Searching the Web

Lesson 4: Using Specialized Search Tools

Lesson 4 Wrap Up

Lesson 4 introduced you to an amazing array of specialized search tools, and the previous two chapters also fattened up your Favorites list. Now it’s up to you to get out there and practice everything you learned!

Before you move on, however, you’ve got a little more work to do to complete this lesson!

Reading Assignment for Lesson 4

In The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook, read the following pages:

• Chapter 6, An Internet Reference Shelf, pages 133-161
• Chapter 7, Sights and Sounds: Finding Images, Audio, and Video, pages 163-180

Discussion Questions for Lesson 4

1. Did you find yourself in any of the online white pages? Were you surprised? How do you feel about personal information, such as e-mail addresses and telephone numbers being available on the Internet?
2. What’s the single most helpful thing you learned from this lesson?
3. Before taking this course, were you aware of any of the tools you learned about in this lesson? If so, what categories of search tools were you familiar with and how do you use them?

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