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Effective search techniques

Effective search techniques. Powerpoints can be found at: arts.kmutt.ac.th/call/Workshop_Doc.htm Richard Watson Todd. General Internet searches. Search engines Using Google (www.google.com) Directories for general information Using Wikipedia. Click here if you want everything in English.

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Effective search techniques

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  1. Effective search techniques • Powerpoints can be found at: • arts.kmutt.ac.th/call/Workshop_Doc.htm • Richard Watson Todd

  2. General Internet searches • Search engines • Using Google (www.google.com) • Directories for general information • Using Wikipedia

  3. Click here if you want everything in English

  4. Choosing keywords for searches • Situation: • You are writing an article about teaching, where you want to find information about what sorts of principles should govern how teachers give feedback in the classroom. • What keywords will you use?

  5. Keywords or key phrases? • What’s the difference between typing: • giving feedback • AND • “giving feedback” ?

  6. 23,900,000 hits Giving feedback

  7. 183,000 hits “giving feedback”

  8. giving feedback “giving feedback” “giving feedback” classroom “giving feedback” classroom “English language teaching” “giving feedback” classroom guidelines English “giving feedback” teacher guidelines English “how to give feedback” teacher guidelines English “how to give feedback” teacher English 24 million hits: only first relevant 183,000 hits: same 33,100 hits: few relevant 250 hits: most about teacher training courses 7,720 hits: few relevant pages 9,950 hits: some relevant pages 145 hits: 2 relevant pages 393 hits: several relevant Adding more keywords

  9. Principles for choosing keywords • Where set phrases are generally accepted, use them • If you get too many returns, add more keywords • Play with different ways of expressing the same concept

  10. Advanced searching • If you get too many hits, restrict your search using Advanced Search • If you get too many hits focusing on one irrelevant topic, restrict your search by deleting that irrelevant topic

  11. Advanced search situation 1 • You want to know what the biggest dog in the world is. • You enter the key phrase: • “biggest dog in the world”

  12. Without Digby

  13. Advanced search situation 2 • You want to go to England to study a course at a university in digital marketing • You enter the keywords • “digital marketing” university England

  14. Domain = ac.uk

  15. Alternative to Google • If you can’t find the information you want from Google (even using different keywords), try another search engine • Use www.alltheweb.com • Use the Advanced search

  16. Dealing with results 1 • Don’t automatically click on the first result • Read through the summaries • Look at the URLs (especially domains) • You may need to look through the first 3 or 4 pages of results

  17. Dealing with results 2 • When you have lots of possible relevant websites, use the right mouse button to “Open in new window” • Keep an eye on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen (or the tabs at the top of the screen) • Work through the pages you have selected after finishing with Google

  18. An example of dealing with results • You want to find 10 examples of funny headlines to put in the lifts (or to give to Ajarn Harvey to put in the lifts) • You search for: • “amusing headlines”

  19. Searching for pictures • Using Google, choose ‘Images’ • Use the same searching strategies as when searching for information • With results, left-clicking allows you to see the picture more clearly (you can then right-click to save) • Right-clicking allows you to save a thumbnail

  20. Click here to search for pictures

  21. Notice that ‘Images’ is now in bold

  22. Some differences here

  23. Searching for “King Mongkut”

  24. Right-click and look for “Save Picture as” Note: this saves a thumbnail only

  25. Click here to see the original page What you see if you left-click on a picture Right-click on the picture to save the full picture

  26. Finding background information • For a topic where you would like to gain a general overview, searching can produce results that are too specific • Use an alternative, such as Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

  27. Enter your search term here

  28. Task • Think of some piece of information you would like to know (don’t make it too straightforward) • Will you use a search engine or a directory? • What keywords/phrases will you use? • Will you use advanced searching? • How will you deal with the results? • TRY IT!

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