Finding Information Home Page

Session 4

Objectives	Keywords	Prerequisites	Student Preparation
Lesson Plan	Homework	References	Evaluation

"And I said, with my net I can get them I bet.

I bet, with my net, I can get those Things yet!"

- The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss

OR

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start your "search" Engines!

Objectives

Know where to start when looking for information
Be able to use WWW Subject Catalogs
Be able to use WWW Search Engines
Be able to select effective keywords for your search
Use FAQ documents to find specific technical or topical information
Know what to do when encountering a busy or broken link
Know how to find more information about WWW Searching Tools

Keywords / Concepts

Catalog / Directory
Spider / Robot / Worm / Search Engine
List-Based vs Spider-based Search
Document "Scoring" for Searches
Far from Perfect, but Useful and Improving
Exponential Growth of Internet Information

Prerequisites

Understand basic Internet concepts
Know how to use a WWW browser
Know how to use your browser's Bookmarks / Hotlist features

Student Preparation

Think of a topic you would like to find information about that would be useful for a project you could do with your students.

Lesson Plan

Homework

Finish the Information Hunt if you are not able to finish it in class. Re-read the Review of Finding Information on the Internet before the next class.