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1 |
Go to the homepage.
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| 2 |
Place the cursor on the Search
icon or section. |
| 3 |
Explain that searching for
information on the Web is like using the catalogue in a library when you
are looking for information about a topic or a specific book - only on
the Web the catalogue is called a "search engine." |
| 4 |
Point out that there are a
number of different search engines you can choose from and show some of
their names by clicking on the search section of the homepage you are
using. |
| 5 |
Choose a search engine (Yahoo,
AltaVista, Hot Bot, Excite, Lycos, etc.). |
| 6 |
Enter the name of the topic or
organization you are seeking information about - you might ask the
seniors if there is anything they would like to find on the Web. |
| 7 |
Click on the search command and
wait for the list of what has been found to come up on the screen. |
| 8 |
Explain that search engines
usually provide lists of sites that are relevant to the topic or
organization you are searching for. |
| 9 |
Have a senior use the mouse to
click on one of the sites listed by the search engine and go to it. |
| 10 |
Have a senior go back to the
list of sites and click on and go to another site. |
| 11 |
Have a senior return to the
homepage by clicking on "Home". |
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Other websites
recommended. |
