Searching the Internet for Information

• eHat Program for Activity 1
• Activity 1: Surfing Searching Safari 

Internet Search Tools

• Subject Guide: Exploratorium
• Directory: lii.org
• Search Engine: Google.com
• Meta-Search Engine: Metacrawler.com
• Alternative Search Tools: The "Invisible Web"
  • What, Why, How, etc.
  • The Invisible Web Directory
     
• CIESE Recommended Internet Search Tools

Selecting the Best Informational Resource

• eHat Program for Activity 2
   
• Activity 2: Selecting the Best Informational Resource
  • CIESE Recommended Internet Search Tools
     
  • Answers

Related Searching Concepts: Internet Pitfalls

• Activity 3: Evaluating Web Resources
• Activity 4: Recognizing Plagiarism
• Safe Searching
  • Internet Safety: CIESE list of resources for students and teachers
• Citing Internet Resources
  • How to cite this page

Week Six Online Evaluation Form

• Evaluation Form

Week Six Reinforcement Activity

• Evaluating Webquests
• San Diego University's WebQuest Page: Additional information and examples of WebQuests (Professor Bernie Dodge.

Blank Handouts from this Workshop for Student Use

• Handout #1: Surfing Searching Safari
• Handout #2: Alternative Search Tools
• Handout #3: Six Steps to Successful Searching
• Handout #4: Selecting the Best Informational Resource
• Handout #5: Evaluating Web Resources
• Handout #6: Recognizing Plagiarism

Internet Searching Tools & Tutorials

• Yahoo!'s list of Search Engines (one for every topic)
• Learn the Net.com: Online Tutorials for Finding Information
• University of California, Berkley: Online Tutorial for Their 5 Types of Recommended Search Tools
• University at Albany Libraries
  • Searching Tools Tutorial
  • Guide to Selecting the appropriate search tool (Neat, check it out)
• Search Engine Watch: Everything and anything you want to know and might want to know about search engines
• The Invisible Web

Presentations

• The Critical Difference Between Search Engines and Directories
• 4 steps to become a better searcher
• Understanding and Comparing Web Search Tools
• Web Search Engines FAQs: Questions, Answers, Issues: an article from Searcher Magazine with the latest information about searching the web

 

Boolean Logic

• University at Albany Libraries: Boolean Searching the Internet
• Search Engine Watch
  • Search Engine Math
  • Search Engine Features for Searchers

Citing Internet Resources

• Official Websites
  • American Psychological Association's Guide (APA)
  • Modern Language Association (MLA)
• Various Guides
  • Noodletools
  • Columbia University Press's Guide (MLA & APA styles)
  • B. Davis Schwarz Memorial Library' Guide (APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, & AMA styles)
  • Classroom Connect's Guide
  • Kathy Schrock's Guide

Plagiarism Resources

• Articles
  • Article about plagiarism in a high school in Kansas & Follow-up story RECOMMENDED
  • "Plagiarism: IT-Enabled Tools for Deceit?" Great article published by the Syllabus Magazine.
  • Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
  • Plagiarism and the Web
• Lessons & Guides
  • Plagiarized.com - an Instructor's Guide to Internet Plagiarism
  • An Antidote to Plagiarism - Lesson plan guiding student research
  • About.com's Lessons on Plagiarism
• Online Plagiarism-detection tools
  • Turnitin.com
  • Essay Verification Engine

Evaluating Web Resources

• Samples:
  • Dog Island
  • Titles from the "Facts About..." series
  • California's Velcro Crop under Challenge (1993)
     
• Additional Resources
  • Real Life examples of "Works Cited" problems
  • Web Evaluation

Internet Safety Information

• Resources
  • Internet Safety: CIESE list of resources for students and teachers
  • Parent's Guide to the Internet: Hosted by the US Department of Education
  • www.getnetwise.org: Tools for families offering ideas for Internet filters, setting time limits for students, etc.
  • Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids: Hosted by the American Library Association (ALA)
  • Safe Kids Home Page: "Tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive."

Additional Resources/Articles

• The Critical Difference Between Search Engines and Directories
• 4 steps to become a better searcher
• Understanding and Comparing Web Search Tools
• Web Search Engines FAQs: Questions, Answers, Issues: an article from Searcher Magazine with the latest information about searching the web

Internet Glossary

• PC Webopedia home page
• What is.com: Exhaustive list of technology-related topics
  • Internet Technology Terms
  • Internet Acronyms and Lingo
   

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