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I made this to support students (and teachers) getting started in the development of this fundamental skill.
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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
Share
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
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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
Word selectionMany sites offer suggestions that you may not have thought about as you type
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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
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
