Research

=Electronic Research=

//Look up your school on your favorite search engine. Who are the Principal & Vice Princpals? Did it get things right?//
 * EXERCISE:**

Search Engines
 * SINGLE SEARCH
 * Google
 * Ask Jeeves
 * Yahoo
 * Alta Vista
 * META-SEARCH
 * Dogpile.com
 * Search.com

Limitations
 * ACCURACY _ do you believe wikipedia? - vandalism or outdated info
 * TOO MUCH - ranked from "best" to "lesser" relevance - be discerning
 * BIAS
 * COMMERCIAL

Solutions
 * SPELLING
 * KEY WORDS
 * Put most IMPORTANT words first
 * QUOTES
 * Put appropriate phases or names in quotes to "bind them" together
 * TRUNCATE
 * Only type in the START of a word - ie "rocket" as opposed to "rockets" or "rocketry"
 * BOOLEANS
 * AND OR NOT
 * Keyword first, then a + or minus in front of secondary words will either include or disclude results