Identify you search terms, use synonyms
Narrow your search by using the most common strategies below
Narrow your search by using the most common strategies below
Term |
Description |
- |
Allows you to exclude results ex. Yukon -GMC -SUV |
" |
Allows you to search for sites that contain the words in the order written in the quotation marks "Robert Service" |
* |
Allows you to search for word with the same root. ex. progress* or phrases with unknown terms " Yukon * Centre" |
or |
Pages with one or several words, Bears and Grizzly or Brown or Black |
.. |
Shows all results from within the number range. Example: Yukon Gold Rush 1896..1899 |
site: |
Allows you to find popular hashtags for trending topics, #fracking Allows you to get results for certain sites or domains ex: bears site:.gov |
# |
Allows you to find popular hashtags for trending topics, #fracking |
Other Tips
As you type the word in the browser, it will list some of the results
As you type the word in the browser, it will list some of the results
You can use the search menus below the search bar to narrow your search by country, or if you are looking for maps, images, videos on a topic.
Authenticating
How can you be sure that the information you have found online is credible or relevant? In other words, how do you authenticate the information? The Internet is a unique medium in that it allows anyone – not just experts – to write on any topic. Unlike textbooks, which have been rigorously proofread and edited, many websites are “unsupervised” creations. It is up to the Internet user to identify unreliable information.
The first rule of thumb to teach kids when looking at all online information is to be skeptical – when in doubt, doubt! Then apply a Who, What, Where, When, Why and How formula to the information.
For example:
· Who is the source of the information? (The most important step is to understand who put the information online.)
· What are you getting? (Does the information seem biased in any way?)
· Where are you? (Deconstructing the Web address, or URL, will tell you a lot.)
· When was the site created? (You want the most current information.)
· Why are you there? (There may be better places to find the information; books for example.)
· How can you tell what’s what? (Double check the information with other sources.)
Use the Five Ws (and one H) of Cyberspace handout in the Taming the Wild Wiki lesson plan from MediaSmarts for step-by-step instructions on how to authenticate online information using this formula.
Source: http://mediasmarts.ca/internet-mobile/authenticating-information
How can you be sure that the information you have found online is credible or relevant? In other words, how do you authenticate the information? The Internet is a unique medium in that it allows anyone – not just experts – to write on any topic. Unlike textbooks, which have been rigorously proofread and edited, many websites are “unsupervised” creations. It is up to the Internet user to identify unreliable information.
The first rule of thumb to teach kids when looking at all online information is to be skeptical – when in doubt, doubt! Then apply a Who, What, Where, When, Why and How formula to the information.
For example:
· Who is the source of the information? (The most important step is to understand who put the information online.)
· What are you getting? (Does the information seem biased in any way?)
· Where are you? (Deconstructing the Web address, or URL, will tell you a lot.)
· When was the site created? (You want the most current information.)
· Why are you there? (There may be better places to find the information; books for example.)
· How can you tell what’s what? (Double check the information with other sources.)
Use the Five Ws (and one H) of Cyberspace handout in the Taming the Wild Wiki lesson plan from MediaSmarts for step-by-step instructions on how to authenticate online information using this formula.
Source: http://mediasmarts.ca/internet-mobile/authenticating-information