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Computers & Digital Literacy · Grade 4

Search, Verify and Cite

Learners search the open web more skilfully (specific keywords, refining a search, spotting sponsored results), verify what they find by asking who made it, why, when and with what evidence, confirm claims in two other reliable sources (and catch a popular myth), and cite their sources with author, title, website, date and address.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 70 minutes
  • Search and cite check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order, sort into groups and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Search effectively: choose specific keywords, refine a search, and tell sponsored results (adverts) from regular results.
  • Verify information by checking who made it, why, when and with what evidence, and confirm claims in at least two other reliable sources.
  • Cite sources with the author or organisation, title, website, date and web address.

Lessons

  1. Search smarter 4 steps2 practiceabout 16 min
  2. Who, why, when, evidence 3 steps2 practiceabout 17 min
  3. Confirm with other sources 3 steps1 practiceabout 16 min
  4. Cite your sources 4 steps3 practiceabout 21 min
  5. Search and cite check 8 questions at the end

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