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Learn Web 2.0 with Maggie
Classroom tricks: Create your own search engine
Teacher’s guide to creating your own
search engine
LOBIA
By the end of this e-torial, you will
Understand the value of a customized
search engine
Create your own search engine
Embed your search engine into your
blog/website
This e-torial makes use of the following
applications:
Browsers: Internet Explorer/Firefox etc
Google applications
Outcomes
Tools
Learn Web 2.0 with Maggie
Classroom tricks: Create your own search engine
Level
Intermediate Advanced
IA
Motivation Selecting the sites that you will
search Getting started Provide Basic information Adding your search sites Testing your site You can do more!! Finding your search engine Share your search engine Embed your search engine
Create your own search engine
Index
IA
Just click on the Home Icon (top right) to return to this index
Create your own search engine
Motivation
Specific Subject/project
Focus your learners
Protect younger learners against
possible “bad sites”
Act as a knowledge filter
Make good sites more accessible
Eliminate possible millions of
irrelevant results
Guide learners towards educator-
evaluated web sources
…….
You can also embed (place) your search engine on any school site
or your class blog
Why can’t I just use a normal search engine?
Create your own search engine
Selecting the sites that you will search
You will have to do your research before hand. Make a list of all the sites that
you would like to be included in your search engine!
You can restrict the search to just one page!!
For a Single page/document to be searched, use
the page exact url eg
www.mysite.com/mypage.html
(the last part of the URL address will have a file
name (.pdf; .htm ; .doc…)
Or you can search across an entire site…
Entire sites: Add /* onto the address
eg www.mysite.com/* will include all the pages on
www.mysite.com
Examples:
www.factmonster.com/ *
www.kidsclick.org/*
Include the site Url in your list, 1 Url address per line
It might be a good
idea to first type
your list of web
addresses in a text
editor
Create your own search engine
Selecting the sites that you will search
You can even
restrict the search
to certain parts of a
website
Parts of sites:
Use wildcard patterns to include just
certain parts of a site.
Eg www.mysite.com/*about* will include
only files on www.mysite.com that have
about in their name.
Entire domains: You can also specify
an entire domain using
*.mydomain.com./*If you specify mydomain.com, it will
automatically be converted to
*.mydomain.com/*.
Include the site Url in your list, 1 Url address per line
Open your browser and type in (or click):
http://tr.im/googlesearch
Sign into Google using your username and
password
or Register for an account:
Create your own search engine
Let’s get started!
If you already have a Gmail Account you can sign into any Google
application with your username and password
To use all the lovely Google
stuff you need an account!
**********
Video: Click here to Play
Create your own search engine
Provide Basic information
By choosing a good search engine name, it will make it easy for
other teachers to find it easily and re-use it as well!
Decide on a name for your search engine.
Provide a brief description of exactly where your search
engine will be searching
Restrict the sites to those you choose
Mrs M’s kid safe search engine
Only sites with safe information for kids…
Video: Click here to Play
Create your own search engine
Adding your search sites
You will be able to edit this list and add more sites later.
Type in the sites that you want to include (1 per line)
Or you can copy and paste the links if you have prepared it beforehand
Format the urls(/* to search the whole site)
Agree Next
http://www.askkids.com http://www.kidsites.comhttp://www.refdesk.com/kids.htmlwww.factmonster.com/ www.kidsclick.org/www.lea.co.nz/ict/eResources/
/*/*
Create your own search engine
Congratulations!!!
You will now be able to share the link to your search engine or you
can even embed it on your school/class website or blog
Type in a search term
Does your search engine work??
Click on Finish
Mathematics
Create your own search engine
You can do more!!
Keep this e-mail safe as a quick reference to what you can do with
your search engine
You will receive and
e-mail with further
instructions and
links
Create your own search engine
Finding your search engine
You can copy the web address (URL) by putting your curser on the
link and pushing CtrlC on your keyboard
How do I find my search
engine again?
Sign into your Google account at
www.google.com
Click on Settings (top-right)
Under Products, click on My search
engines
Double-Click on
your new search
engine to open
It is a good idea
to save this page to your favourites in your browser:
Internet explorer: Favourites Add to favourites
Firefox: Bookmark Bookmark this page
Create your own search engine
Share your search engine
You can also bookmark it using your favourite bookmarking system like
Delicious or Diigo
Copy the search engine
page link and paste
it into an e-mail to share
with your friends/
colleagues / learners….
What is the easiest way to
share my search engine?
Create a hyperlink to it
from your school website
eg My search engine
Twitter it!
Create your own search engine
Embed your search engine:
You can copy the web address (URL) by putting your curser on the
link and pushing CtrlC and share (paste) it in an e-mail
Go to your setting page (see how on previous slide)
Double-Click on custom search element
Highlight and copy (CtrlC) the code
Log into your blog/website and make sure that you are in the code view
Paste your code where you want your search engine to appear
Embed your search engine in
your blog /website
This e-torial was developed by maggiev
for use by subject advisors and
teachers in South Africa and
everywhere
Learn Web 2.0 with Maggie
Classroom tricks: Create your own search engine
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www.school2.co.za
http://learnwithmaggie.ning.com
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