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Explore effective strategies for searching the internet for global studies using targeted keywords, narrowing search results, and evaluating high-quality websites. Enhance background knowledge and create word lists for informed research.
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Searching the Net Global Studies
Informal Searches • PersonalInterest • Curiosity • Quick General Information • Forms • Simple word(s) (Ex: Ecuador) • Question (Ex: whereisEcuador)
Keywords are not… • Questions • Conjunctions (and, or, so, but, not...) • Articles (the, a, an…) • Sentences
Creating Key WordsCardiovascularDisease • Background Knowledge • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease • Create Word Lists • Background Info • repeated and linkedwords • Synonyms • Need to knows • Driving Question
Execute the search • General Info • Narrowing the search • Addingwords • Targeting Info • Adding more • Quotes (« world healthorganization ») • Weeding out info • Minus Sign (holisticcardiovasculardisease –dogs)
High QualityWebsites • www.teacherweb.com/IN/Adamcentral/MediaCenters OR • Adam Central Homepage • High School • Library • Click on the bigapple • Bookmark this page!
Where to search • Search Engines • Sweet Search • Yippy • Databases • Inspire • SIRS Researcher • WithinWebsites • World HealthOrganization
Searching the Net Questions? Global Studies