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Organizer
Curated OER

Keyword Searching

For Students 6th - 9th
Sure, most kids know how to navigate the Internet, but do they know how to gather information pertinent to their research topic? Distribute this worksheet to help them gain an understanding of keywords and how to use them to search for...
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Lesson Plan
University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Searching Algorithms

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Explore the main algorithms that are used as the basis for keyword searching on computers, using different variations on the game of battleships.
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Unit Plan
Other

Keywords: A Memorization Strategy [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a teachers' guide to teaching students how to use keywords and visualization as tools to help them remember important facts. This PDF file provides a list of materials necessary for the lesson, as well as a script and tips for...
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Website
Other

How to Study: Using Acronyms to Remember Information

For Students 9th - 10th
These authors recommend this system for remembering important facts.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Social Bookmarking

For Students 9th - 10th
This article introduces the reader to the concept of social bookmarking which organizes sites generally by the use of tags. Social bookmarking sites are an increasingly popular way to locate, classify, rank, and share Internet resources...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Keywords

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a great flipchart on how to use keywords to search the internet. There is an integrated quiz to review the information given; and it includes web links.