Training Mission: Author's Voices

There are parts of the Internet that search engines simply can't find. The search engine's robot "crawlers" either miss or are locked out of these invisible areas on the Internet. Behind the locks lie treasure troves of good information. This hidden information is called the Invisible Web.

First: Study the Invisible Web MicroModule: Click here to Begin.

On your worksheet:

National Public Radio (NPR) has a website rich in audio resources.

Use a search engine to find the NPR site. (It should be easy to convert the previous sentence to an effective query!)

Go to the National Public Radio website and use the site search tools to find an audio interview with one of the following authors.

• Ray Bradbury
• Billy Collins
• Barbara Kingsolver
• Toni Morrison
• An author of your choice (Check with your teacher.)

Write down the following:

The website address (URL)

The interview program title

The date for the Interview you selected

What is your Process?

Explain how you located the audio interview file

Describe each step of your search

Can you see it? Could the file you found be located without using NPR site search tools? Can you find your file with just a Search Engine?

• Try to find your audio interview from NPR by using just a search engine. Use the filename, date, and program title as the query.
• Is your NPR audio interview file really invisible to search engines?

To Finish: Take this Final Quiz.