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Fifth grade Internet search engines and searching. Already? Mrs. R. rules!!. How do you find info on the Internet?. Enter a word or words into a search engine. Search engines. Search engines work by using Keyword searching. Search engines.
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Fifth grade Internet search engines and searching Already? Mrs. R. rules!!
How do you find info on the Internet? • Enter a word or words into a search engine
Search engines • Search engines work by using Keyword searching
Search engines • Search engines look in Internet web sites for whatever word or words you enter
But you have to Think first!!
What words do you choose? • If you don’t put in enough words, you get Too muny sites, some about other meanings of a word
If you put in too many words • You get too few results, and results may be confusing
And if you put in the wrong word • You get garbage
Keyword search • You type in a word…
Keyword search • And you get zillions of hits!!
Weasel pup!! • That’s way too many sites to try to find anything you want!!!
So, what can you do? • Use a smaller search engine
Other search engines • Yes, there are other search engines besides Yahoo and Google
There are special search engines • For kids!
Quintura for kids • All sites are screened by volunteers • Suggests other keywords you might search for
Ask for kids • You are supposed to be able to use “natural language”, or a regular question • It doesn’t always work right!
Nettrekker • Search results give you more information about the site
AOL for kids--KOL • Not as good for research • Has some homework helpers
Kidsclick! • A search engine made by librarians • Can be a subject or keyword search • Also can search alphabetically
Whenever you work online • Try to figure out if the site is • Reliable • Accurate • Current • Understandable
Study the URL “address” • http: www.somebody.abc What kind of site is it Who made the site
When you are at the site • Try to find out the author/producer of the site—are they qualified? • How recent is the site? When was it updated? • Are there spelling and grammar mistakes?
So, what else can you do? • Use another source (online encyclopedia, Badgerlink) • Redo your search
To be a better searcher… • Choose the right size search engine or information source for your question
For a simple or general question • World Book online • Kidsclick • Aolatschool.com • Askkids
For a more detailed question • World Book Online • nettrekker • Yahoo
For a complicated or very precise question • Google • Alltheweb.com • Yahoo • Badgerlink
And always… • Put information in your own words • Give credit to where you found the information (bibliography)