Using the Web

Electronic texts (searching)

Internet Research

Google for Kids

Search Engines: are use to search the internet to find information about specific topics. The key to success using a search engine is learning how to narrow or refine a search. Finding the right keyword or words will increase your changes of finding the right information.

Enter your keyword in the search box and press return.
Some search engines have directory. Directory is a list of categories or topics. Kidsclick is an example of a director
   
Is the website good or bad?
 

Move the Pointer over the webpage until the pointer turns into a hand--YOU HAVE FOUND A LINK.

SCROLL-means you can move through the page on the screen--Scroll bar is located on the right side.

DOWNLOADING-receive a file from another computer

 

 
   

Quick Information Checklist

Web site Evaluation

Can you find some of the items on your web site?

1. E-mail address
2. Revision date available or current (has been dated)
3. Copyright date
4. Own by the author, organization, educational institution, museum, university, government agency or professional organization (url ends in edu or gov)
5. Security (Publisher is the agency operating the (server)
6. Has hypertext links to other places
7. Has an author or editor
8. Does the information compare to other sources?
9. Is it an on-line encyclopedia such as World Book online?
10. Does it have a bibliography or citations?

Bad Example:
http://www.city-mankato.us/disc.html

Personal pages will have the following in the address:
~ tilde
% percent
users--Members--people
Server: ISO (Commercial) (aol.com) or (Geocities)
Google Guide

   
Search Engines for Kids
   
 
Mooter Ask for Kids
 

Search Engines Tips

How to do Research
Kidsclick world searching

•Use specific keywords (Fine Tune)
•Refine keywords (use synonyms)
•Narrow down the search
•Spelling words correctly

 
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