RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Squeaky Toy Edition

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

2, 3, 4, 5

Overview

Focusing on searching safely on the internet, the much-loved character Ruff Ruffman addresses some of the questions kids have about technology and media use, in this animated video from RUFF RUFFMAN: HUMBLE MEDIA GENIUS. With his uniquely comical style, Ruff helps guide students in responsibly navigating this twenty-first-century skill. This resource is part of the RUFF RUFFMAN: HUMBLE MEDIA GENIUS Collection. This video can be played when introducing a lesson on basic keyword searches to gather information.

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 2

DLCS18.2.12

Conduct basic keyword searches to gather information.

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Vocabulary

  • search engine
  • quotation marks

Knowledge

Students know:
  • a search engine searches exactly what you type.
  • a search engine may only produce search results for one or some of your keywords.
  • using a plus (+) sign between words tells the search engine to search for all of the words and using a minus (-) sign before a word will exclude that word from your search.
  • putting quotation marks around a set of words or a phrase tells the search engine to keep those words together in a search.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • state important key words that pertain to a topic
  • use the plus (+) sign to tell the search engine to search for both words in a resource and use a minus (-) sign before a word to remove it from your search.
  • use quotation marks around a phrase to communicate to the search engine that they want that phrase to be found with the words in that order.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • search engines have to be told exactly what to search.
  • a search engine will search each word separately unless it is told it to search for a phrase or multiple words or to exclude words.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 3

DLCS18.3.16

Conduct basic keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results, and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

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Vocabulary

  • keyword
  • search
  • valid
  • true
  • accuracy/accurate
  • relevance/relevant

Knowledge

Students know:
  • strategies to conduct keyword searches.
  • strategies evaluate the accuracy of information.
  • not all information online is valid or true.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • conduct basic keyword searches using basic words and phrases.
  • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • using specific keywords while searching will deliver best results.
  • not all information online is valid or true.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 4

DLCS18.4.15

Conduct complex keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

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Vocabulary

  • keyword
  • search
  • valid
  • true
  • accuracy/accurate
  • relevance/relevant

Knowledge

Students know:
  • strategies to conduct complex keyword searches.
  • strategies that evaluate the accuracy of information.
  • not all information online is valid or true.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • conduct complex keyword searches using quotation marks, OR, NOT, AND, and date boundaries.
  • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • using complex keywords while searching will deliver best results.
  • not all information online is valid or true.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 5

DLCS18.5.19

Conduct advanced keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

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Vocabulary

  • keyword
  • search
  • valid
  • true
  • accuracy/accurate
  • relevance/relevant
  • site/domain
  • file type

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to conduct advanced keyword searches.
  • how to evaluate the accuracy of information.
  • that not all information online is valid or true.
  • different sites or domains publish for different audiences.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • conduct advanced keyword searches using domain type such as '.edu', '.com', '.org', '.gov', file types, usage rights.
  • explain how they know information located online is valid or true.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • using advanced keywords while searching will deliver better results.
  • not all information online is valid or true.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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