Internet Searching Strategies
The sites focus on Internet searching strategies and search engines with a focus on the the K-12 teaching and learning environment.
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1Introduction
How would you rate your Internet Searching Skills?
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Explore Internet searching strategies and search engines to use in the K-12 teaching and learning environment.
NOTE: This Jog is part of the Internet for Educators online course. These sites will focus on Internet searching strategies and educational search engines. Each site has an explanation on what you will discover or are expected to do. This jog can also be used as a stand alone resource.
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2Web Search Strategies in Plain English - Video
This video from Common Craft introduces the best ways to use search engines to find information on the Web. It uses real-world examples that illustrate ways to reduce useless results and includes how search engines work, picking the right key words, using quotes and the minus sign, and combinations of strategies.
http://viewpure.com/sQCBT0lfH-o
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3Internet Tutorials - Boolean Searching on the Internet
This tutorial explains Boolean logic that allows you to combine words and phrases into search statements to retrieve documents from searchable databases. Boolean logic uses the operators of and, or, not to search the Internet.
http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.asp
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4Internet Tutorials - Basic Search Techniques
This tutorial is a how-to guide for creating AND, OR, NOT, phrase, and field searches on Web search engines. It uses Google as an example.
http://www.internettutorials.net/basic-search-techniques.asp
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5Internet Tutorials - Best Bet Search Tips
This tutorial is a quick summary of best bet tips for putting together a search on a Web search engine.
http://www.internettutorials.net/best-bet-search.asp
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6Boolean Search - Video - University of South Florida Polytechnic
This video gives an overview of the Boolean search operators. It was developed by the University of South Florida Polytechnic library staff.
http://viewpure.com/i1LpTbzSKd0
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7The Boolean Search Machine
This Boolean Machine is a simple tool for visualizing the effects of Boolean operators on keyword searches. It was created by Rockwell Schrock to teach the importance of Boolean operators in effective search strategies.
http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/
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8 Boolify Tutorial - Video
This tutorial from EduTecher created by Adam Bellow gives an overview of how to use the Boolify tool.
http://www.edutecher.net/tv.php?id=42
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9Boolify Tool
Try out the Boolify tool. Very nice way to expose students to using a Boolean search. The Boolify tool interactively illustrates the logic of a web search. It lets you and your students change each element of the the search and instantly change the results, thus deepening the understanding of how to become an effective searcher.
http://www.boolify.org/index.php
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10Comparison Search
The Glean Comparison Search (formerly "All Sides" at Boolify) helps you and your students explore differing points of view about a topic.
http://gleancomparisonsearch.org/
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11Internet Tutorials - The World of Search Engines
A SEARCH ENGINE is a searchable database of Internet files collected by a computer program, called a crawler, robot, worm, or spider. Results are ranked by relevance; this will vary among search engines. This tutorial covers four types of search engines: general, meta, concept categorizing, and vertical. Links to these types are found at the bottom of the search engine tutorial.
http://www.internettutorials.net/world-of-search-engines.asp
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1230 Ways to Turn Yourself into a Google Search Pro - Article
This article from Simply Zesty features tips and screen shots for effectively searching Google.
http://fluency21.com/blog/2013/01/14/30-ways-to-turn-yourself-into-a-google-search-pro-simply-zesty/?utm_source=Committed+Sardines&utm_campaign=6634ca4f86-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email
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13Google Search Education
The Google Search Education site has resources to help students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training. Watch the videos for an overview. Browse the lessons plans and activities.
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/index.html
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14Internet Tutorials - How to Choose a Search Tool
Sites are listed by fields/file types, search logic, search options, search results and speciality searches. NOTE: If a link listed in this site does not open immediately from the jog page then right-click on the link and choose to open in a new window.
http://www.internettutorials.net/choose.asp
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15Internet Tutorials - Search Engine List
List of search engines within the Internet Tutorials site. Check out these interesting tools to expand your search options. NOTE: If a link listed in this site does not open immediately from the jog page then right-click on the link and choose to open in a new window.
http://www.internettutorials.net/engines.asp
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16InstaGrok - Educational Search Engine
InstaGrok is a new search engine that finds age-appropriate educational content on any topic presented with interactive multimedia interfaces and generates quiz questions based on student's research activity and skill level. Click on Watch the Video arrow for an overview of the site.
http://www.instagrok.com/
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17Sweet Search
SweetSearch is A Search Engine for Students. It searches only credible Web sites approved by Internet research experts. Check out tutorial http://sweetsearchtutorial.com/
http://www.sweetsearch.com/
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18Yippy - Search Engine
Yippy, formerly Clusty, gives you options to direct your search results for three different platforms - PC, Tablet, Mobile. Yippy includes the family friendly web services of search, web browser, email, news, and more.
http://yippy.com/
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19Google Kid Clicks
Welcome to the Safe Little Kids Search Engine that helps keep kids safe online. Kid Clicks is powered by Google to bring you safe clicks every time you enter a search term. Google SafeSearch is On!
http://www.google.kidclicks.org/
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20Article/List - 12 Fabulous Academic Search Engines
This page contains a list of academic search engines.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/12-fabulous-academic-search-engines.html?m=1
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21Searchy Pants
Searchy Pants is a simple and safe internet search engine. Searchy Pants uses School Safe Search technology to prioritise delivering safe learning content. Searchy Pants allows children, parents & schools to create a custom search home page for their child to use and allows families to easily communicate by leaving custom messages. Schools can also use Searchy pants to showcase pupils work while providing a safe search experience.
http://searchypants.com/
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22Searchy Pants - Video
Watch this eduTecher video featuring how to set up a free Searchy Pants basic search engine.
http://www.edutecher.net/tv.php?id=51
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23Who-Is
The Glean Who-Is Tool helps learners and web users investigate web-based content sources. Authority. Authenticity. Ownership. Perspective. These four pillars make up the critical facets of the information we consume -- and understanding them makes us and our students wiser users of information. However, on the web, people often make assumptions about the authority and authenticity of information, and it can be challenging to understand ownership and perspective. By using technical information about websites (“whois”), along with historical and factual information, the tool encourages us to dig more deeply, to understand more thoroughly, and to critique more closely.
http://www.gleanwhois.org/