Understanding ICT in Education - Internet Navigation

Metasearch Engines

Examples of metasearch engines (search tools that send the request to multiple search engines) are

Brainboost (http://www.brainboost.com),
DeeperWeb (http://deeperweb.com),
Dogpile (http://www.dogpile.com),
Excite (http://www.excite.com).

Task 1 (30 Minutes)

Select two of the search engines listed above (one main search engine and the other a metasearch engine) and carry out searches on the following topics. Spend some time reading through the information returned by the search engines:

Web Searching Tips,
Web Searching Techniques and
Web Searching Guides.

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)