1. Searching The Internet By: Mrs. Bushman

2. How Do You Search Decide what you are looking for Remember: Garbage in, Garbage out.

3. Boolean Search Strings A “string” is a series of words and symbols used to make a search More can sometimes mean better - results. A “string” is a series of words and symbols used to make a search More can sometimes mean better - results.

4. Boolean Symbols + - “ “ AND OR NOT Site: * + - “ “ AND OR NOT Site: * The same as AND The same as NOT Search Phrase Must include May or may not include Does not include Search on this site only Fill in the blanks

5. About Wikipedia: Wikipedia is not an acceptable primary source for research. Why? Because anyone can edit the content that is on the web site, meaning what you read there may or may not be accurate.

6. Is there a use for Wikipedia? Yes! Go to the References and External Links at the bottom of the entry to locate web sites that would be more appropriate primary sources. Yes! Go to the References and External Links at the bottom of the entry to locate web sites that would be more appropriate primary sources.

7. The Final Step To Research The final step to research is to verify what information you have located. Make sure the information is based on facts that can be verified.

8. Is it true… Simply because it’s on the internet? NO! Source: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/