Internet browsing & search skills

If you're designing a Student Depiction Website to highlight internet browsing and search skills—and want it to educate students while visually demonstrating these skills—here’s a structured guide that blends teaching strategies with ideas for website presentation:

Basic Internet Navigation & Browser Tools

• Understanding browser elements: address bar, back/forward buttons, refresh, tabs, history, bookmarks

• Using shortcuts like Ctrl/Cmd + F to find keywords within a page

• Recognizing URL structures and domain types (e.g. .edu, .gov) to assess site authority

Search Engine Skills

• Choosing clear, precise search terms (phrases, not whole questions) and adding keywords to narrow results

• Applying filters (e.g. by date, content type like images or PDFs) and advanced search tools

• Recognizing URL structures and domain types (e.g. .edu, .gov) to assess site authority

Evaluating Online Sources

• Learn how search engines rank and retrieve information (“indexing,” “ranking”)

• Check credibility cues: domain, author credentials, citations; avoid bias and verify across multiple sources

• Understand media literacy, digital footprint, and privacy implications; teaching frameworks like the "5 Ds of Privacy Literacy" can help embed thoughtful digital behaviors

Organizing, Citing & Staying Ethical

• Organize research via folders, documents, or curation tools like Wakelet

• Teach paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting, and proper citation—with age-appropriate depth

• Emphasize ethical use of content, respect for copyright, and academic integrity