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This guide attempts to shorten surfing time on the WWW by
showing several techniques to use in the NETSCAPE browser to
locate information and to introduce the student to a variety of specific
sources of information in education.
Three Methods of Searching the WWW using NETSCAPE:
1. By specific URL or Web Address. Select the OPEN icon at
top of screen and enter URL to locate OhioLINK
Research Databases which include a WWW version of
ERIC:
Example/s:
http://www.ohiolink.edu/db (long form) 2. Using a Web Search Engine or Index. Select Search from from from Netscape Toolbar. Select Yahoo unless Yahoo is the search engine which is assigned. Enlarge your search by scrolling down and clicking on Alta Vista after viewing Yahoo results Enter search: Example/s: or
"ERIC digest*" reading language
(narrows down by curriculum area)
3. Selecting the Education category under a web search engine like, Yahoo, Infoseek, etc. Example/s: Choose Yahoo, Education, then Organizations, and then American Education Research Association,which leads to a variety of education interests including listservs. Three Useful types of Internet Resources:
1. Professional Societies:
2. State Government:
Example/s:
or To locate proficency test results. choose Pre-Generated Reports and scroll down to Proficiency Test Results 3. Federal Government: Example/s: |