Searching+the+Web

__a pint of searching skills__
[|Google for Educators] - Projects sponsored by Google for students.

[|Google Posters for your classroom]: search tips for kids, anatomy of a search, google book search, and more.

Search Engines & Directories [|Ask Jeeves] - For students who have trouble choosing keywords in a question, they can simply type in the question. All sites are safe and written specifically for kids.

[|KidsClick!] - web search for kids by librarians

[|Kids' Tools for Searching the Internet] - encylopedias, dictionaries, government sites - all for kids!

[| ask.com] - This offers suggestions for students to broaden their search or narrow their search.

[| answers.com] - Search results come in several types of references. Check out the [|Educator's Toolkit]. Lots of resources for teachers!

Nettrekker d.i. - This is found on the Kan-ed Desktop. Teachers can search for lesson plans, charts, interactive games all on the grade level of their choice.


 * Visual Search Engine - http://www.pagebull.com

[|Teach Digital: Curriculum by Wesley Fryer] - this is his wiki with great resources on searching

Four Nets for Better Searching http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/startpagefournets.htm

Searching Tips:
 * Use correct spelling
 * Use singular form of words
 * Rearrange the order of the words
 * Use quotes around phrases
 * Put the most important keyword first
 * Use and or +
 * Use not or -
 * Use advanced search
 * Use nouns for Keywords
 * Use synonyms for nouns
 * Search with 6 terms

[|World Wide Web Research Tools] - great list of search engines, directories, reference materials, databases and more.

 Online Books  [|Google Book Search]: This is in the beta stage but it is phenomenal!


 * [|Think Tank] http://thinktank.4teachers.org/- helps students streamline their research

Online Encyclopedias [|Wikipedia] - 36% Americans use wikipedia for research! Why are we allowing our students to use it and cite it? [|What to Do with Wikipedia?] is an article that teachers might find interesting and informative. Will Richardson just blogged this: [|"Yet Another Reason We Should Be Teaching not blocking Wikipedia"]

Sources of Information - the Tiltometer - this is just a fun little activity for students to choose which type of reference material they would use in different scenarios. http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/module1/sources.htm