Re: [LM_NET] SEC: Power Point to teach Internet Searching

[Sherry Martin <smartinlp@YAHOO.COM>]

Didn't realize that I could not send an attachment in
LM_Net.  Here is the text to the handout mentioned
before.

Sherry Martin 
MLIS Student
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
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Better searches.
Better results.
Here are some nifty modifiers to type in your Google
search box to refine your searches and get the best
results.

“ ” Exact Phrase
What it does: searches for an exact phrase
What to type: “one small step for man”
What you’ll get: results that include the
exact phrase “one small step for man”

– Excluded Words
What it does: excludes search results with
a particular word or phrase
What to type: bass -fishing
What you’ll get: results about bass that are
not related to fishing

~ Similar Words
What it does: searches for a word and all
its synonyms
What to type: ~mobile phone
What you’ll get: results with the word “phone,”
as well as “cell,” “cellular,” “wireless,” etc.

OR Multiple Words
What it does: searches for webpages that
include either word
What to type: “vacation” “London” OR “Paris”
What you’ll get: results with the word
vacation and either London or Paris

... Numerical Ranges
What it does: searches for a range of numbers
What to type: Willie Mays 1950…1960
What you’ll get: results about Willie Mays
during this time period

define: Find Meanings
What it does: defines a word or phrase
What to type: define:plethora
What you’ll get: links to definitions of the
word “plethora”

site: Site Specific
What it does: searches only particular websites
What to type: global warming site:edu
What you’ll get: references to “global warming”
found on .edu websites

link: Linked Pages
What it does: searches for webpages that
link to a particular website
What to type: link:www.umich.edu
What you’ll get: websites that link to the
University of Michigan website

1+1       Math Answers
What it does: basic calculator functions
What to type: 4+7, 30% of 55, 20^2, sqrt(4), etc.
What you’ll get: the answer

cm in foot      Conversions
What it does: converts units of measure
What to type: cm in foot, 28C in F, $ in pound, days
in
fortnight, miles in league, mph in speed of light,
etc.
What you’ll get: the converted answer


--- Nancy Carlson <Nan71753@AOL.COM> wrote:

> I need to put together a Power Point to use with the
> ninth grade  on internet 
> searching tips.  I was thinking of using the three
> tips  mentioned in the 
> article from School Library Journal.  They are using
>  quotation marks to nest 
> search terms, using - or not to eliminate  terms and
> finally to use site 
> searches.  The SLJ article suggests  keeping it
> simple. Are there any other tips you 
> would present to the  students?  Does anyone have a
> sample power point that 
> they might be willing  to share?  Thanks for your
> help!
>  
> Nancy Carlson
> Farmington High School
> Farmington, CT  06032
> _nan71753@aol.com_ (mailto:nan71753@aol.com)  or
> _carlsonn@fpsct.org_ 
> (mailto:carlsonn@fpsct.org) 
>  
> 
>
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