Search+Engines+and+Researching

When searching the internet for information, it is best to use search engines (large databases that will give you websites that fit your specified search criteria) like Google, Yahoo, and Ask.com. It is important to use a broad search term the first time you look up info, but to narrow your key words if one of the search engines comes back with too much info. If the search engine comes back with a limited amount of resources, try changing your key words. It is best to look for websites ending in .gov, .edu, .org, and .net than websites ending in .com. Dotcom websites typically offer less quality information and often more pop-ups and spam are associated with dotcoms. It is also assumed that .orgs, .nets, .edus, and .govs are updated consistently by specialists.

What students need to be most aware of is the fact that key words might come back with explicit content. Using narrow key words might help with this aspect of searching the web.

Worksheets: http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/act_sheets/CY00_Stdnt_G68_L16.pdf

http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/act_sheets/CY00_Stdnt_G68_L17.pdf

http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/act_sheets/CY00_Stdnt_G68_L17a.pdf