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tips for researching with the net
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Internet Research
Keywords&
Website Evaluation
Where do you start?
Begin with a
search engine
designed for you!
You will save yourself a lot of TIME and FRUSTRATION sifting through information
that’s written for adults.
What's your favorite search engine?
Webpath Express (Destiny)
Safe Search
Sweet Search
Kid Rex (Google for kids)
Google (use search tools to change reading level)
Google is great, but it’s
not necessarily
the best place to begin!
Using Keywords
Your teacher has asked you to find out if the element mercury is toxic.
Open a different window
In the Google search in the upper right corner, enter "mercury"
Write down # of hits Mercury
Now enter "mercury" & "element"
Write down # of hits.
Mercury, element
Enter "mercury" & "element" & "toxic”
Write down # of hits.
Mercury, element, toxic
Compare the number of websites retrieved for each search.
What does that tell you
about how the search engine
works?
> > >
Using Synonyms
You want to find out about living on the planet Mars.
What search terms would you use?
Google "Mars" "planet" "living”
Write down the number of hits.
Mars, planet, living
Now try "Mars" "planet" "colonizing”
Write down the number of hits.
What happened?
Mars, planet, colonizing
Website Vocabulary
Rate (verb) - to assign a value or score to something
Research - to collect information about a topic (eWISE research model)
Bookmarks or home screen icons - shortcuts on your computer that allows you to easily visit a site again.
Dead Links - linked sites on a website that no longer work.
Navigate - to move around and find your way.
How do you decide which websites to
use for your research?
Ask this question.
Who What When
Who - who created this site? Has anyone already evaluated it? What are their credentials? What makes them an expert? Can you trust them?
What? - What kind of information is on the site? Will it help you answer your questions?
When? - How long has it been since the website was updated? Is the information still accurate?
https://docs.google.com/
forms/d/19KbbENHwZ6ZzOYNuomvACUGAZTOwjmnvci6zRiqG
5yM/viewform
Score these websites on North Carolina using the form Mrs.
Behrend “chirps” to your iPad or just click on the link above if you
do not have an iPad.
http://ncpedia.org/
http://www.visitnc.com
https://docs.google.co
m/forms/d/19KbbENHwZ6ZzOYNuomvACUGAZTOwjmnvci6zRiqG5yM/viewform
Your turn
1. Use the search engine Mrs. B assigns your group.
2. Find a new site about NC.
3. Rate it using your form on your iPad or with this link.
4. Switch (leave your computer and iPad and travel to a new group).
5. Rate their website using the same form.