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Skills for Searching the
Internet
Chilton Foley-Reynolds
(607) 766-3744
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
Extensions
.ac – academic institution
.uk – United Kingdom
Basic Search Knowledge
Alta Vista– Enter host first, then search entry– For multiple fields use a + signhost: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
Searching by Extension
• Google“multiple sclerosis” site:.gov
• Alta Vistahost:gov + “multiple sclerosis”
Virtual Index
• GoogleMars site:nasa.gov
• Alta Vistahost:nasa.gov + mars
Teacher Web Sites
• Google“lesson plans” poetry
site:educationworld.com
• Alta Vistahost:educationworld.com + “lesson plans” +
poetry
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/
School Web Sites
• Googleturtle site:k12.ny.us
• Alta Vistahost:k12.ny.us + turtle
Additional Tools
• Advanced Search
Practice
• What do you know about these sites by their extensions?
1. .gov.au
2. .ac.nz
3. .sch.uk
Practice
1. Search for universities in Japan
GOOGLE: site:.ac.jp
ALTA VISTA: host:jp + .ac
Practice
2. Search for school sites in the UK that include poetry
GOOGLE: poetry site:.sch.uk
ALTA VISTA: host:uk + .sch + poetry
Practice
3. Search for weather patterns in New Zealand
GOOGLE: “weather patterns” site:.nz
ALTA VISTA: host:nz + “weather patterns”
Practice
4. Search for monsoons in India
GOOGLE: monsoon site:.in
ALTA VISTA: host:in + monsoon
Practice
Match the word on left to the extension on the right:
1. Higher Learning
2. Commercial
3. Network
4. UK school
5. Organization
6. Government
7. Academic Institution
8. UK Company
a. .net
b. .ac
c. .edu
d. .org
e. .com
f. .gov
g. .co.uk
h. .sch
Practice
• What would a virtual index for the NASA web site look like?
GOOGLE: site:nasa.gov
ALTA VISTA: host:nasa.gov