Program given to 5th grade students on improving research on the internet and how to be safe online.

1. ResearchingOn theInternet Helpful hints & safety tips

2. Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) The OPAC is an electronic database of materials held by a library or library system. What is a database? A database is a large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval. (as by a computer)(Retrieved from Merriam-Webster Online, March 17, 2009)

3. Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) Examples of organizations that maintain an Online Public Access Catalog include: Your school library media center http://mayflowerk12ar.booksys.net/opac/mms/ The Faulkner County Library System http://www.fcl.org/ The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html

4. Boolean Logic Takes its name from a British mathematician George Boole. (1815-1864) Refers to the logical relationship among search terms. Boole used words that he called logical operators to define searches. Operators included: AND, OR, NOT, NEAR GeorgeBoole.net, March 17, 2009

5. Boolean Operators AND, OR, NOT

6. AND AND operates in a different way when used as a search term. In the English language, if we say we want pictures of a dog AND cat. We think:

7. AND In Boolean logic if we say, we want pictures of a dog AND cat. We get:

8. AND AND is used to connect terms when both or all of the terms are present. Your results will be smaller.

9. OR OR also operates in a different way when used as a search term. OR operates much like the English language use of AND in Boolean logic. If we say we’ll eat hotdogs or hamburgers… We are saying that we will accept either choice.

10. OR In Boolean logic if we say, we want Hot Dogs OR Hamburgers. We get: BOTH!!!!

11. OR OR is used to group terms when at least one term must be present. Results will be larger.

12. NOT NOT works in the way you may believe it would when used as a search term. If we say we want pictures of chocolate cake NOT candy, we will get:

13. NOT NOT eliminates results containing the specified term. The results will be smaller.

14. Other Techniques Bound Phrases & Truncation

15. Bound Phrase A series or combination of words used in a search. Quotation marks are used to indicate a bound phrase. Examples: “Statue of Liberty” “Mayflower Middle School” “Honda Odyssey”

16. Truncation Truncation means to shorten or cut off. An asterisk is used at the end of a stem word. The system will search using each variation of the stem. Examples: Swim* will produce results including swim, swimmer, swimming, etc… Short* will produce results including short, shorts, shorthand, shortness, shortish, etc…

17. Researching Tips Let’s Review What To Do!

18. Research Information Review Online Public Access Catalog: electronic database of materials held by a library or library system. Boolean Operators: AND, OR, NOT President AND Lincoln Book OR Video Weather NOT Vane Bound Phrases: search using a phrase. “Abraham Lincoln” “A Series of Unfortunate Events” Truncation: a search that uses all variations of a term jump* - jump, jumper, jumps jumped, etc…

19. Internet Safety Tips & Reminders

21. If you are home alone… Would you answer your door for a stranger? (Real World)

22. So, why would you chat with a stranger online? (Net World)

24. If you were in public… Would you give your phone number to a stranger? (Real World)

25. So, why would you post your phone number in a chat room? (Net World)

27. If you are in a store… Would you take something without paying for it? (Real World)

28. So, why would you download someone else’s work? (Net World)

30. If you are at a park… Would you accept a sip of a stranger’s drink? (Real World)

31. So, why would you open an email or program from a stranger? (Net World)

34. Internet Safety Let’s Review What To Do!

35. Internet Safety Plan If I come across any information that makes me feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused, I will… If someone online asks me for a picture of myself, I will… If someone I first “met” online asks me to meet him or her in person, I will… If someone online asks me for my personal information, I will… NetSmartz.org, March 18, 2009

36. Internet Safety Plan If I see any messages that are mean or make me feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused, I will… If I receive a file over the Internet from someone I don’t know, I will… In order to set up rules for going online, I will… NetSmartz.org, March 18, 2009

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39. References Merriam-Webster's online dictionary.(2009) Retrieved March 17, 2009, from Merriam-Webster Online Web site: http://www.merriam-webster.com. Boolean logic. (2009) Retrieved March 17, 2009, from www.georgeboole.net. All images downloaded from Microsoft Clipart. All NetSmartz videos downloaded on March 17, 2009, with permission from www.NetSmartz.org.