November+7

Information Literacy - David the Gnome & Search Engines Monday - November 7, 2011 Class Period Outline

1. Finish David the Gnome's Adventures presentations.

2. Using Search Engines:
 * " " = exact phrase


 * - = without this word


 * .com = used to mean a "commercial" website; now it doesn't mean anything in particular


 * .edu = a college or university website


 * .gov = a U.S. government website


 * Advanced Search option (what does this searching format remind you of???)


 * Trustworthy sponsors for websites:
 * Colleges and Universities
 * U.S. Government
 * Professional Organizations
 * PBS
 * Discovery Channel
 * BBC
 * History Channel
 * CNN

3. Practice searching: (2) examples -- Penguins and Vikings. www.google.com

__Homework__: Complete any missing work.