Purpose of Today's Workshop

• To introduce the different types of searches available today on the World Wide Web. To learn how to decide which searching method and tool will work best for finding the type of information you are looking for. To learn various searching terms in order to access information faster and with better results.

Searching Strategies Overview

• Online Presentation-Types of Searching Strategies

Using a Directory to Find Educational Material



• Yahoo!

Using a Search Engine to Find Educational Material



• Infoseek

Using a Subject Guide to Find Educational Material
 

• The Exploratorium
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
• Busy Teachers' Web Site

Other Search Tools
 

• Classroom Connect Search Tools
• Netscape Netsearch
• Ask Jeeves
• MetaCrawler uses eight popular search engines to do your searching at one time, providing widespread coverage while eliminating duplicate entries.

Searching for Educational Resources
 

• CIESE Resource Page

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Who's Looking?

• What Other People Search For

Libraries On-line

• Links to New Jersey Libraries and their Catalogs
• Yahoo's Index of Libraries

Searching for Internet Software

• Before you start searching check out the NJNIE Internet Software Essentials Page for the most popular internet software.
• Tucows has internet software for both Mac and PC users-grouped by category.
• If you know the exact name of the piece of software that you want, you may want to try shareware.com

Additional Powerpoint Presentations

• Slide Show : Differences Between Search Engines & Directories
• Slide Show : Effective Search Strategies

Supplementary Resources

• Learning More about Search Engines and Subject Directories
• NetResearch : Finding Information Online- A Great Book For Educators Using The Internet for Research
• Citing Internet Resources
• Yahoo!'s list of Search Engines (one for every topic)
• Internet "Onesearch" with Mega Search Engines- A great article for understanding how meta-searching works
• Learn to Search the Internet by C.J. DeSantis Online tutorial on how to search the Internet (designed for teachers)
• Find It Faster! (article from Internet World)