What Keywords Do I Still Need?
Use these photos and have students think of keywords for them.
Photos here are from Flickr.com, collected by using flickr's random photo browser. (It's easy to create your own galleries)
Photo 1 || Photo 2 || Photo 3 || Photo 4 || Photo 5 || Photo 6 || Photo 7 || Photo 8 || Photo 9 || Photo 10
Show the first photo. Students may write down words that come to mind. For young students, so they aren't influenced by what they hear others say, have them whisper their keywords into a partners (or teacher's) ear, then have the partners say what they heard after everyone has whispered their words.
Compare the results while showing the pictures again. Talk about why different words can be used.
Exactly the same thing happens when people put information on the Internet. They call it what they are thinking of. Each of us might think of something else to call it. That's why it's important to look for other words to use when searching--we might not be thinking of the words the author used.
