SEARCHING THE INTERNET
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Search Topic: Math lesson plans
Search Terms: Math lesson plans
Type of Search: directory
Search Engine: Yahoo
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Quality of hits The majority of hits in this search appear to be |
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Math AND lesson AND plans |
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Related to subject of search |
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Math, lesson, plans |
31 |
Related to subject of search |
Evaluation page is taken from
www.edsoasis.orgURL- www.csun.edu/~Vceedoo9/math.html#Math
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This area can actually help with schoolwork. It matches what students have to study. |
This site is not closely related to what students study. |
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Goals and objectives are clearly stated and are matched to standards. |
Goals and objectives are not clear and there is no reference to standards. |
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These site helps students think up great ways to do projects, it helps students work creatively. |
This site lacks appeal, it presents information but does not inspire students to think critically or creatively. |
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This site is useful if you are by yourself, if you're working with a few peers, or even as a demo in front of a group of people. |
This site is limited to a single kind of usage. It is not flexible. |
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You can tell who created the site, and you can learn about the person and his or her professional credentials. |
You can not figure out who authored the content or whatever the author is a reliable expert. |
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The information on the site is more extensive or more current than what you are likely to find at school. |
The information on this site is shallow, out of date, or just the same as what you find in your text book or in the library |
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You can use the site to get a message to subject-area experts, to the author of the site, or to exchange data or ideas with other students. |
You can't e-mail anyone or leave a message on a bulletin board or put your ideas anywhere on this site |
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Someone screens messages before they appear on the site. |
You can tell messages aren't screened because you see irrelevant or inappropriate messages. |
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If the site doesn't helps students with a school project, there's a place where students can share their work or ways to share projects locally. |
Even though the page doesn't help students with a school project, there's neither a place where students can share their work nor suggestions for ways to share projects locally. |
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You can link from the site out to carefully selected and well-described sites on the same topic. |
This site dead-ends There aren't any links to anywhere else OR there are long lists of undescribed links that prolong your search for information. |
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The site uses visual aids such as charts, maps, graphs and images effectively and may include templates or forms to help with student work |
This site is text-dense and there are no built in project helpers. |
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The site has great colors. You can read all the words, and the graphics look like they belong. |
This site just isn't put together well! The colors are distracting; the words are hard to read. The layout makes it hard to use the site. |
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You can find your way around with no problem |
Getting around is confusing. It's easy to feel lost. |
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If the site uses new tech goodies, like shockwave, sound java and animation they are used to making the information more clear. |
High-tech features on the site distract from the site's purpose. |
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The site respects the user and any people it refers to. |
The site demonstrates a disrespectful or prejudiced attitude toward a person or persons. |
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Search 2
Search Topic: Math lesson plans
Search Terms: Math, lesson, plans, reference, and education, k-12, k-4
Type of Search: keyword
Search Engine: aol
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Search terms and operators used |
Number of hits |
Quality of hits The majority of hits in this search appear to be 1. |
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Math lesson plans |
430 |
Related to search subject |
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Math + Lesson +plans+ k through 12 |
1779 |
Related to search subject |
Evaluation page is taken from
www.edsoasis.orgURL- www.awsomelibrary.org/LibraryMaterials_Search/Lesson_Plans/Math.html
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This area can actually help with schoolwork. It matches what students have to study. |
This site is not closely related to what students study. |
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Goals and objectives are clearly stated and are matched to standards. |
Goals and objectives are not clear and there is no reference to standards. |
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These site helps students think up great ways to do projects, it helps students work creatively. |
This site lacks appeal, it presents information but does not inspire students to think critically or creatively. |
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This site is useful if you are by yourself, if you're working with a few peers, or even as a demo in front of a group of people. |
This site is limited to a single kind of usage. It is not flexible. |
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You can tell who created the site, and you can learn about the person and his or her professional credentials. |
You can not figure out who authored the content or whatever the author is a reliable expert. |
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The information on the site is more extensive or more current than what you are likely to find at school. |
The information on this site is shallow, out of date, or just the same as what you find in your text book or in the library |
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You can use the site to get a message to subject-area experts, to the author of the site, or to exchange data or ideas with other students. |
You can't e-mail anyone or leave a message on a bulletin board or put your ideas anywhere on this site |
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Someone screens messages before they appear on the site. |
You can tell messages aren't screened because you see irrelevant or inappropriate messages. |
