || S-H || Individually you will watch the video about how google works. You need to anotate in a piece of paper all the factors that they mention Google considers to rank webpages. In the second part of the activity in groups, you will compare and share your lists of factors. In the third part you will have a look at the infogram that describes how Google page ranking systems works and determine what elements are missing from your factors list. Finally in groups you will do a scheme of how Google page ranking system work. || Individual
 * How to dig into Google? || L-S || Your task is to find an specific webpageand or image. For this you will need to plan, determine what are you going to write in the search bar and write it down in the given form. Then you will test it and see what is the position of the item in the results and annotate in the form. You will repeat the process 3 more times tweeking your terms in the search bar to get the wanted result higher and write the inormation in your form. Secondly, you will read the Search techniques article and the Avanced search techniques webpage, takes notes as you read as you won't be able to access the document in the next stage. || Individual ||  ||
 * Who is Google's Search King? || S-H || You will be showed a webpage/image and be asked to write in a piece of paper what you would write in the search bar. The papers will then be collected and will be tested one by one anonymously. During each test all of you are asked to highlight key good things that the student has done in his search terms. || Class ||  ||
 * Which are the best search terms? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * ~ Level Key ||
 * H . || Higher achiever ||
 * S || Standard achiever ||
 * L || Lower achiever ||


 * ~ Type Key ||
 * Individual . || Activity performed completely by the student himself. ||
 * Pairs || Acitivty performed in pairs to either to share, check or generate results. ||
 * Group || Activity performed in groups, strongly recommended in groups of 3 or 4 and assigned by the teacher. ||
 * Peer-Assess . || Activity that will be marked by peers. mark scheme should be provided before hand and explained. ||
 * Self Assess . || Activity that will be marked by one self. Mark scheme should be provided before hand and explained. ||

**Assessment**
 * **Name** || **Description** || **Link / File** || **Mark scheme** || **Example** ||
 * Search techniques table || Students will be asked to Individually create a table that explains each one of the techniques used in searches to get better results. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Order the factors. || Students will be asked to order the factors in the priority order the have for Google's Page Ranking System and fill in the two missing factors. ||  ||   ||   ||

**Homework**
 * **Objective** || You will be able to explain what needs to be done in order for a website to appear in Google's first ten. ||
 * **Outcome** || A written explanation of 350 words. ||
 * **Instructions** || You will write an explanation of how school parents who have a private website can make it appear in Google's first ten. All the keyterms seened related to ranking systems should be used (bold). The essay should be typed and printed. Bring it to class in order to participate in the peer-assess activity. ||
 * **Example** || Remember that when writing an explanation you need to provide specific examples and a description of the process. ||
 * **Link / File** ||  ||

**Resources** [] ||
 * **Name** || **Description** **/ Link** ||
 * Google Page Rank infogram || [] ||
 * Google Page Rank Videos || []
 * Search techniques || [[file:7 Tips and Tricks.pdf]] ||
 * Advanced search techniques || [] ||

**Cross- curricular links**
 * **Subject** || **Description** ||
 * Maths || Statistical analysis to clasify webpages. ||