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Lesson 6:
A, B, C... SEARCH IT!

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THE LESSON MISSION

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​I can use the alphabet to find things online.


CHALLENGE 1:  USING WHAT YOU KNOW

The Picture Dictionary

Have you ever used a picture dictionary or picture book like this one to learn about things?
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The Lesson Tool Box

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database:  a place online where things are organized into categories so that they are easy to find

dictionary: a book or website that has words arranged according to the alphabet and explains what each word means

internet: a worldwide network that connects people using computers, phones, or other devices

icon:  a small picture on a computer screen that represents a program or function

link:  a word or group of words that when clicked on, takes you to a new place on the internet

online: connected to the Internet
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​search (verb): to look for something (on the Internet) 

website: a place you can visit on the Internet 
What do picture dictionaries and picture learning books look like inside?

Where would I find a picture of a cat in a picture dictionary or picture learning book?

Where would I find a picture of a zipper in a picture dictionary or picture learning book? 

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Looking for words on the internet is much like looking for words in a picture dictionary or picture learning book.​

An Activity Using What You Know

Using a Database to Search the Internet

Step 1:
  • Each student is about to get a letter.  Do not do anything until every student gets a letter and I give you more instructions.
  • We are about to do an internet search.  A search means to use the alphabet to look for something on the internet.  
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Step 2:
  • To do your internet search you are going to use something called a database.  A database is like an online filing cabinet.  A database is a place online where things are organized into categories so that they are easy to find.
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Step 3:
  • To get to the database from my website, you will click on a picture icon.    An icon is a small picture on a computer screen that represents another place on the internet or an online program.  Icons can be any shape and size.
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  • When I tell you to, you will click on the Dinosaur icon below now.  Stay with me as we do the activity together.
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Step 4:
  • This website is a database called The Enchanted Learning Picture Dictionary.  This picture dictionary is mainly about animals and their environments.  On this site the alphabet is listed across the top of the page.
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Step 5:
  • I am about to give you the printout that is embedded below.  
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Step 6:
  • You are going to do a search for an animal using the letter that you were assigned.
  • To do the search, you will click on your letter in the database.
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Step 7:
  • Find an animal that you like that starts with the letter you were assigned.
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  • Click on the link for the animal you choose.  A link is a word or group of words that is usually bolded, underlined, and changes color when your hover your cursor over it.  When you click on a link, it takes you to a new place on the internet.
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Step 8:
  • The link will take you to a coloring page of the animal you chose.
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  • With your mouse, you will double click on the right side of the mouse, and it will pull up a menu.
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Step 9:
  • Click on, Open Image in a New Tab.
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Step 10:
  • It will open your picture by itself in another tab.
  • Click on the tab.
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Step 11:
  • When you click on the tab, you will see the picture all by itself.
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  • Click on File at the top of your screen.
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  • Click on Print in the pull down menu.
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  • A box will pop up and you will click on print.
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Step 12:
  • When you have finished coloring the picture that you printed, glue it onto the dictionary page.

Step 13:
As a class we will put our dictionary together in alphabetical order.  When we are done, you will take your class book to your classroom to be a part of your classroom library.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

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Did you accomplish your mission?  
You did if you can answer these three questions:
1.  How did you find pictures of things whose names
​     began with your letter?
2.  How can you use the alphabet to search for
​     things on the internet?
3.  Do you think there are other ways to search for
​     things on the internet?

LESSON DEVELOPED USING:
A-B-C Searching (K-2)
Common Sense Education. (2017). A-B-C Searching (K-2). [online] Available at: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/a-b-c-searching-k-2 [Accessed 17 Sep. 2017].




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