JUSTICE CECILIA MUÑOZ PALMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Paseo del Carmen St., AMLAC Ville Subdivision Payatas B Quezon City
SELF-LEARNING MATERIAL IN EMPOWERMENT
Covered Dates:September 7-11, 2020
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/alternative-
LESSON 3 searchengines/271409/#close
Contextualized Online Search and Research Skills
1.) https:// = (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) Protocol
Learning Competency: Apply the internet as a tool for credible 2.) www = (World Wide Web) Subdomain
research and information gathering to best achieves or address 3.) .searchenginejournal = Domain
objective situational. 4.) .com = Top-level Domain
5.) /alternative-searchengines = Folders/ Paths
OBJECTIVES 6.) /271409 = Page
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to: 7.) /#close = Named anchor

1. Identify internet as tools of information and research Popular Domains

2. Appreciate the use of internet as tools Top- level Domains Country code top
3. Create own style how to improve search skill in the internet level domains
.edu – educational .ph – Philippines
PRE-TEST
As part of your initial activity, you will be challenged to dig deeper
institution .eu – European
your knowledge and previous experiences on the topic. Try to .org – non-profit Union
assess what you already know about Contextualized Online organization .uk – United
Search and Research Skills by answering the Task 1. .gov – government Kingdom
site .au - Australia
Task 1: .com – commercial
Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the site
correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. .net - network
1. What is the Boolean logic technique used for? Search Skills and Tools
A. Narrowing, broadening or eliminating a search term. Boolean Logic – narrows, broadens, or eliminates search term.
B. Using a robot to do instant research. a. Boolean “or” – this operator will find pages that include either of
C. Searching several search engines at the same time. the search terms. Ex. A or B
D. Searching the infinite information from the internet.
2. http://www.avg.com/en/signal/what-is-spyware is an example
of?
A. Access code B. Directory C. Server D. URL
3. Which of the following is a search engine?
A. Netscape C. Elsevier b. Boolean “and” – this operator will retrieve only pages containing
B. Yahoo D. Macromedia Flash both terms Ex. A and B
4. Which of the following is NOT an example of a domain?
A. .gov B. .com C. .npr D. .edu
5. What are the three Boolean logic search operators?
A. FROM, TO, WHOM C. AND, OR, BUT
A B
B. AND, OR, NOT D. SEARCH, KEYWORD, TEXT c. Boolean “not” – this operator will find pages that do not include
Introduction search term immediately following it. Ex. A not B
Searching the Web
There are billions of information on the web and it is a challenge
for us to truly find which information is reliable and relevant. Here
are some tips you may use to be able to look for relevant and
reliable sources:
A B
Search Engines are websites used for retrieval of data, files, or
documents from data bases. Some search engines we use today 2. Phase Searching – is used to search for famous quotes, proper
are: names, recommendations, etc. It encloses the phrase in quotation
marks. Ex. “Jane Doe” “To be or not to be”
3. Plus (+) – indicates that the word after the sign is a required
word must be found in search. Example: +fire
4. Minus (–) sign – indicates to exclude a word from your search
that is not required on the result. Example: Jaguar speed –car
5. Ampersand (@) is used to find social tags. Example:
@SteveJobs
6. Hashtag (#) is used to find popular hashtags. Example:
#LawOfClassroom
7. Finding Documents – using the filetype refines the search for
Anatomy of a URL documents on the web.
A URL is one type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). It o filetype:pdf
is a generic term for all types of names and addresses o filetype:doc
that refer to objects on the world wide web. Knowing the o filetype:xls
URL endings will give you clues to who is sponsoring the Ex. ICT in the Philippines pdf
8. Searching Site – the sites find webpage from a website.
website and help evaluate the sources. Ex.: National Geographic information in Australia
Search: Australia site: NationalGeographic.com

Post-Test
I. Direction: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the
correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper
or in your notebook.
1. What happens when a phrase or sentence is placed inside
quotation marks when doing research?
A. Will only return items that have both terms.
B. Will search for words that are together and in order
C. Will return items that exclude a term
D. Will return items that have either of the terms
2. What is a URL?
A. A computer software program
B. An acronym for Unlimited Resources for Learning
C. The address of a document or "page" on the World Wide Web
D. A search engine
3. What are the three main search expressions, or operators,
recognized by Boolean logic?
A. and, or, not C. and, or, but
B. from, to, whom D. search, keyword, text
4. Which of the following describe search engine?
A. Websites used for retrieval of data, files, or documents from
data bases.
B. Address that were you type the web page or website
C. A computer program that search your files or data
D. A web link when you click automatically proceed to the site you
search the information
II. Direction: Use the Internet to research on a news
article on Information
URL: ______________________________________
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Title of Article: _____________________________
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Paste printed article here.
III. Direction: Answer the following question
1. How would you create your own style on web searching or
internet search?
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2. Can u analyze what happen when you search on internet or web
search using Plus (+), Minus (-) and Phase Searching (“ “)?
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3. Did you apply the Boolean logic search? What happen?
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4. How would you explain Hashtag (#) and Ampersand (@) when
you try to search using this technique in your Facebook or in the
web/internet?
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5. Can you discuss what happen when you use to search using
extension name like .pdf, .doc, .xls, .jpg or .png?
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