{"id":178,"date":"2025-03-13T20:07:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blocks-teachertext\/chapter\/a-rose-by-any-other-name\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:33:53","slug":"a-rose-by-any-other-name","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blocks-teachertext\/chapter\/a-rose-by-any-other-name\/","title":{"raw":"Search Engines","rendered":"Search Engines"},"content":{"raw":"Introduce the idea that there are some websites that allow people to type in what they are looking for and that these sites are called \u2018search engines\u2019.\r\n\r\nAsk if they can give an example of a search engine.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The best-known search engine is Google.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Voice assistants are similar to search engines but are made to also answer questions and do simple tasks if they\u2019re connected to other things in your home.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>AI chatbots are similar to search engines but sometimes get confused or make things up. You can use them like a search engine if you ask them to give you links to where they found their answer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTell students that these search engines search <strong>everything <\/strong>- so it's easy to find things that aren't for kids. It's also easy to sort out real information from fake.\r\n\r\nHowever, there are some search engines that have been made just for kids and that only search real sources:\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\nDemonstrate a few searches on a large screen using one of the kid-friendly search engines:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidzsearch.com\/\">KidzSearch,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiddle.co\">Kiddle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factmonster.com\/\">FactMonster<\/a> or MediaSmarts\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/mediasmarts.ca\/trusted-source-search\">custom Trusted Sources search engine<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Please note that some of these sites display ads.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nExplain that the words they type, also called \u2018[pb_glossary id=\"248\"]keyword[\/pb_glossary]s\u2019 (meaning that it\u2019s an important word for what they are doing), is usually the name of the thing they are looking for.\r\n\r\nHave students suggest keywords and demonstrate a few more searches in front of the class.\r\n\r\nMake sure to do some searches that use multiple keywords and some more specific keywords. For instance\u00a0 you could illustrate the difference in results you get when you type \u201cbear\u201d versus when you type \u201csun bear.\u201d\r\n\r\nHighlight to students the different [pb_glossary id=\"245\"]sources[\/pb_glossary] that each search gives you.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Make sure students understand that a search engine itself is not a source, but more like a library. The sources it shows you are like books in a library.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>These safe search engines only search sources that are <strong>expert <\/strong>and <strong>reliable<\/strong>. But if you are using another search engine, you will want a parent, a teacher, a librarian, or another adult to help you judge whether the sources it shows you are expert and reliable.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>Introduce the idea that there are some websites that allow people to type in what they are looking for and that these sites are called \u2018search engines\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Ask if they can give an example of a search engine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The best-known search engine is Google.<\/li>\n<li>Voice assistants are similar to search engines but are made to also answer questions and do simple tasks if they\u2019re connected to other things in your home.<\/li>\n<li>AI chatbots are similar to search engines but sometimes get confused or make things up. You can use them like a search engine if you ask them to give you links to where they found their answer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tell students that these search engines search <strong>everything <\/strong>&#8211; so it&#8217;s easy to find things that aren&#8217;t for kids. 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