better searching project
Net 1:
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Query |
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Imagine that you’re interested in the legendary lost continent of Atlantis. There have been several movies with Atlantis in the title, but you’re not interested in them. You are also not interested in the space shuttle Atlantis. Try this search… Here’s how to search for it badly: all these words: Atlantis |
Write the number of hits you get below.
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Now try this: all these words: Atlantis continent any of these unwanted words: shuttle film movie |
79,700 |
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Here’s another search to try: all these words: Waterbury one or more of these words: Vermont VT any of these unwanted words: Connecticut CT |
86,600 |
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What strategy was used in the above search |
We first typed in the widest subject then we typed in more specific subjects to get better results. |
Net 2:
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You’ve heard of a fine public university in the lower left corner of the United States and you want to know more about it. Try this search… Here’s how to search for it badly: all these words: San Diego State University |
Write the number of hits you get below. Search through a number of pages and examine the types of hits do you get. |
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exact wording or phrase: San Diego State University |
1,410,000 |
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Here are some more searches to try: exact wording or phrase: Bill 602P |
6,420 |
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exact wording or phrase: We know he has weapons of mass destruction |
611 |
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exact wording or phrase: demonstrating genuine leadership |
836 |
Net 3:
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You found this Romeo & Juliet WebQuest that you really like. Are there more like that where this one came from? Start here: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education /projects/webquests/shakespeare/ Now trim away the last part: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education /projects/webquests/ What do you see? Trim it again, Sam: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education /projects/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/ http://oncampus.richmond.edu/
Now try this: A friend told you of another cool Shakespeare WebQuest and emailed you the URL: http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/wmi/wq/collin/index.html That URL turned out to be wrong, though. Can you find the real URL, and see if there are other worthy WebQuests at the same site? The right URL: http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/ |
Net 4:
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Suppose that you’ve discovered Tapped In, an online community of educators, and you’re wondering what else like that is out there. Using Google’s similarity search will surface a number of sites that are likely to interest you. Find pages similar to the page: http://www.ssischool.org/ |
Write the number of hits you get below.
27 |
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Another way to explore a domain is to find out who else is linked to a page. Who else finds Tapped In useful enough to include on one of their pages? Find pages that link to the page: http://www.ssischool.org/ |
4 |
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Here’s another search to try: Find pages similar to the page: kids.msfc.nasa.gov |
27 |
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Find pages that link to the page: kids.msfc.nasa.gov |
606 |
