INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH

DO NOW

1. Logon the Computer

2. Logon to EDMODO

3. Put your Keyboard up to show me you are ready.

4. The first table ready will get 2 DOJO points!

HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL ONLINE SURFER

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

__Think___about what you want to know.

“What are some facts about raccoons?”

IMPORTANT WORDS

FIND the important words in your question.

If the article you download is a PDF file you can use a

command CTRL + F and enter the keyword you are

looking for .

Let’s try it https://

extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/NR_WD_00

2.pdf

These are your Search words.

SEARCH TERMS

Key in your search terms in the box on the

website you’re using as your search page.

Scan the results, and click on the best possible

choices.

Look for information on the page that best fits

your needs.

If you want to find an exact phrase (like great horned owl), use

quotation marks.

Example- “great horned owl”

If you don’t want a word to be included in your search, use the

minus sign in front of the word.

Example-Brown bat - baseball

Do you know what happens if you spell a word wrong when

searching with Google?

Google will usually figure out

the word you really meant to key in.

“Showing results for raccoon. Search instead for raccon.”

“Did you mean: raccoon facts?”

GREAT SURFING!