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Tamarac Secondary School Library Media Center |
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Tamarac Secondary School Library Media Center |
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Teacher Resources |
| Quick Tips for Searching the Internet |
| * Use only nouns in the search box. Ex. Who was the Prince of Pop? |
| * Use " " to search for exact phrases like names or titles. Ex: "John Quincy Adams" |
| * Include more keywords to get better results: Ex. "to be or not to be" Hamlet |
| * Exclude terms to narrow down the search. Ex: Titanic -movie |
| Domain Names: the ending of a website address can tell you a little about the site |
| More reliable Use caution: Anyone can buy these |
| .edu: accredited college .com: commercial |
| .gov: US Government .net:: network |
| .mil: US Military .org: non commercial organization, but anyone can use it |
| Examples from class: |
| How was Edgar Allen Poe related to Virginia Clem? |
| "Edgar Allen Poe" "Virginia Clem" site:.edu |
| What connection does the Ferris wheel have to Pittsburgh? |
| “ferris wheel” “Pittsburgh Pennsylvania” site:edu |
| Search Engines |
| Google.com: Good for specific or obscure searches. |
| http://www.ask.com: Good for broad searches because it is a directory and will help narrow the topic. |
| Dogpile.com: When you want to search multiple search engines. Be careful of ads. |
| Subject Directories |
| Internet Public Library: Well-organized, selective, and continually updated collection, also known as "the thinking person's Yahoo” Maintained by library science graduate students at the University of Michigan |
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Google Directory
Both Yahoo and Google offer popular directories. They are not very selective, but they offer some wonderful subject collections. |
| Directories for Kids Sites |
| Kids Click Great starting point for kids. Annotations are carefully written. Offers grade levels and describes how illustrated a site is. |
| ALA Great Websites for Kids: Sites evaluated by librarians with short annotations. Can search by age level or keyword. |
| Resources |
| Maps |
| CIA World Fact Book - Great source of up to date maps and names of world leaders. |