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2. Wading Through the Web
This presentation will teach you about:
This presentation will teach you about:
1. Different Types of Search Engines
1. Different Types of Search Engines
2. How to Search on the Internet
2. How to Search on the Internet
3. How to cite your sources
3. How to cite your sources
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1. You’ve already compared and contrasted the Internet and
books or other texts with your class. Can you think of any
other ways they are different? The same?
Internet Books/Text
•Anyone can publish a Web page •A book has to be published by a
•No one checks to see if the publishing company
information is true or false •Both provide sources
•Editors check and verify the
of information
•There are millions of places to look information
for information •Both are viewed by •Looking for a book can be more
•Using the Internet is much quicker millions of people each time consuming
day
•You can narrow down what you’re •You have to visit a library
looking for more easily •The library uses the Dewey
•The Internet uses search engines Decimal System
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When might using the Internet be
better than using a traditional text?
•Topics that are contemporary (modern topics) – The
Internet has more up-to-date information on current events.
•Topics that are controversial – The Internet can give you a
lot of different opinions on one topic. It can help you
research a topic from different perspectives.
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Different Types of Search Engines
Different Types of Search Engines
A Search Engine is a program that allows you to search the Internet for
information. There are many search engines on the World Wide Web.
You might have heard of search engines like Google, Yahoo!, or MSN. These
are the most popular search engines.
There are lots of other excellent search engines on the Internet that you may
never have heard of!
Let’s look at the different types of search engines available on the Internet.
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Different Types of Search Engines
Different Types of Search Engines
Regular Search Engines vs. Metasearch Engines
A regular search engine, like Google or Yahoo!,
searches the Internet based on a given search term.
For example, typing “Vasco da Gama” into Google will
give you 2,490,000 “hits” or sites to visit for
information.
Type the same term into Yahoo!, and you come up
with 949,000 hits.
2. TRY IT: Go to Google (www.google.com) and type in
“Vasco da Gama” Look at the sites that come up. Click on
the first two or three sites. Do they look like they have good
information? Now do the same in Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com).
What differences do you notice?
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Different Types of Search Engines
Different Types of Search Engines
Why do Google and Yahoo! display different sites for
the same word?
This is because of the way the engine searches!
Google and Yahoo! use different search methods. While
many of the sites they show you are the same, some are
different.
A Metasearch can streamline your search.
A Metasearch has the ability to search several search engines.
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Different Types of Search Engines
Different Types of Search Engines
Let’s try using a metasearch engine to search
information on “Vasco da Gama”
CactiSearch (www.cactisearch.com) is a metasearch
engine that will search Google, Yahoo!, MSN, and
Ask.com all at once!
3. TRY IT: Go to www.cactisearch.com and type in “Vasco
da Gama”
The results are sorted by search engine. You can look at all
four search engines combined, or narrow your search to
Google, Yahoo!, etc.
How might a metasearch engine like CactiSearch be more
helpful than a regular search engine?
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Different Types of Search Engines
Different Types of Search Engines
There are other different types of search engines
as well. Let’s look at three more search engines
that can help you get better information about
your topic.
Vivisimo (www.vivisimo.com) is a search engine that
groups search results by category.
4. TRY IT: Go to www.vivisimo.com and type in “Vasco da
Gama”
Notice the categories listed on the left-hand corner. You can
use the categories to narrow your information. List the
categories you might use to write a report about the life and
accomplishments of Vasco da Gama.
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Different Types of Search Engines
Different Types of Search Engines
Brainboost (www.brainboost.com) is a search engine
that allows you to type in a question rather than a
search term. For example, if you wanted to know when
Vasco da Gama reached India, you could ask a specific
question and get more detailed information.
5. TRY IT: Go to www.brainboost.com and type in “When did
Vasco da Gama reach India?”
How does the information you get differ from the
information you got on other search engines? What else do
you notice on the left hand side? How might this help you
as well?
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Different Types of Search Engines
Different Types of Search Engines
KartOO (www.kartoo.com) is a search engine that
shows your information in a map format. This helps you
find multiple sites related to a specific topic. For
example, it will show you several sites that give
information on Vasco de Gama’s voyages and
Portugal.
This search engine is especially helpful for people who would
prefer to see their results in a graphic organizer instead of a
list.
6. TRY IT: Go to www.kartoo.com and type in “Vasco de
Gama”
How might this site be more helpful than other sites? What
makes it unique?
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Different Types of Search Engines
Different Types of Search Engines
Other Helpful Resources
•Online encyclopedias are a great resource for
research. Try the encyclopedias listed below and
see what you think.
•Encyclopedia Britannica – www.britannica.com
•Encarta – www.encarta.msn.com
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Other Helpful Resources
•Libraries are another place to find lots of
useful information. Take a look at these sites!
•Boston Public Library’s database –
http://search3.webfeat.org/bostonsearch.
asp?cat=dbchildren
•New York Public Library’s Student Page
-
http://kids.nypl.org/internet/reference.cfm
•You will need a library card to use some
of the linked websites, so also check the
webpage of your local library.
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2. How to Search on the Internet
2. How to Search on the Internet
Now that we have looked at different types of
search engines, we need to learn how to
make the most of your search!
Most search engines have something called an
Advanced Search. An advanced search allows you
to be more specific about what type of information
you are looking for.
When you visit a search engine, the Advanced
Search page is a great place to start!
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2. How to Search on the Internet
2. How to Search on the Internet
Let’s see how the Advanced Search option
works!
7. TRY IT: Go to www.google.com and click on Advanced
Search to the right of the search box.
