1. Surfing the Internet Applied Computer Technology —Fall, 2005

2. Presentation Outline I. Review Outlook POP3/SMTP Setup on yahoo yahoo II. Surfing the Internet: Conducting A Research on the Internet III. For Next Time: Prepare for RefworkRefwork

3. Conducting Researches On-line 1. Glossary of Internet and Web Jargon Glossary of Internet and Web Jargon 2. 4 Recommended Websites 4 Recommended Websites 3. Tools 1) Search Engines & Meta-Search Engines (google scholar)google scholar 2) Subject Directories 4. Search Strategies 5. References 6. Exercises & Assignment

4. 4. Recommended Tutorial Websites 1. Using the Internet for Research - http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/researc h.htmUsing the Internet for Research 2.Finding Information on the Internet - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guid es/Internet/FindInfo.htmlFinding Information on the Internet 3. Net.Tutor - http://gateway.lib.ohio- state.edu/tutor/Net.Tutor 4.Easier Version Web Search StrategiesWeb Search Strategies - http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/

5. Search Engines General Google Yahoo AltaVista All the Web/FAST HotBot Excite Meta-Search Engines Hinet & Yam Hinet Specific Research FJCU On-line Library Search English Teaching English Learning Literature (LRC, BRC, & MLA) Western Civilization

6. Subject DirectoriesSubject Directories (Cited from Using Subject Directories-A Tutorial) Yahoo The Open DirectoryOpen Directory lists scholarly and popular websites. Looksmart another great directory for locating popular sites. Internet Public Library (scholarly search) Internet Public Library Librarians' Index to the Internet (scholarly search) Librarians' Index to the Internet The WWW Virtual Library (scholarly search) The WWW Virtual Library Google Directory

7. Search Strategies Planning Your Research Project (SOFWeb)SOFWeb Preparing Your Search 11 Steps to Effective Searching - Buakk O Dochartaigh) 11 Steps to Effective Searching Google tips & Google Help Center Google tipsGoogle Help Center

8. Evaluating On-line Resources Check the Homepage about who maintains/publishes the materials on line Look for specialized & scholarly opinions (normally with clear author, publisher, and complete citation at the end) Accuracy Currency Bias & Special Interest Groups Ask the Experts

9. References Net.TutorNet.Tutor - http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/ Web Search StrategiesWeb Search Strategies - http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/ 11 Steps to Effective Searching11 Steps to Effective Searching - http://www.nuigalway.ie/soc/research/11steps.html Using the Internet for ResearchUsing the Internet for Research - http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/research.htm Finding Information on the InternetFinding Information on the Internet - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Inter net/FindInfo.html Glossary of Internet and Web Jargon http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Inter net/Glossary.html

10. Exercises — Pick One and Practice 1. Explore one of the search tutorial websites to learn overall on-line searching skills at http://www.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Searching/Help_and_T utorials/ 2.Compare & contrast the results of “santa claus” at google and “santa claus” at google directory>religion 3. Evaluate the articles on top of both lists to see which one is more scholarly 4.Explore one of the directories mentioned, look for scholarly articles about Santa Claus Controversy of cloning 5. Apply Web Search Strategies - http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/Web Search Strategies 6. Apply Keyword or phrase search (from 11 Steps) and look for materials about the previous topics Assignment: Send the teacher an e-mail message about your finding: engcampfjcu@yahoo.com.tw Subject: Net_SearchA_YourName_Student No.