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Using Search Engines
An Introduction to Becoming a Serious Surfer
Search Engines
Takes you to websites
Lets you type in keywords and get millions of matches
Search engine is not where you get info
Examples
Keywords
Be specific about what you want
If looking for information about what Asian tigers eat…
a. Tigers b. Asian tigers c. Asian tigers diet
Another example
If you want to find information about blacksmiths in colonial times for
Colonial Day, which would you type in?
a. Colonial times b. Blacksmiths colonial c. What did colonial blacksmiths do? d. Blackmiths
When using search engines…
Lets say I type in George Washington Carver… I might get hundreds of thousands of matches.
These are matches that contain “George,” “Washington,” “George Washington,” “George Washington Carver,” and “Carver.”
Tricks of the Trade
Some search engines let you use “quotation marks,” so that you are only looking for all three words together
“George Washington Carver”
*More tricks *
If I want information on the dog called the boxer or boxers use the *
Boxer*
will give you boxer and boxers
What problem could you run into for this search?
Search Engines aren’t all they are cracked up to be…
Inaccurate info
Websites created by kids and dummies: Look for an author
No rules for websites
Ways to help yourself when searching
Look for ways to narrow your search Example : www.google.com
Think and be patient!
Also, be willing to admit that internet is not be the best option in all circumstances
Mrs. Keegan’s Least Favorite Search Engine
Please don’t use Ask JeevesIt stinks!Doesn’t give great results You get trapped!Teaches poor habits
Other types of sources are better
Search Engines should be last!
Try encyclopedias, books, and other online sources first: http://www.cbsd.org/library/libresources2.htm