1. Finding Information on the Internet Finding Resources for your WebQuest…efficiently!

2. Preparing to Search: Narrowing the Focus General Specific Environment Acid Rain

3. Narrowing the Focus 1.Concept Maps 2.Navigational Directories

4. Navigational Directories T.H.E. Journal - Roadmap to the WWW http://www.thejournal.com Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide EdWeb Links http://edweb.sdsu.edu/links/index.html

5. Keyword Searches Internet FloodsJohnstown The Johnstown Flood

6. Boolean Operators Or - DEFAULT And (+) And Not (-) Phrase ( “ “)

7. Search Engines Netscape Navigator - Net Search Looksmart Overture Ask Jeeves Lycos Google MetaCrawler http://www.metacrawler.com Dogpile Search Tool http://www.dogpile.com

8. Search Engine Comparison WebftpNewsBoolean Search Format Lycos XXY MultipleFinds most popular first Excite XXY SummaryLinks to similar Yahoo Yahoo index Y SummaryRelatively few hits Info- seek XXY First 30-100 words Links to similar

9. MetaCrawler Sends searches to multiple engines Uses Boolean operators Any All Phrase Collates results from independent searches Identifies search engine

10. Searching Tips Use more than one search tool - the results will differ Use “and” or “and not” searches to refine the search field Use “wildcards” to obtain variations on the root word - e.g., schedul* Bookmark search results if you think you might use them again!