researching online (made easy)

Researching Online

in the

Elementary School

This is one of the most

important skills

you will develop

Of course, pretty pictures

are more fun

It’s easy to get lost...

So don’t

Follow these simple rules

Build up your search

strength

There are

2.14 BILLION pages

on the internet

http://www.worldwidewebsize.com/

That’s too many to read

How can you

find

what you want?

That’s

why

we say,

“Like a

needle

in a

haystack.”by joeandkaty

Search strategies

help you

funnel

your results

Search strategiesSearch engines

NOT just Google

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Go Boolean

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Search enginesNOT just Google

Search engines

There are search engines

made just for YOU!

Search engines

Google searches the whole

internet

Search engines

You don’t need the whole

internet

Search enginesHere are some search

engines made just for

students like you

Search enginesJust for you

Search enginesAlways use more than one

Search engines

Go further than one page

Search enginesSome sites may appear near

the top but not be right for

you because sometimes…

Search engines　　　

It is a popularity contest

Word selectionWhat is better when researching

cultural events?

Culture?

Holidays?

Cultural holidays?

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engine

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In a recent class, Cultural

holidays, got us nothing but

vacation deals though

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Read and consider them

Word selection continuedA search for digital citizenship

is really 2 searches

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Every page with digital

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Every page with digital

Every page with citizenship

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However…

`` ‘’

is just 1 search

for both words

on each page

Go BooleanThis is BIG

Go Boolean

For today let’s look

at “-” (minus)

Go BooleanA search for “Jets” gets both

and

Go Boolean“Jets -sports” gets

not

ShareUse diigo

or a Google

spreadsheet to

share results and

collaborate

And

remember…

Your BRAIN…

　 is the #1 tool for

funneling

All images my own

or courtesy of

Office.com

Unless otherwise cited