Entry Three: Web Search Engines

When working with web search engines, in my opinion they are a little more difficult to use that the periodical databases. This is because you get so many different results, some may think that would be better because it is more information, but some of the results that come up do not revolve around the topic that you are doing research on they may only mention one of your keywords once or twice in the whole site. This means that you are spending unnecessary time reading through information that will not help you out in the long run. I think it is important that students learn how to use search engines because they can be helpful, depending on what you are looking for. If you are looking for just everyday information it is easier to use a search engine that will give you many different sources, but when it comes to articles that have been licensed and needed to be completely proven and up to date, unlike websites that can go months or even years without being updated, then using a database is the better pick. During this unit I learned so much about search engines and how there are many different pro's and con's to using them, you need to make sure when you are looking up information that you know what type of information you are going to need whether it be licensed or just everyday information.

Article: Kabakci, Isil, et al. "Opinions Of Teachers On Using Internet Searching Strategies: An Elementary School Case In Turkey." Online Submission(2010): ERIC. Web. 26 July 2015.

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