LESSON 3 CONTEXTUAL ONLINE SEARCH AND RESEARCH SKILLS (1)

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  • Contextual online search and research skills

    Skills to improve online searches and evaluate website credibility
  • Devices for accessing information
    • Personal computers
    • Smart phones
    • Other digital devices
  • Context
    The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed
  • Information overload affects quality of information
  • Online search and research is more than just "googling"
  • Online search and research is a skill that internet users should know to do smart searching
  • Improving search and research skills
    1. Narrow your topic
    2. Put "AND" between keywords
    3. Identify synonyms of key words
    4. Review the first pages returned
    5. Use (+) sign for specific search
    6. Use (-) sign for specific search
    7. Use wildcards for broader search
    8. Use quotation marks for phrases
    9. Use several search engines
  • Narrow your topic
    1. Identify keywords
    2. Identify key concepts or important ideas
  • Create a search string

    Put "AND" between each keyword
  • Identify synonyms
    1. Precautionary measures – preventive measures
    2. Observe – pay attention to
    3. Logged-in – signed in
  • Review search results

    Change keywords if not helpful
  • Use the (+) sign
    For a more specific search
  • Use the (-) sign

    For a more specific search
  • Use wildcards
    For a broader search
  • Use quotation marks
    To find phrases and names
  • Major search engines

    • Google
    • Yahoo
    • Altavista
    • Bing
    • Lycos
  • Search engines are programs that look for documents based on specific keywords
  • Evaluating websites
    1. Check domain type
    2. Check author’s credentials
    3. Check document’s purpose
    4. Check publication date and updates
  • Domain types
    • .com
    • .org
    • .edu
    • .gov
    • .net
    • .mil
  • Always check the document’s purpose and why it was produced
  • The author should claim accountability and responsibility for the information contained in the web page
  • The documents should be regularly updated
  • There should be no dead links
  • Search engines are tools used to find specific information on the web by using keywords or phrases as search queries.
  • The Internet is the largest collection of information available to us today.
  • It contains billions of pages, documents, images, videos, audio files, and other digital content that can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection.