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9. Search Strategies

Introduction

Welcome to Search Strategies! If you are like most people, it is very easy to get lost and spend hours trying to find the correct answer to your question while on the Internet. Never fear because you will learn the best sites for doing your research, and you will never again spend hours lost in the huge spiderweb of the Internet.  

Play the video Introduction to Search Strategies (1:08)

 

Quest 1:  Michigan eLibrary

Learn how to use the Michigan eLibrary for your classwork. 

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Quest 2: SAFE SearchING 

Learn about safe search engines for students. 

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Quest 3: Website Evaluation 

Learn about safe search engines for students. 

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Quest 4:  Citing Your source

Learn how to how to give credit to the author of a source.

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Quest 5: Fake or real

Learn the difference between fact and fiction.

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Quest 6: Advanced search with Google 

Learn how to do an advanced search with Google. 

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COMPLETE URL

This is a link to the complete URL list. There is a separate sheet for each Thing. This list is being updated daily as links can go bad or newer content is added.

The sheets can be sorted by:
Screenshot of the top row of the Complete URL list column headers: Thing/Quest, Title, URL, 21t4s Category, Document Type

  • Thing/Quest
  • Title
  • URL
  • 21t4s Category (Websites, 21t4s documents & quizzes, 21t4s videos, videos from other sources, student checklist, teacher guide)
  • Document Type (Google and Microsoft applications, PDF, Quizlets, YouTube-SchoolTube-TeacherTube videos)

AWESOME INDEX

Use the Awesome Index to sort by Thing#Quest#, Technology Standards, Interactive/Self-Guided activities, Key Vocabulary, Content Area, Teacher Guides, and Applications.

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