[MACEP] Internet Search "Horror" Stories

[Len Otto]

macep at macep.net writes:
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>Greetings to all!
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>Does anyone have a good, or rather great, horror story about doing a
>search on the Internet and coming up with a wild response, especially in
>front of a class? Something innocent like searching for the “White House”
>and coming up with whitehouse.com vs. whitehouse.gov?
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>I’m doing a presentation on Internet searching and am looking for some
>examples that would result in inappropriate search results.
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>Thanks.
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>Deb.
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>Deb Postlewait
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>VIVID Technology Solutions, Inc.
>8940 SW Crystal St.
>Portland, OR  97223
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>www.vividtech.net
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>deb at vividtech.net
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>503.257.6991  v/f/c 
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I had a pair of rock solid 4th graders innocently type in the search term
"Barbie" several years ago, and were amazed to find a site where Barbie,
Ken, and perhaps other unnamed males, were to be found in rather
compromising positions. They had the brains to immediately get out of the
site and tell me, fortunately.

I had another student, 5th grade at the time, want to research the
American beaver. Her mother was particularly appalled at what that term
yielded from their home computer. I counseled them to, in the future, use
the scientific name for best results.

I fortunately have not had the experience of searching in front of a class
and being wholly embarrassed. Phew!

Len
:-)=

It's not about learning the technologies but about using the technologies
to learn!

Len Otto
EdTech TOSA
Reynolds School District
1204 NE 201st Ave.
Fairview, OR 97024
503-661-7200 x3246
len_otto at reynolds.k12.or.us

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