Hour 5 & 6 - Internet Exploration

10A - Thursday October 30, 2008
10B - TBA


20.3 Understand the operation of search engines and perform efficient searches to access suitable information.

~ One of the paradoxes of the Internet is that there is a vast body of information available, but it is often difficult to find what is wanted. Students should research the advanced search techniques on a number of different search engines, and in particular should be familiar with Boolean searches. Effective search techniques allow more efficient access to information.
Students could compare the results of a number of different search engines doing the same searches. They should realize that some search engines are more effective at some searches than others, but none are better at everything, therefore a variety of search engines should be utilized. It would be helpful if students understood the various ways that search engines make their decisions, and the way sites are placed in a search engine's database.
Describe how and why seemingly unrelated websites appear in search results.

~ Whole assignment should amount to approx one to one and a half pages typed in Word, Times New Roman font, size 12pt.

DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2008 FOR 10A