- Log onto the Internet and open the
web browser. (Netscape, Internet Explorer).
- Select a search engine (Altavista,
Infind, Answers, Yahoo etc) from the Bookmarks or provide
an Internet address for the students to type in the
location window (or select Open Location from the File
menu, then type in the address)..
- Click in the entry box and type in
the keywords and press Return (or click Search / Go
etc).
- The search engine will list files
that are related to the keywords. You may get a large
number of returns and may need to revise your
search.
- Click on the underlined text and this
will take you to the site.
- Once at the site, navigate through it
using the scroll bars evaluating the value of the
information provided. If the information is needed, take
notes.
- You can also print the pages and
images by selecting Print from the File menu in your
browser. As web pages can be very large, the need to
print should be negotiated with the teacher.
- Once the information has been
retrieved, special notice must be taken of copyright and
validity of information. For further information on
copyright and Internet usage refer to the document
connect.edu: Internet in teaching and learning
(which was issued to all NSW govt. schools) or visit the
Australian
Copyright web site
- Well structured Internet teaching
projects abound on the web and can be useful to introduce
internet researching/ searching.
- The On-line research projects
available at Batemans
Bay Country Area Project use
the Internet to gather information in a structured
way.
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