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- Tips for searching the internet
- Evaluating web sites
- Research strategies
- Why be wary?
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More information on:
Tips for searching the internet - OSLIS learn how to....
- List keywords:
- be specific, but use more than one, synonyms
- find broader terms, broader subjects or topics
- find narrower terms, more precise words
- check spelling
- use lowercase letters unless it is a Proper Noun
- Choose the best search tool:
- subject directories - for broad topics
- keyword search engine - for specific words
- metasearch engines - to search many at once
- Use Boolean seach terms: AND, OR, NOT (+ or -)
- Use Quotes for phrases: "downhill skiing"
- Use Find (Ctrl F) to quickly find your information
- Evaluate the sites you find
- Try other search tools
- Try other resources: books, people, organizations-- maybe the internet is not the right place to be searching at all
Evaluating web sites : - Evaluation
- Criteria
Evaluation: AAOCC (good, bad &
ugly-NMSU) with examples
- Accuracy
Authority Objectivity Currency Coverage
- Accuracy
Authority Objectivity Currency Coverage
- Critical Evaluation Surveys - Discovery School Kathy Schrock - links
- Five
W's of Evaluation (pdf) - Discovery School Kathy Schrock
- Who What When Where Why
- Five
W's (and 1H) of Cyberspace
- Who What When Where Why and How
- WHAT?? WHERE?? HOW??
- Big6 research process overview
| WHAT
am I supposed to find out? WHAT are the possible keywords to use? | 1. Be sure you understand the assignment |
| WHAT are the best sources to use? | 2. Identify the resources you need |
| WHERE do I find them? | 3. Gather the information |
| HOW
is this information useful to me? HOW will I record it? HOW will I evaluate it? | 4. Select a strategy to use it |
| HOW
is the information best presented? HOW will I cite it? | 5. Integrate the information together |
| HOW did I do? | 6. EXamine the results |
- Research Cycle
- Research worksheet
- Search Stragegies Madison WI Middle School
- Steps
in Online Searching
- from http://www.uni.edu/profdev/teachnet/two/links2.html
- Hoaxes
and Urban Legends http://mhsmediacenter.homestead.com/UrbanLegends.html
- Kathy Schrock's evaluation guide - bogus sites at end
- Museum of Hoaxes
- Truth or Fiction
- Online Marketing startegies towards kids - Media Awareness Network
- Personal web pages
- Angelfire.lycos.com
- Comcast.net
- Hometown.aol.com or Members.aol.com
- Home.att.net
- YahooGeocities.com
- Personal web pages at universities and colleges - .edu sites
- Wikipedia - an online encyclopedia that is able to be edited (vandalism)
- Hate sites
- URL information finder - Fagen Finder and Who Is
For more information:
- Evaluating Web Pages (UC Berkeley)
- Evaluation Web Pages: a Webquest includes worksheet
- Evaluating Internet Sites (UAlbany)
- Evaluation Madison WI Middle School
- Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! (UCLA)
- WWW cyberguide on Evaluation worksheet for
- How to Search the World Wide Web : A Tutorial for Beginners and Non-Experts
- Web Searching, Sleuthing, and Sifting
- Best Search Tools chart - InfoPeople
- BEST search engines - UC Berkeley
- Choose the best search for your information needs - NoodleTools
- Search Tools - Joyce Valenza
- Search Engine Watch
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