Recursive Web Searching Technique (RWS) what is it?

1/12/2012

Recursive Web Searching is a technique & flowchart I developed to help you find what you want & know what you have found. Includes techniques of Climbing Up & Down the Tree.
Click here to download a PDF of the RWS flowchart. RWS is designed around a flow chart to help user:

Select best search engine to use in a search (see >101 Searching Tools)
Select the best words to use in a search
Understand how unique terms and what they are can give greater focus
Quickly evaluate found site content
Critical evaluate information found and know what they have found
Use techniques of Climbing Up & Down the Tree

Here is a link to my booklet, A Hitchhiker's Guide Using the Internet, which explain these concepts and much more. Interested in a one or two workshop for your staff, district, parent group, etc.? Contact me anthony@SearchFindKnow.com .

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Anthony A. Luscre

is currently the Director of Technology at Mogadore Local Schools in northeast Ohio and a private consultant and professional development trainer at SearchFindKnow.com. His background includes over 15 years experience in Educational Technology and over 20 years in both Medical Technology and Electronics fields. He is a frequent speaker at a variety of conferences on a wide range of technology related topics including Ethics in a Digital World, Information Literacy, Advanced Web Searching, Internet and e-mail Safety and Guerrilla Productivity Tools. A strong advocate for Information and Technology Literacy Anthony believes it is imperative that teachers enable their students to be effective and efficient users of electronic resources-- incorporating advanced web searching techniques, critical evaluation of information found and the ability to glean and manipulate data using a wide variety of online and computer based productivity tools. Anthony's strong passions for discovering new information began well before the advent of the Web as evident in that his Christmas wish list in 1st grade included a set of Encyclopedias and his teenage tinkering in electronic and technology has lead to a lifelong passion as an Amateur Radio operator.

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