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SEARCH THE OPEN WEB STRATEGICALLY

  • Effectively search the Open Web

  • Keywords vs Phrases 

  • Using "quotations to force a phrase" 

  • Google Advanced Search Option

  • Domain searches, Site searches 

  • Search for information on Google using:

    • .gov

    • .edu

    • youtube.com

    • pbs.org

  • Online Archives and Libraries 

    • Library of Congress

    • Smithsonian

    • Wayback Machine


Time:

Materials:

Part 1: Identify keywords and phrases with which to search Open Web resources using the Google Search Engine

Part 2: Go to Google Advanced Search and fill out as many of the fields as you would like to refine your search

Part 3: Using the site:domain.com feature, type your search directly into google using .gov, .edu, youtube.com, and pbs.org. Save one resource, i.e. video, web page, image, article, interview, etc. Make certain to diversify the types of information sources you collect. 

Activity Part 4: Using the same method as in Part 3, search 

Activity Part 5:

Deliverable: