1) What is "smart" searching?
Consist of knowing how to sift through the millions of accessible web pages in the fastest and most effective way to find what you and your learners need.
2) What are the most popular search engines?
The most popular search engines are google, yahoo and msn.
3) The websites that appear at the top of the results pages are there for several?
They are a combination of the most popular ones covering this topic and those whose owners have paid to appear near the top of the list when certain words are searched for.
4) Is it better to put more or less words into search engine?
The more specific you search criteria, the more likely the results will include something useful to you.
5) Should you include words such as the, in, and when searching? Why, or why not?
No, because the search engines ignore them.
6) What happens if I put a "+"/"-"before the information that I am searching for?
Placing "+" symbol in front a word means that this word must be on the web page for it to be included in the results and the "-" symbol in front of a word means that no web pages with this word must be included in the results.
7) If I type "OR" between two words that I am looking for, what will the search engine do?
Placing an OR between two words means the web pages must include either one of these words or a both.
8) If I type "Angelina Jolie is going to marry Brad Pitt", what will the search engine do?
Placing a phrase inside double quotation marks tells the search engine to look for this exac phrase.
9) How do you limit the search to only one website?Such as the BBC?
You search criteria should be followed by site.
10) If I go to http://news.google.com, what type of information do you think I am looking for?
Searches only websites of news-gatherering organizations such as newspapers and TV companies.
Thursday 17 April 2008
Monday 14 April 2008
Thursday 10 April 2008
Reporting on a forum
John Thorp : Good morning Mrs. Waters. I know you like participating in forums about UFOs. You told me that you really believe in them. I know you were in a forum when someone said he had seen a UFO. Could you, please, answer a few questions?
Louise Waters: the newsgroup is alt.alien.visitors
John Thorp : who sent the first message?
Louise Waters: the first message sent rsony@hotmail.com
John Thorp : when did he send it?
Louise Waters: he send it 06 March 1998 05.36
John Thorp : where was flight KN162 going?
Louise Waters: the flight KN162 going from Dallas to Fargo
John Thorp : what did the pilot see?
Louise Waters: the pilot see a UFO
John Thorp : who sent the second message?
Louise Waters: the second message sent Ben & Thelma
John Thorp : what was the object?
Louise Waters: the object was an experimental military plane
John Thorp : why do they think so?
Louise Waters: because there are no reports of alien ships with wings
John Thorp : what did the coastguard see?
Louise Waters: the coastguard see 3 winged craft
John Thorp : what was he doing?
Louise Waters: he going to searching for a missing fishing boat
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