For topic one you read the article at http://www.anovember.com/articles/searching.html regarding searching the Internet. In this article they describe several techniques to find what you are looking for on the Internet.

I would like you to answer the following questions...

1. What are 3 new things that you learned from this article?

2. What two search engines are you going to use to find what you want on the Internet? (Have you tried Google and Hotbot?)

3. Using your two search engines and your new search techniques I would like you to find the most current articles you can find on the Internet regarding Educational Technology in Middle Schools and Assessment.

-- Lane D. Rankin (lrankin@csusb.edu), November 16, 2001

Answers

1. Three things I learned from this article are: a) truncation; b) using quotation marks around your search enables you to find your search easier; c) to always use more than one search engine. 2. Two search engines that I use are Excite and Infoseek. I have not yet tried Hotbot nor Google. 3.

-- L. Nicole Zegler (schoolprincess98@hotmail.com), November 23, 2001.

1. Three things I learned from this article are: a) truncation; b) using quotation marks around your search enables you to find your search easier; c) to always use more than one search engine. 2. Two search engines that I use are Excite and Infoseek. I have not yet tried Hotbot nor Google. 3. With regards to Ed. Tech. in Middle Schools, I found an article titled "Adapting to Technology that Works" from Meridian Winter 2001 issue. With regards to Assessment, I found an article titled "Middle School Assessment and Evaluation" from MiddleWeb.com.

-- L. Nicole Zegler (schoolprincess98@hotmail.com), November 23, 2001.

1. Three things I learned from this article are:

-- Sarah Hochstetler (miratwin@yahoo.com), November 26, 2001.

1. Three things I learned from this article are: a) when searching, you can use + and -, quotes, "and" to limit/expand the search b) the Boolean technique is named for George Boole c) Yahoo, a directory, will forward querries to a search engine if info. is not found.

2. The two search engines I will use are Dogpile and Northern Light. I did try Google, but not Hotbot.

3. The two articles I found were: "Using Technology To Support Alternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios" by Dr. Helen Barrett (Dogpile) "The Call to Action: Did You Hear It?" by Bonnie Bracey (Northern Light)

-- Sarah Hochstetler (miratwin@yahoo.com), November 26, 2001.

1. The three things I learned are: 1) the difference between a search engine and a directory (search engines have special software), 2) capital letters, commas, and things of that nature play an important part in a search (depending on the engine or directory) and 3)information before the 80's is not highly accessible (I really did not know that; I assumed I could literally find anything on the internet, as naive as that may sound).

2. Funny you mentioned Hotbot; I use it all the time!!! I also have grown a liking for Ask Jeeves, I used it for research on my position paper, and I was impressed with the results. Yahoo is another good engine, but I have not tried Google yet.

3. I will email you this one after I find the answers. I can't come back to this can I? Be back!!

-- Carrie Anne Cioffi (cacioffi10@yahoo.com), November 28, 2001.

1. Three things I learned from reading this articleare: a.) Boolean terms, b.) the difference between a search engine and a directory, c.) using quotation marks around your search topic helps to narrow the search.

2. The two search engines I used to conduct my search are Northern Light and Hotbot; I frequently use Dogpile, but really liked the results from Northern Light.

3. Two articles I found in my search are "Online and Electronic Research by Middle School Students" (Hotbot) www.mff.org/publications.taf?page=293 and "Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools" (Northern Light) www.si.edu/nsrc/stcms/overview.htm

-- Candy Tweedel (mstweedel@yahoo.com), November 29, 2001.

1.) The three things I learned: Yahoo is directory that uses individuals hired by Yahoo to decide what is listed; Yahoo refers queries to other search engines when no information is found; the use of quotation marks and capitlization can aind in an internet search.

2.) Dogpile and Northern Light (I also used Googl and Ask Jeeves)

3.) The articles I found were: "Using Technology To Support Alternative Assessment and Elctronic Portfolios" by Dr. Helen Barrett (Dogpile)and "TEAMS: Making Effective Use of Interdisciplinary Teams, AvtiveLearning and Instructional Technolog in Middle School Classrooms" by Robert A. Reizer.

-- Steve Kam (skamnut3@aol.com), November 29, 2001.

I learned many things from the articles written by R. Scott Granneman and Alan November. First, I learned that there is a great difference between search engines (AltaVista & Infoseek) and directories (Yahoo). Next, I learned that URL truncation comes in handy when a familiar web page has been moved. Finally, I learned that the Boolean terms: and, or, not, were named after an English mathematician named George Boole.

-- Curtis G. Bond III (curt007@gte.net), November 30, 2001.

I usually use Ask Jeeves and Excite. I have not tried Google nor Hotbot.

-- Curtis G. Bond III (curt007@gte.net), November 30, 2001.

3) Using Hotbot(and then Meridan) and a lot of help from Lane, I found an article about technology in the middle schools dated summer 2001. (ncsu.edu/merdian/sum2001/living/index/html). Using Google I found an artcile on cresst96.cse.ucla.edu/index.htm dated 2001. The article was in regards to technology assessment in the middle schools.

-- Carrie Anne Cioffi (cacioffi10@yahoo.com), November 30, 2001.

The two articles i found were 1. "Personal Digital Assistants in the Middle School Classroom: Lessons in Hand" by B. Ray, A. McFadden, S. Patterson, and V. Wright 2. "The Assessment Debate" by J. Jones

-- Curtis G. Bond III (curt007@gte.net), November 30, 2001.

1. Three things I learned in this article was that I should use more than two search engines. Not all the information is on any one search engine. I also learned how to use "and, or , not" to search for what I want. Lastly I learned that if I spell something wrong with askjeeves, they will still search for it and yet help me spell it correctly. Great for kids. 2. I have used hotbot and google before. I prefer hotbot and yahoo when I search for my topics.

-- Mark Douglas Motluck (igloo13@yahoo.com), December 03, 2001.

3. The three articles I found are: "Toward a Sociology of , Educational Technology" by Stephen T. Kerr, "Impact of Technology : The Less Simple Answer" by Doug Johnson and "Lessons Learned: An Inside Look at Four of the Top Technology School Districts in the Nation" by Dr. Phillip J. Bassert.

-- Mark Douglas Motluck (igloo13@yahoo.com), December 03, 2001.