Cool Example #2 - Google
(or Yahoo, Live Search, AOL, ASK)
It's Monday evening and your 5th grader casually mentions during dinner that she hasn't even started her American history assignment that is due on Wednesday. She has to research and write an essay on the background and societal impact of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous, "I Have a Dream" speech. Well, you don't intend to help her write the essay, but you can at least help her get started on the project by helping her conduct some basic research. For example, what, when, where, and why did Dr. King make this speech? In what context was the famous line stated? What transpired after the famous speech?
Given that it's already 8pm, let's start gathering the facts. There are likely hundreds of interesting and engaging websites addressing this topic, but at this point, you just want the info FAST. Let's see how ChunkIt! can help your child efficiently gather the facts without having to stay up way past yours and her bedtime.
Type in the keywords I have a dream. Given that this is a quote, you will want to
search on the words as a phrase, rather than individual terms.
Select 'Exact Match' from the pull-down Search Options box to match the exact phrase. Click on the 
button.
Closely examine the search results that Google brings up on the
right-hand panel. Compare the description beneath each of Google's links to the chunks of information that ChunkIt! delivers.
Based on the short and often obscure abstracts that Google delivers, it's hard to tell what type of content resides on each site.
For example, is it merely a link leading to an online merchant trying to promote a book, or is the link pointing to a legitimate reference site?
Since ChunkIt! mines through all the Google result links and displays
"chunks" of information from each of these sites,
it's easy to tell which links are relevant and which ones aren't.
This enables you to find critical information on the Web much faster, saving you valuable time.
For example, the very first chunk on the left extracted each and every passage from Dr. King's speech that contained the "I have a dream" phrase.
As you scroll down to the 4th chunk, you'll discover a valuable chunk that contains a
wealth of information pertaining to the date of the speech, the occasion and location, the size of the audience, and even facts about
the significance and ramifications of the speech. To zero in on any of these points, and to view the original source page for this chunk,
click on the 
icon found adjacent to each chunk.
After reading a couple of these informative chunks, it may trigger in your mind new, but related, ideas for keywords to refine and expand your scope of research. For example, why limit yourself to the phrase, "I have a dream"? At any time, you can augment or modify your ChunkIt! search to include such
key words such as "I have a dream author", "1963 March on Washington SLCC", or "Martin Luther King Civil Rights".
Here's an example of what you'll discover if you chunk the term, "impact 1963 March on Washington". Compare how much more you can discover within the Google links by using ChunkIt!
Granted, ChunkIt! will not write your child's essay for you, but it certainly makes researching online resources a lot faster and more efficient. The time and energy saved by not chasing irrelevant links can be more wisely focused on analyzing the facts and drafting the essay.
In fact, you can also share your interesting discoveries with classmates by sending them a few chunks by using the 
links in the ChunkIt! results.
Hopefully, you can help save them (and their parents) an hour or two of sleep!
Click here to download ChunkIt! now.