Web Searching Techniques
Searching the Web requires practice, caution and patience, as search tools often deliver a significant amount of irrelevant information.
The simplest method of searching is to type in the information you're interested in and allow the search engine to find all the pages that contain that information. However, as the WWW is so large this may bring up more pages than you want and/or more than you have time to review. All search engines have particular tricks to help you narrow down your search and once you’ve spent some navigating the WWW you'll soon see how pages on websites can help you by providing links to other information.
'A web search engine is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web and FTP servers. The search results are generally presented in a list of results and are often called hits. The information may consist of webpages, images, information and other types of files. Some search engines also mine data available in databases or open directories.'
Teachers should be able to describe the Internet and the World Wide Web, elaborate on their uses, describe how a browser works and use a URL to access a website. (TL.4.e)
