Boolify and Why
Boolify and Why
Boolify and Why
Brief Description: This lesson focuses on teaching students Boolean operators to assist
them in conducting more effective search outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
• To introduce students to the Boolean search concepts of ‘AND’, ‘OR’, and ‘NOT’
using the boolify.org website
• To teach students cognitive search strategies using keyword searches
• When researching the web for academic information, students will be able to
efficiently locate appropriate materials
Lesson Time: Two 1-hour afternoon classes – Divided as ‘Lesson One’ and ‘Lesson Two’
Tools needed:
• PowerPoint (slides provided at this link)
• Projector
• Computer workstations with Internet access
• Hand outs (provided)
Content
Lesson 1
Introduction:
Have students visit the website http://www.nytimes-se.com/
Ask students to review the site by eliciting questions such as:
Do you think this is real?
What makes you think this is a fake website?
Note the date and any other irregularities on this website as 2009.
Body:
Lecture:
Focus student’s attention by asking what the question words are.
Hand out paper “The Five W’s of Web
Five W ’sforW ebsite Evaluation Site Evaluation” and note how
questions elicit more information.
W – W ho
W – W hat
W – W hen
W – W here
W – W hy
Conclusion: Feedback/Reflection:
After students answer the questions, they present their website to the class.
Activity 3:
Students choose their favorite website to review. They must also create
evaluation questions that relate to and are justified by the 5 W’s and AAOC. The
students then answer the questions related to their website.
Finally, they present the website to the class with their questions stating that the
website is good or bad based on their evaluation.
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