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If the site doesn't helps students with a school project, there's a place where students can share their work or ways to share projects locally. |
Even though the page doesn't help students with a school project, there's neither a place where students can share their work nor suggestions for ways to share projects locally. |
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You can link from the site out to carefully selected and well-described sites on the same topic. |
This site dead-ends There aren't any links to anywhere else OR there are long lists of undescribed links that prolong your search for information. |
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The site uses visual aids such as charts, maps, graphs and images effectively and may include templates or forms to help with student work |
This site is text-dense and there are no built in project helpers. |
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The site has great colors. You can read all the words, and the graphics look like they belong. |
This site just isn't put together well! The colors are distracting; the words are hard to read. The layout makes it hard to use the site. |
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You can find your way around with no problem |
Getting around is confusing. It's easy to feel lost. |
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If the site uses new tech goodies, like shockwave, sound java and animation they are used to making the information more clear. |
High-tech features on the site distract from the site's purpose. |
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The site respects the user and any people it refers to. |
The site demonstrates a disrespectful or prejudiced attitude toward a person or persons. |
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Search 3
Search Topic: Math lesson plans
Search Terms: Math, Lesson, plans, and education, k-12, k-4
Search Engine: Northern lights
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Search terms and operators used |
Number of hits |
Folders to choose from |
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Math lesson plans |
87,106 |
Search current news, Special collector documents, mathematics, classnotes and assignments, etc. |
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Math AND lesson AND plans AND k-12 |
25,319 |
same |
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Math AND lesson AND plans AND k-4 |
1,833 |
same |
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Math AND lesson AND plans AND elementary |
79 |
Same as above plus: Teachers and teaching, elementary schools, history, and sexual harassment |
Evaluation page is taken from www.edsoasis.org
URL-
www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tnus/jobe/Sites1.html Great site!!|
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Weak Areas |
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This area can actually help with schoolwork. It matches what students have to study. |
This site is not closely related to what students study. |
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Goals and objectives are clearly stated and are matched to standards. |
Goals and objectives are not clear and there is no reference to standards. |
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+ |
These site helps students think up great ways to do projects, it helps students work creatively. |
This site lacks appeal, it presents information but does not inspire students to think critically or creatively. |
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+ |
This site is useful if you are by yourself, if you're working with a few peers, or even as a demo in front of a group of people. |
This site is limited to a single kind of usage. It is not flexible. |
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+ |
You can tell who created the site, and you can learn about the person and his or her professional credentials. |
You can not figure out who authored the content or whatever the author is a reliable expert. |
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+ |
The information on the site is more extensive or more current than what you are likely to find at school. |
The information on this site is shallow, out of date, or just the same as what you find in your text book or in the library |
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+ |
You can use the site to get a message to subject-area experts, to the author of the site, or to exchange data or ideas with other students. |
You can't e-mail anyone or leave a message on a bulletin board or put your ideas anywhere on this site |
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Someone screens messages before they appear on the site. |
You can tell messages aren't screened because you see irrelevant or inappropriate messages. |
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+ |
If the site doesn't helps students with a school project, there's a place where students can share their work or ways to share projects locally. |
Even though the page doesn't help students with a school project, there's neither a place where students can share their work nor suggestions for ways to share projects locally. |
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+ |
You can link from the site out to carefully selected and well-described sites on the same topic. |
This site dead-ends There aren't any links to anywhere else OR there are long lists of undescribed links that prolong your search for information. |
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|
The site uses visual aids such as charts, maps, graphs and images effectively and may include templates or forms to help with student work |
This site is text-dense and there are no built in project helpers. |
- |
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+ |
The site has great colors. You can read all the words, and the graphics look like they belong. |
This site just isn't put together well! The colors are distracting; the words are hard to read. The layout makes it hard to use the site. |
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+ |
You can find your way around with no problem |
Getting around is confusing. It's easy to feel lost. |
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N/A |
If the site uses new tech goodies, like shockwave, sound java and animation they are used to making the information more clear. |
High-tech features on the site distract from the site's purpose. |
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+ |
The site respects the user and any people it refers to. |
The site demonstrates a disrespectful or prejudiced attitude toward a person or persons. |
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Conclusion:
Two of the above search engines were quite similar. AOL and Yahoo were very similar to use and provided very similar results. While Yahoo only had a few hits (which are nice), aol narrows the fields after the initial search for you. It does provide more hits, which are not necessarily, all related to your search. Northern Lights was very easy to use but it was hard to narrow down and had too many hits. If I were to search again, I would stick to Yahoo.