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Week 2 Internet Research

Week 2 Internet Research. Authored by Juan Serafica & Jordan Schmidt. Internet Research. In this week, you will learn to.. Google like a Boss Complete academic research efficiently. Differentiate between useful and useless sources. Advanced Google Search.

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Week 2 Internet Research

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  1. Week 2Internet Research Authored by Juan Serafica & Jordan Schmidt

  2. Internet Research • In this week, you will learn to.. • Google like a Boss • Complete academic research efficiently. • Differentiate between useful and useless sources.

  3. Advanced Google Search • Finding useful, relevant, and academic information on Google can be a pain.

  4. Advanced Google Search • But these tips will help you find specific information with a quick search!

  5. Adv. Google: Phrase Search • Typing history of donuts will find all sites containing both the words “history” and “donuts.”

  6. Adv. Google: Phrase Search • But typing “history of donuts” (with quotation marks) will find websites containing the exact phrase “history of donuts.”

  7. Adv. Google: Phrase Search • Phrase Search will help you narrow down results to websites that contain the exact phrase or title of what you’re looking for. • You can use the single word “donut” or the phrase “history of donut” precisely as you type it. • You can add in a phrase search to a basic inquiry to further narrow results. • Use this whenever your initial search yields too many results.

  8. Adv. Google: Exclude Terms • Use “-” to exclude websites with a specific term. • For example, type in “history of donut –dunkin” to search for websites with the terms history of donut but NOT sites that contain the term “dunkin”.

  9. Adv. Google: Exclude Terms • Using “-” will help you narrow down results by excluding all of the websites you don’t want.

  10. Adv. Google: Search w/in Site • Using the term “donuts site:newyorktimes.com” will search for the term “donut” only within the website, New York times. • This is useful for finding newspaper articles and journals from a specific source.

  11. Adv. Google: Fill in the Blank • Use “*” if you would like Google to fill in the blank for you. • Example: search “Obama enacted * in 2012”

  12. Adv. Google: Fill in the Blank • Fill in the blank is especially useful for verifying information or finding out specific facts quickly. • Google can be pretty helpful in predicting what types of information you might be looking for. • Try using fill in the blank whenever you need lists or sets of data.

  13. Adv. Google: OR operator • Typing in the search phrase “donuts or bagels” will search for websites containing either donuts or bagels.

  14. More Google Tips • Google is a program; it doesn’t read minds. Try to imagine how authors would write history or facts in order to focus your search terms. • Start simple, then get more specific depending on what you find.

  15. Other Handy Google Features • “Define: donuts” finds web definitions for donuts. • “5% of 78” calculates 5% of 78. • “+ - / *” Google solves simple mathematical equations . • “15kg in lbs” Google converts units.

  16. Internet Resources • The following are some helpful tools you can use to complete assignments efficiently.

  17. Wikipedia • Always use Wikipedia to find cursory information on your topic, but… • NEVER CITE IT!

  18. Wikipedia (cont.) • You can, however… • use the references to start your search!

  19. Wikipedia (cont.) • Use Wikipedia for: • Summaries • General facts • Finding sources • Never rely on Wikipedia for: • Quotes • Accurate details • Specific statistics • Winning an argument

  20. Son of Citation • http://citationmachine.net helps you to • Cite sources in APA, MLA, and Chicago formats • Just type in your sources and all of the information in the text boxes; the website will generate accurate references for you!

  21. DO CITE • Academic Journals • Research papers from accredited Universities • Newspaper articles

  22. NEVER CITE • Blogs • Youtube • Sites with no links to sources. • Fan-created websites, or “Fansites”

  23. Academic Index/Google Scholar • If you are doing a lot of research in a specific field, it is highly likely that there will be some sort of Academic Index that will help you search. • If you know you are going to need a lot of sources on a specific topic, try finding an academic index or journal database that will help you easily find sources.

  24. Google Scholar • A free, online database of books and journal articles. • Accessible on smart phones and tablets. • Often contains books and stories you are using for class online for free. • Sometimes contains relevant links to materials that will expand on the story you’re reading.

  25. Library Databases • Your public, high school, or university library almost always has some sort of online catalogue or database of research. • They often will have scanned or uploaded articles that you can print or save for free. • Sometimes you can avoid visiting a library physically all together!

  26. Project Assignment: Fact Checking a Claim

  27. Project Guidelines • Using the internet, you are to “fact check” a claim. • In 3 paragraphs, you will prove your assigned claim to be true or false citing internet sources.

  28. Internet Fact Check Rubric

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