 |
Lesson
Plan |
November 25, 1999
Details
|
Title
|
Searching the Web (Ch 4)
|
|
Time Allotment
|
5 hrs
|
Reading / References
Read chapter 4 from Internet Comprehensive
Additional references/information can be found at
Supplemental Web
Sites/Info
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/78tutorial.htm
(online tutorial)
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/32tools.htm
(search engines list & features)
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/77advanc.htm
(advanced search techniques)
Objectives
- Determine whether a research question is specific or exploratory
- Learn how to develop an effective Web search strategy to answer research
questions
- Learn about Web search tools and how they work
- Create different kind of search expressions
- Find information using search engines, directories, and other Web research
tools
Coursework / Lab Work
- Chapter
4 Pretest (CTM Online - Internet Comprehensive)
- Overview
of Searching the Web (demo)
- Review
chapter 4 material
- Review
supplemental web sites/info
- Work
on exercise "For Marks"
- History
or the Internet Video 3/3 (1hr)
Home Work
- Quiz
next class
- Read
chapter 4
- Complete
exercise in "For Marks"
For Marks
Assignment #: IC02
Assignment: Searching Exercise
Due: Nov 30/99
Marks: 10 marks
Complete case problem #2 & case problem #3 on page 4.29
Demo
- Types of search questions (pg 4.2 - 4.3)
- Web search strategy (pg 4.4)
- Using search engines (pg 4.5 - 4.6) - DEMO (altavista.com)
- Meta tags for a web page (pg 4.7)
- Title, content, comment, meta
- What do people search for? - DEMO (metaspy.com)
- Using directories (pg 4.8 - 4.12) - DEMO (yahoo.com)
- Meta search engines (pg 4.13 - 4.14) - DEMO (dogpile.com)
- Other Web resources (pg 4.15) - DEMO (clearinghouse.net)
- Natural language queries - DEMO (ask.com) -askjeeves
- Boolean Logic / Filtering - Boolean Operators (pg 4.18 - 4.20)
- Wildcards (pg 4.20)
- Advanced search using AltaVista (pg 4.20 - 4.22) - DEMO
- Help in AltaVista - DEMO
- Advanced search in HotBot (pg 4.23 - 4.24) - DEMO
- Complex search in Excite (pg 4.25 - 4.26) - DEMO
- Complex search in Northern Light (pg 4.26 - 4.27) - DEMO