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Web Wise: How to Do an Online Search
Being able to search efficiently on the Internet will help you get the information you want quickly. Let's suppose that you would like to learn to juggle. To find information on how to juggle, follow these steps:
- Print out this web page to use as a guide.
- Go to the AOL NetFind Kids Only search engine. A search engine is an online tool that lets you look on the Internet for information you want. You can look for information even if you don't know the address of a website where it can be found.
- Once you get to the AOL NetFind Kids Only Homepage, locate the search window to the left of the word Find!
- Type "learning juggling" in the Find! box. Then press Return or click Find! Note how many sites are suggested. Investigating all those sites could take so long that you might not have time to learn juggling! Instead, return to the AOL NetFind Kids Only Homepage by clicking the Back button.
- This time, type "learning AND juggling" in the Find! box. Then press Return or click Find! Search Tip: The word AND is a special search term. In this case it tells the search engine to find only those articles that contain both the word learning and the word juggling.
- Now it's time to choose a site from among your search results -- the list of sites containing your search terms. Click the hotlink for "Juggling Information Service" for information about juggling.
- Next, click Juggling Help, then How to Juggle. You will find a list of sites that will show you skills you need to learn to juggle.
- Return to Web Wise: How to Do an Online Search by clicking the Close button on the browser toolbar.
Now find out how web wise you are. Take a quick check.