INTERNET SEARCHES

Tutorials and Tips

  • Google is now larger than Altavista - but is more better on the Internet?
  • Practice Activity using and comparing search engines
  • Seven Steps Toward Better Searching using Altavista.com
  • Four Steps to Better Searching using Google.com
  • MY TIP: master one search engine like AltaVista or Google
  • Finding poetry or song lyrics - use quotation marks and AltaVista
  • Complete tutorials on searching from an Arkansas school district
  • How are Search Engines and Subject Directories/Catalogs different?
  • Top-Recommended Search Tools and Tips
  • Comparison of Search engines (part G), boolean requests, basic tips
  • PowerPoint easily converts into website form. Rockwood Example of tutorial on internet searches
  • The Ohio U. CALL LAB has great tutorials and introductions.
  • Learning How to Search the Web Theme Page by CLN
  • Searching Info on the Web and a Consumer's Guide to Search Engines
  • A Helpful Guide to Web Search Engines with ratings and reviews
  • Search Engine Reviews - technical comparisons and evaluations
  • Favorite Search Engines all on one page: compare the results
  • Specialized Search Engines and Webquest tutorials.
  • Explore the Web - massive compilation of internet search resources from the Library of Congress
  • Specialized Foreign Language Search Engines
  • General and German search engines.

    Evaluation of Websites

  • Website Evaluation links from Kathy Schrock
  • Checklist and Tricks for Evaluating Web pages. Are the sites you find worth using? Educational? Reliable?
  • More Resources for online quiz creation, website evaluation, examples, etc.