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Search Engines vs Databases

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DATABASES: 

A set of data that is easy to search.  It is stored online and it updated regularly by an administrator.  The information is quality and does not need to be double-checked elsewhere.

 

1.    Go to Badgerlink

 

         Badgerlink is a database free to all Wisconsin residents!  Within are many focused databases such as:

Let's browse together!! 

     

 

   Search database designed specifically for kids.

 

 Searches articles that can be sorted by lexile.

 

 

  Encyclopedia Britannica Middle School

 

2.  Go to CultureGrams: 

                    Login: 1143796

                    Password: 53073

          Culture Grams is a subscription databases used for searching cultural and geographical information.

 

SEARCH ENGINES:

Programs that search online documents by keywords and produces a list of websites that match the keywords.  Many search engines are paid to put some websites higher on the list of results than other sites.  Always double-check the information you find online!!

 

1.      Go to Sweet Search:

         Search for history of Wisconsin ... What is your first search result??  

 

         Go to Google: 

        Search for history of Wisconsin .... What is your first search result??

 

          Go to GoGooligans: 

          Search for history of Wisconsin .... How do these results look different from the Google results?

 

2.      Go to DuckDuckGo:   

         Search for Wisconsin ... Notice the quick answer box that appears to help guide your search. What are

                                                 some of the quick options you're given?

 

          Go to Blekko:

          Search for Wisconsin ... Notice how uniquely this search engine is designed.  What are some of the ways

                                                  Blekko narrows the keyword search for you?

 

          Go to Twurdy:

          Search for Wisconsin ... Notice how this search engine organizes it's results.  What do the different

                                                   shades of orange mean?

 

3.      Go to Ipl2:

         Search for flags ... How many results did you get?

 

 

          Go to KidRex:

          Search for flags ... How many results did you get?

 

 

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!!! 

  Click on the link below and add a sticky with the search tool you liked best and why...

Online Searching Response Board

 

 

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