Searching the Internet
When you don’t know the address of a website you are interested in, search engines can help you get started.
- First decide which search engine you want to use – Google, Yahoo and Yahooligans (– Yahoo for Kids) would be the most used ones
- Type a word or a short phrase that describes what you are looking for into the Search box e.g. if you are looking for information on dogs type in dogs.
It is important that you spell the words correctly as the search will only look for words exactly as you spell them.
- After only a few seconds the search engine will show you a list of website matches. Select the site you would like to view.
- You will now be transferred to the website you have chosen.
Handy Help- If you are looking for something specific a good tip is to put your words in inverted commas e.g. “fruit-bats” .The search engine will now only list web sites about Fruit Bats, rather than fruit and bats in general.