Sara Barakat 
SLM 521

Course Module: Searching the Internet

Goal: Students will successfully learn how to search for items on the World Wide Web.  Students will engage in different ways to search for information and use this information to find a particular topic.

Introduction: The Internet is very convenient to find topics we are interested in.  Searching seems so easy but there is more to it then meets the eye.  Different types of searching strategies help find results faster.  They also help find the correct information.  Having a successful search will help you save time!

Reading and Discussion: Read the sites listed below. Focus on one of the sites then go to the blackboard section. Discuss how that particular site helped you and if you learned anything new from the reading.

http://searchenginewatch.com/facts/

http://www.monash.com/spidap.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/search/

http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html

Activity: For this assignment, you will investigate how to search the Internet better. Go to search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Dogpile. Read their tips for searching and compile a list of the best search tips. The search tips are usually placed beside the search tool bar. Make sure you explain each tip in detail using examples. Use information from the reading where it applies.

Assessment: The activity will be assessed on the significance of each search tip as well as correlation to the reading. Understanding for searching will also be measured through examples placed with search tips. The reading article will be assessed on the student’s ability to follow the format outlined.

Assignment Specifications: The discussion board assignment will be graded on the depth of the paragraph and if the ideas are compared to other sites. The search tips activity will be a minimum of ten tips with examples displaying knowledge of the search tip.

Submission: These assignments will be sent to the instructor by email in Word format.

Rubric:

	Unacceptable	Developing	Accomplished
Discussion	A brief, general statement not pertaining to a particular site	A brief statement on one of the sites.	A paragraph containing information on a specific site. Information included: how the site helped and if there was anything learned from it.
Activity	Less than 10 tips without explanation of tips and examples.	10 tips without explanation or examples.	10 tips with well crafted explanation and examples for each.