Saturday, November 3, 2007

Four NETS for Better Searching

I thought that the information provided on this site was very useful. I have never used the advanced Google, but I have actually used some of the tips that were found on here. One thing that I have done was use quotes in my search, I feel that this serves the same purpose as using the exact phrase. I have always found that it has helped me find exactly what I am looking for. I love the idea of a similar site search. As, a teacher, I think that this could help to gather a large amount of resources in the most effective way.
I also think that it would be very useful to use the without field. When I am doing searches, it is usually pretty obvious to tell which words need to be omitted. I think that it would be good to weed out all of the websites that aren't even close to what yo are looking for.
I think in the future this information will help me to weed out all of the bad information. I also think that if I teach any of the upper grades, I will teach these tips to them to help them to save time.

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