Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Effective Web Searches

Bronfman Jewish Education Centre Professional Day

October 22, 2002, 9h10-10h30

by Craig A. Cunningham

 

Answers to Search Questions

(please don't peek until you've really tried the exercises)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where can I find a good picture of the Western Wall?

http://www.iearn.org/hgp/aeti/aeti-1996/western-wall.gif

livecam: http://www.iearn.org/hgp/aeti/aeti-1996/western-wall.gif

Where can I find current events in easy Hebrew?

http://www.a7.org/hebrew/newspaper/news/easyhebnews.htm

Where can I find teacher resources for Chanuka?

http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/festivls/hanuka/index.html

Where can I find the rules for a dreidel game?

http://www.joi.org/dreidel/index.shtml

Where can I find a Wav file of the Chanuka Song by Adam Sandler?

http://www.chanuka.com/songs.shtml

What is Bill Gates' wife's maiden name?

http://users.commkey.net/fussichen/otd0101.htm

What is the name of the museum in Chicago that has a dinosaur named "Sue"?

http://www.fmnh.org/exhibits/sue_permexhib.htm

Where can I find the complete text of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

http://www-tech.mit.edu/Bulletins/nafta.html

Find a company that will deliver a live rat to your house.

http://nyrodentfarms.com/live-orders.html

What is the address of the McDonald's restaurant in Hyde Park (a neighborhood in Chicago Illinois)

http://chicagolife.uchicago.edu/city/hp_dining.shtml

How much is the fine for parking a motorhome on a residential street in Chicago?

http://w15.cityofchicago.org./revenue/Parking/ParkingViolations.html

 

 

 

 

 

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Email: c-cunningham@uchicago.edu

Phone: 1-773-702-4885

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