Objectives

Activities

Assessment

Links

Supplement

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Lesson 5 - Search Tools
Objectives
  1. Identify several popular search tools and distinguish between keyword and subject searching.
  2. Select and use features of a variety of search tools and construct efficient and effective searches using the tools.
  3. Design a lesson that explains basic search strategies.


Lesson 5 - Activities

  1. View the Search Engine Slide Show.  Read "What is a Search Engine?" and "Comparing Search Engines". Complete the "Search Engine Exercises" worksheet.
  2. Review the "Pre-Searching Activities" at http://www.teleport.com/~janetm/oii/construct.html
  3. Select a topic that your students typically may pursue in your curriculum and that lends itself to investigation via the web. Complete the "Search Tool" Worksheet.


Lesson 5 - Evaluation/Assessment (self, teacher, peer)

  • Self-assessment on Search Engine Exercises worksheet


Lesson 5 - Links

Slides, Handouts, Digital Resources
Handouts
Search Engine SlideShow


Search Engine Exercises worksheet

Interactive Sites
Altavista

Dogpile

Excite

Hotbot

Lycos

WebCrawler

Yahoo!

Yahooligans!

Readings
Analysis of Web Robots

A Consumer's Guide to Search Engines

General Internet Resource Finding Tools

How to Search the Web:
A Guide to Search Tools





Schrock's Internet Search Engines

Life on the Internet - Search Engines

PC Guide - Searching the Net

Search Engine Watch

The Search is Over

A thrill to discover search tools and more
for easier navigation

Top Keyword Resources of the Web

Tutorials
Altavista Basic Commands

Altavista Advanced Commands

Constructing an Internet Search

Effective Internet Searching Slide Show

How Do I Search - Microsoft

Lycos Basic Commands

Selected Subject Directories

Selecting a Search Engine

Yahoo! Advanced Search Syntax

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