Internet+Searching

**Internet Searching Links:**
__**Google Searching**__
 * [|Google Search lessons] With more and more of the world's content online, it is critical that students understand how to effectively use web search to find quality sources appropriate to their task. We've created a series of lessons to help you guide your students to use search meaningfully in their schoolwork and beyond.
 * [|Power Searching] Learn tips and tricks to become a fast and effective fact-finder with Power Searching with Google.
 * [|Successful Web Search Strategies] from Kathy Schrock
 * Create a Google Custom Web search using the websites that you trust


 * __ Other Web Searching: __**
 * [|Five Strategies] Using specialized databases, subject directories, and search engines
 * Subject Directories searching for information that might not be found on a "Google" search--use these subject directories
 * Invisible Web article has information on how and what the "Invisible web" is
 * Invisible Web resources has some of the resources to search the web
 * Ultimate Guide to the Invisible Web -even more resources
 * [|10 resources to search the Invisible Web](yes, 10 resources)
 * [|Ref Desk] A librarian on a page!
 * [|InfoPlease] includes an almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus
 * [|CIA World Factbook] Information on different countries
 * [|Internet Public Library] great searching for information and has kids and teens sections.
 * [|Library of Congress] information on everything, including a great digital collection (videos, pictures, etc)

__** Evaluating Web Sites: **__
 * [|ABCs of Web Page Evaluation] From Kathy Schrock--great information
 * [|Evaluating Web Sites tutorial] good information through Ohio State University
 * [|Evaluation Form] From University of California Berkeley
 * [|3 Web Sites to Evaluate] by Alan November
 * [|How to read a website] by Alan November
 * [|Find the Publisher] by Alan November
 * [|What is the History of a Web Page] by Alan November (aka Wayback Machine)

[|Custom Search: History/civil war] Find out the causes of the Civil War. Could the Civil War been prevented? Create your own Google custom search: [|https://www.google.com/cse/all]