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Skills for Searching the Internet

Skills for Searching the Internet. Chilton Foley-Reynolds. (607) 766-3744 cfoley@btboces.org http://chiltrey.wikispaces.com. Let’s See How Much We Know. Click on Let’s Test Our Knowledge. What is in a name?. http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ Domain Name thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

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Skills for Searching the Internet

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  1. Skills for Searching the Internet

  2. Chilton Foley-Reynolds (607) 766-3744 cfoley@btboces.org http://chiltrey.wikispaces.com

  3. Let’s See How Much We Know • Click on Let’s Test Our Knowledge

  4. What is in a name? http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ Domain Name thebritishmuseum.ac.uk Extensions .ac – academic institution .uk – United Kingdom

  5. Basic Search Knowledge Alta Vista • Enter host first, then search entry • For multiple fields use a + sign host:gov + “multiple sclerosis” • Google • Enter search entry first, then site • Don’t use a + sign “multiple sclerosis” site:.gov • Both • Quotation marks means exactly as it appears

  6. Searching by Extension • Google “multiple sclerosis” site:.gov • Alta Vista host:gov + “multiple sclerosis”

  7. Virtual Index • Google Mars site:nasa.gov • Alta Vista host:nasa.gov + mars

  8. Teacher Web Sites • Google “lesson plans” poetry site:educationworld.com • Alta Vista host:educationworld.com + “lesson plans” + poetry

  9. Teacher Web Sites • National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ • Discovery School http://school.discoveryeducation.com/ • UK National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ • US National Archives http://www.archives.gov/ • Education World http://www.education-world.com/ • WebQuests http://webquest.org/index.php • UK Webquests http://www.webquestuk.org.uk/

  10. School Web Sites • Google turtle site:k12.ny.us • Alta Vista host:k12.ny.us + turtle

  11. Additional Tools • Advanced Search

  12. Practice • What do you know about these sites by their extensions? 1. .gov.au 2. .ac.nz 3. .sch.uk

  13. Practice • Search for universities in Japan GOOGLE: site:.ac.jp ALTA VISTA: host:jp + .ac

  14. Practice • Search for school sites in the UK that include poetry GOOGLE: poetry site:.sch.uk ALTA VISTA: host:uk + .sch + poetry

  15. Practice • Search for weather patterns in New Zealand GOOGLE: “weather patterns” site:.nz ALTA VISTA: host:nz + “weather patterns”

  16. Practice • Search for monsoons in India GOOGLE: monsoon site:.in ALTA VISTA: host:in + monsoon

  17. Practice Match the word on left to the extension on the right: • Higher Learning • Commercial • Network • UK school • Organization • Government • Academic Institution • UK Company • .net • .ac • .edu • .org • .com • .gov • .co.uk • .sch

  18. Practice • What would a virtual index for the NASA web site look like? GOOGLE: site:nasa.gov ALTA VISTA: host:nasa.gov

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