| More than half the world's greatest discoveries have been made through serendipity--the finding of one thing while looking for something else. -Author Melvin Saunders |
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#1 The Serendipitous Search Statement |
#2 Click on the link below, then PASTE the statement from #1 in the site's search box. |
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radio AND transmit |
Grab a sheet of paper and record the number of "hits" for this search. |
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radio transmission |
Type or paste the search statement in Yahoo kid’s search box. |
Grab a sheet of paper and record the number of "hits" for this search. |
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radio
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Use your school’s electronic catalog of the media center’s collection (OPAC) for searching on any of these topics or other related topics. Ask your Media/ Technology Specialist to work with you if this is your first time using the OPAC. |
Don’t automatically rush to the Internet for information. There are many times when books, software, CD-ROMs or human experts provide the best source of information. |
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Do you have trouble finding letters on your keyboard? Do this instead -- Drag your cursor over the entire search statement to highlight it, then select COPY from the menu bar at the top of your window. |
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Compare the number of "hits" and the different search strategies. What does this information tell you? |
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Look over the hits from each search and explore the titles that grab your curiosity, then travel down grand information paths to explore new and interesting territory.
The lesson for every hitchhiker now traveling on the information highway: The best things in life happen not as planned, but by accident.
-Fast Company writer, Harriet Rubin