Searching Finding a needle in a hay-stack

Finding a needle in a hay-stack

Billions... There are literally billions and billions of web pages on the Internet Finding accurate information can be tricky

There are literally billions and billions of web pages on the Internet

Finding accurate information can be tricky

Things to Consider Who owns the web site? Who wrote the content? Are they trustworthy?

Who owns the web site?

Who wrote the content?

Are they trustworthy?

Places to Search Google ( www.google.com ) Bing ( www.bing.com ) Yahoo ( www.yahoo.com ) Thousands of others....

Google ( www.google.com )

Bing ( www.bing.com )

Yahoo ( www.yahoo.com )

Thousands of others....

Google The most popular search engine Good for most general searches

The most popular search engine

Good for most general searches

Keywords The words you search for are very important to finding accurate results Google indexes the Internet and gives results based on “keywords” Keywords are specific words that define a particular topic

The words you search for are very important to finding accurate results

Google indexes the Internet and gives results based on “keywords”

Keywords are specific words that define a particular topic

Try Searching Using Google, search for information about your favorite professional athlete. Write a new post about this person and answer the following questions:

Using Google, search for information about your favorite professional athlete.

Write a new post about this person and answer the following questions:

Your Favorite Athlete What is their name? How old are they and what is their birthdate? What school(s) did they go to? What team do they play for? What city were they born in?

What is their name?

How old are they and what is their birthdate?

What school(s) did they go to?

What team do they play for?

What city were they born in?

Publish It Publish your new post on the web site.

Publish your new post on the web site.