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Common Sense Media: Education: Crawling the Web: Grades 6 8
Faced with a large and ever-changing array of options about how to find information they need, middle schoolers learn to make informed choices about which search sites to use for different purposes. They also learn to use multiple search...
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Common Sense Media: Education: Sticky Sites: Grades 6 8
Learners learn about some of the features that attract and retain visitors to websites. They also learn to recognize the commercial motives that sometimes lie behind these "sticky" sites. Free membership required.
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Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: The Key to Keywords: Grades 3 5
Students learn strategies to increase the accuracy of their keyword searches. They compare the number and kinds of sites obtained and make inferences about the effectiveness of the strategies. Free membership required.