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Level 5 Internet Use

At level 5 students select appropriate search engines and use complex search strategies (for example, Boolean) to locate information from the Internet and other sources, and they evaluate the credibility, accuracy, reliability and comprehensiveness of this information.

Information and Communications Technology Level 5
http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/maps/maps_domain/ict/level5.html

Search Engines

Cyward Internet Education
Search Engines & Specialized Directories
compiled by Nancy Picchi, Internet Consultant Updated July 24, 2006
http://www.cyward.com/speciali.htm

Search Engine Showdown: The users guide to Web Searching
by Greg R.Notess
http://www.searchengineshowdown.com

Alphabetical list of Search Engines
http://www.internettutorials.net/engines.html

Search Engines for Children

http://www.askforkids.com
www.yahooligans.com

Google

Googling to the Max
UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops
Has an interesting list of ways to limit Google searches
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/limiting.pdf
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Google.html

Remember that Google is not the only search engine.
List of search engines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

Australian search engines

http://au.altavista.com
http://au.yahoo.com
http://az.ezilon.com
http://search.aol.com.au
http://search.ninemsn.com.au
http://www.ansearch.com.au
http://www.askted.com.au
http://www.ausdict.org
http://www.ausearch.com.au
http://www.ausfind.com.au
http://www.aussie.com.au
http://www.australia.gov.au/rss
http://www.blackstump.com.au
http://www.citysearch.com.au
http://www.coo-ee.com.au
http://www.directory.com.au
http://www.hitcity.com.au
http://www.kids.net.au
http://www.live.com.au
http://www.matildasearch.com
http://www.mysearch.com.au
http://www.on-shopping.com.au
http://www.ozebiz.com.au
http://www.ozsearch.com.au
http://www.postcodes.com.au
http://www.search.net.au
http://www.search66.com
http://www.searchenginez.com.au
http://www.searchme.com.au
http://www.sensis.com.au
http://www.squizz.com.au
http://www.tas.gov.au/tasmaniaonline
http://www.webwombat.com.au
http://www.westaustraliaonline.com
http://www.wilddogsearch.com.au
http://www.yellowpages.com.au

Visual Search Engines

Search UI
General Visual Engines by Chris Fillius
http://www.searchlounge.org/index.php?cat=6

A Visual Search Engine for Music
By Chris Sherman | July 12, 2004 Want to find music similar to what you already enjoy? Musicplasma creates intriguing music maps revealing connections between musicians, styles and musical epochs.

http://www.quintura.com
http://kartoo.com
http://www.pagebull.com
http://www.mooter.com
http://www.musicplasma.com
http://live.grokker.com

Boolean Searching

Boolean Searching on the Internet A Primer in Boolean Logic
http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.html

Search Tips: A Primer on Boolean Logic OR…the basics of AND, OR, and NOT
http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/training/boolean.html

Complex Search Strategies

Sample at Level 5 – Searching the Internet
http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/maps/maps_domain/ict/level5.html#H2N400033

Searching with Sucess!
An Interactive Tutorial
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/websearching/

Evaluating Web Sites

Bare Bones Lesson 5: Evaluating Web Pages
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/lesson5.shtml

Credible Sources Count!
An Interactive Tutorial
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/webevaluation/

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