LM3

I'm not real sure where to start. This module didn't go very smooth.  However, I am glad I learned how to do advanced searches.  That will save a great deal of my time. How to use the Boolean operators-AND-OR_NOT is great tool for searching.  I shared that information with my brother, who is an avid surfer, and he loves it! If you have multiple keywords some search engines will let you use a + sign between them.  Another way
to  narrow your search is to use the advanced search.  You can limit your results to specific domain/site.  You can also search within that domain for a specific site.
   There was also a information about search engine privacy.  Many search engines keep the information gathered about you from your searches.  Some use the information to select specific ads to display in your browser. With all of the information we have learned about privacy and security,  it's like a "scared straight" program, a real eye opener.

Beadcrumb trail - shows the steps you took to get to the site your at. It goes from homepage to your current site. Helpful in adjusting your searches. Allows you to easily return to previous pages.
Spider, bot, or web crawlers - Search engines send out programs to gather new and update old information. Each search engine uses them to gather information to enter in their index. They visit sites and return the requested information.
Meta tag - Some sites contain keywords that are invisible to viewers but read by web crawlers.
Meta search - Search engines that search multiple search engines for your result. - I liked dogpile.
Boolean operators - When typed in all caps the conjunctions AND, OR, and NOT help narrow or broaden your results.
WEBSITES visited

www.dogpile.com

www.mscd.ed

www.gao.gov/careers

www.aeaweb.org

 www.erh.noaa.gov

LM4 - I will print whats on tap the day it's available.  That helps in keeping me on track.   LM3 I didn't print it until the end of the first week.