Web Search Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to further enhance your skills in searching the web for information related to health and physical education.

Part I.: Sign on to Ithaca College library website, access the electronic resources, and then access ebrary.  Search ebrary for the book Google Power: Unleash the Full Potential of Google (author Chris Sherman).  Add this to your bookshelf. Read and summarize in 500-600 words Chapter 13 on the Internet and Health. Place your summary in the space provided on your assignment sheet .

Part II. Now, put your seaching skills to use. Download this word document (WORD search) in which to place your answers. In seaching consider using meta-search engines that utilze a variety of different search engines to present results. Three that may be helpful are dogpile, mamma, and clusty.com.

Present the information as follows:

  • Under the question list the search engine used, term searched that finally yielded the correct answer, the direct url to the answer, and the correct answer. Use italics or a different color font to highlight your answer. There should be four items listed for each question.