Search Literacy
One of the most common things we think of and do when we engage in information literacy is searching websites using popular search engines such as Google or Bing. Remind yourself how search engines work by watching this video from Google:
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Video: How Search Works (3:14)
You may be an ace at searching the web, but have you ever used Google Advanced search to refine your searches?
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Video: Google Advanced Search (3:09)
When you participated in the Professional Development with Technology course you would have learned about simple searches and website evaluation tools. Here are three evaluation tools developed by the world-renowned Kathy Schrock (http://www.schrockguide.net)
Use one of these tools to evaluate the following two websites:
Compare your findings with your group using the group discussion for this lesson called "Information Literacy".
