Search

Search ====Activity - Basic Google Search vs. Advanced Search Groups assigned to research topics using basic search and then advanced search. 100 tips====

Effective Search Practices
-Ozone depletion in Australia from a government website (Not sure, try this.) -A presentation file that is related to your subject matter and from universities in the U.S. (Not sure, try this.) -A black and white image that's labeled for reuse to download on to your computer. (Not sure, go here.)
 * Develop a search plan.
 * Teach students to use advanced search techniques. Try Wonderwheel Related Search
 * Teach students to use more advanced and more specialized search engines. (Give Ask.com ,Answers.com, Noodletools and Boolify IvyJoy a try.)
 * //Activity//: Use advanced search techniques to find the following:

See also www.morguefile.com for creative commons images. Thanks from Leigh Ann Jones. Find another class doing the same novel study from another country, get your kids to see what that class is doing, engage with that class in a debate. e.g. Wuthering heights Conduct a search site:sch.uk "Wuthering Heights" or site:ac.za "Wuthering Heights" to Compare the impact of Wuthering Heights in different cultures.

Validating Resources - Get REAL: 4 Steps to Validating Information

 * R = Read the URL (e.g. The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus: [])
 * E = Examine the Content
 * A = Ask about the Author and Owner (e.g. look up **martinlutherking.org** on www.easywhois.com)
 * L = Look at the Links
 * //Activity//: Use the REAL Steps to validate these websites.

November Learning - Information Literacy Resources

====**__Tips:__** Get around blocked sites**. If you are having problems getting around a blocked site, just type “cache:website address” with website address being the address of the blocked site to use Google’s cached copy to get where you are going.**==== ====- * is the "wild card". For example, if you are using advanced search and you want to search k12 schools across the US, use k12.*.us in the //Search within a site or domain:// field. ====