Search & Research |
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How to use the Internet - First Steps |
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How to use web browsers |
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How to search the 'Net |
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How to evaluate web resources |
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How to cite resources |
 | Welcome to the Web - This instructional site about using the Internet has seven sections to explore, from the very beginning of your internet experience, using web browsers, searching online and staying safe. Be sure to take the challenge at the end.  |
| Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet - 2005 (Tutorial) - This printable 67-page PDF searching tutorial developed by BrightPlanet teaches you how to search, then fine-tune your searching skills. http://www.brightplanet.com/images/stories/pdf/searchenginetutorial.pdf |
| Finding Information on the Internet - A Tutorial - "This tutorial presents the substance of the web searching workshop (current schedule) offered by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley. The content on this site has been updated to reflect the latest trends in search engines, directories, and evaluating web pages." (site) http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html |
| Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - - an extremely informative page from The Sheridan Libraries at John Hopkins University. http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html |
| The Seven Steps of the Research Process - The seven steps outlined in this Cornell University library site provide a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources found. The page is short, but the site is rich--it links to many superb links that support one--and one's students--in the... |
| learnthenet - The Interactive Search Engine Tutorial - This site provides a nicely illustrated walk-through that depicts the difference between a broad search and a well-defined search using the Alta Vista search engine. You are placed in the position of having to find a good dog psychologist in the San Francisco area for your dog, Rascal. This is an... |
| How to be a Web Hound - Don't underestimate the quality of this low-key, user-friendly site, but use it with discretion. Through the metaphor of the hound, it guides you through the "lay of the web land...defining your goal...timesaving shortcuts...reliable places to look first..." and "when you are ready to dig far and wide."... |
| Bloom's Taxonomy - Access Bloom's Taxonomy on this page by University of Victoria Counselling Services. |
| Focus on Research: A guide to developing students' research skills - This research model moves developmentally from Planning to Information Retrieval, to Information Processing to Information Sharing, to Evaluation. (Alberta Education, 1990.) Note that this is an 88 page PDF document. http://www.library.ualberta.ca/documents/focusonresearch.pdf |
| Big6 Kids - This site is the student edition of The Big 6, divided into K-2, Gr. 3-6, Gr. 7 -12. |
| The Big6 - Drives home the inextricable interconnectedness of research skills and thinking skills. Browse the Big Six Skillsİ site to access lesson plans and more to support your integration of research skills into activities. |
| Your Internet Guides, Internet Primer, Searching Smart - From thirteen ed online, finding what you need on the Web: Follow Our Search Engine Tutorial -It's a Jungle, The First Search, The Road Narrows, Specificity Counts, Approaching the Bull's-Eye, and A Few Notes... |
| Internet Island - Internet Island is designed to be a safe environment where novice Internet users learn and practice navigation skills. At the same time, they experience how Internet can be used to promote inquiry-based learning. |
| Sink or Swim: Internet Search Tools & Techniques - This four-page Word document provides a useful guide to searching. http://www.neilsquire.ca/snapfiles/doc%2Fsearching_the_web.doc |