WELCOME

BIG PICTURESection A• Identify a search engine• Search for cost of driving

lessons• Advanced searches• Comparing the search

engines evaluation

Section B• Searching using an

INTERNAL SEARCH ENGINE

• Using different techniques

• Comparing the techniques evaluation

Section C• Searching a CARS

DATABASE• Using different

techniques• Comparing techniques• Searching for insurance

costs

Section D• Analysing using a

spreadsheet• Different

functions/macros• Testing• Evaluation of methods

used

Section D• Writing a report• Combining information

types• Bibliography

Section E• Final evaluation

SEPARATE ESSAY

DONE SO FAR?

INFORMATION REQUIRED

This section comes straight after your introduction

You should be explaining the different things you will be finding out – use your booklet to determine these.

TODAY

IDENTIFYING A SEARCH ENGINE - WAGOLL

IDENTIFYING A SEARCH ENGINE - WAGOLL

I started by searching for search engines that have an “advanced search” feature

SEARCH FOR SEARCH ENGINES CHECKLIST

• DID YOU…

• Present on house style paper• Keep your screenshots small?• Label each screenshot eg “Fig 1: Searching for engines”• Write an explanation at the side• Tell the story of finding the information• Display the THREE advanced search engine pages

NEW WORK TODAY

Make corrections

Finish searching for search engines

AND…

NEW WORK

Introduction

I am now going to type the same basic term into each search engine and compare what happens in terms of

• The information relevance

• The speed

• The number of hits

• The top link (is it promoted?)

FOR NEXT TIME

Finish all work upto and including the same basic search typed into each search engine…

Tell the story with screenshots

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