-Let’s say you discover that some of your results are about
the Vasco da Gama hotel and vacations. You want to find
out about the life of Vasco da Gama, but not about the hotel.
In the Advanced Search menu, put Vasco da Gama in the box
that says “all of these words” and hotel and vacation in the
box that says “without the words.”
This will filter out the information you don’t want!
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2. How to Search on the Internet
2. How to Search on the Internet
“Smarter” searching on the Internet
Most Internet search engines also allow you to use a set
of words or symbols to narrow your search.
AND – use this word when you want to find two words
together. For example “Vasco da Gama AND voyage”
OR – use this when you can accept a couple of words. For
example, “Vasco da Gama OR European explorers”
- (minus sign) – use this symbol when you want to exclude
a word. For example, “Vasco da Gama -hotel”
“quotations” – use quotation marks when you are searching
for an exact phrase. For example, if you were searching for
a book title, you could type “The Voyage of Vasco da
Gama” in quotations and the search engine will look for that
exact phrase.
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2. How to Search on the Internet
2. How to Search on the Internet
“Smarter” searching on the Internet
8. TRY IT: Go to www.cactisearch.com
What would I type into the search box if I wanted to find out
about the Vasco da Gama Church?
What would I type into the search box if I wanted to find out
about Vasco da Gama or any other Portuguese explorers?
What would I type into the search box if I wanted to find out
about Vasco da Gama’s voyages and also find a map of the
countries where he landed?
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2. How to Search on the Internet
2. How to Search on the Internet
How can you tell if an Internet site is
reliable?
•REMEMBER: Anyone can post information on the
Internet!
•Make sure the information you are using comes from a
person or organization that can be trusted.
•One simple way to tell if a site is reliable is to look at who
runs the site. Usually, looking at the first section of a web
address will tell you where it came from. If it came from a
museum, university, or some other place you’ve heard of,
chances are that it can be trusted.
•The following slide provides a checklist you can use to
decide whether a website is reliable. If the site contains
several characteristics in the “Questionable” column, you
probably shouldn’t use it!
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2. How to Search on the Internet
2. How to Search on the Internet
Dupe Detector:
A checklist to help surfers begin determining if information found on a website is true or not*
Website: Trustworthy Questionable
1. Do large companies you know advertise on the site? Yes □ No □
2. Are there any ‘dead links’, or links to ‘moved pages’? No □ Yes □
3. Do the images support the stated facts? Yes □ No □
4. Is the site hosted by a credible provider and reside in a ‘trustworthy’ domain. Yes □ No □
Are there links and references to other websites, resources and experts that corroborate
5. Yes □ No □
this information?
6. Is the resource available in another format? Yes □ No □
7. Do the site’s authors have other publications with credible sites and publishers? Yes □ No □
Are the site’s authors experts in the subject? (Do they have any credentials or experience
8. Yes □ No □
around the topic?)
9. Is contact information provided and does the place/e-mail exist and work? Yes □ No □
Does the site present highly biased visuals (e.g. racist statements, derogatory remarks,
10. No □ Yes □
and emotional language)?
11. Is the site professional (grammar and typing errors are not present or very minimal)? Yes □ No □
Totals**:
Available at: http://www.lerc.educ.ubc.ca/LERC/outreach/lomcira2006/lomcirahandoutapril06.doc
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3. How to cite your sources
3. How to cite your sources
Citing Your Sources
Citing your sources means telling people where you got your
information. Just as you list books and encyclopedias in your
bibliography, you must also include the sources of information you
got from the Internet.
Citing your sources is important because it shows others how to find the
same information you found.
To cite a source on the Internet, you need to have a written record
of the following information for each website that you actually use
in your report or essay:
The name of the site and the author (Who made the website?
A company? An organization? An individual?)
What day you found the information
The web address or URL
The copyright date for the website (usually found at the bottom
of the homepage)
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3. How to cite your sources
3. How to cite your sources
Citing Your Sources
Use the format below to add Internet resources to a
bibliography:
Author. Title of Website. Web address or URL.
Copyright date. Date you found the information.
For example, look at the following website on Vasco
da Gama and compare it to the information below.
(http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/dagama.html)
Author: There is no specific author listed
Title: ThinkQuest: Explorers of the Millennium
Web address: http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/dagama.html
Copyright date: 1998 (this is found by clicking on “About this Site”
Date found: April 30, 2006
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3. How to cite your sources
3. How to cite your sources
Citing Your Sources
Using this information:
Author: There is no specific author listed
Title: ThinkQuest: Explorers of the Millennium
Web address: http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/dagama.html
Copyright date: 1998 (this is found by clicking on “About this Site”
Date found: April 30, 2006
a bibliographical citation for this website would look like this:
ThinkQuest: Explorers of the Millennium.
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/dagama.html. 1998. Found on April 30,
2006.
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3. How to cite your sources
3. How to cite your sources
Citing Your Sources
9. TRY IT: Go to
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gama_vasco_
da.shtml
Fill in the information listed on your worksheet. How would
you cite this source in a bibliography?
27. Review
Search Engines
Search Engines Internet Searching
Internet Searching Citing Sources
Citing Sources
•Recording important
•Recording important
information
•Regular search engines vs. •Using Advanced Search information
•Regular search engines vs. •Using Advanced Search
Metasearch engines
Metasearch engines •Putting your information
•Using words and symbols to •Putting your information
•Using words and symbols to into correct format for a
•Search engines that will narrow your search into correct format for a
•Search engines that will narrow your search bibliography
categorize the information bibliography
categorize the information
•Search engines that will
•Search engines that will
allow you to ask a question
allow you to ask a question
Now you’re ready to start your own research project. Happy
Internet searching!