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: