Getting information
off the Internet
Nick Rate
nickrate@gmail.com
http://nickrate.com

Inquiry Learning
Setting Sail
Gaining interest in the topic. Discussing ideas
and wanting to know more…
Wondering
What am I discovering?
What do I want to know?
Exploring
Identifying key words. Finding sources of
information. Skim/scan. Fact or opinion?
Discovering
Summarise the information. Does it answer
your question?
Presenting
Share your knowledge with other people.
Russell Street School
Inquiry Model

Inquiry Learning
We are learning to research our own chosen question by
embarking on our journey of discovery.
Wondering: (what do I want to find out?)
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Discovering: (where will I find the information to answer my question?)
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Discovering: (what are the keywords that are useful to my question? Do I
need to change a part of my question?)
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Exploring: (apply and use the information from your discovery. Have you

Web Search Strategies in Plain English
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=CWHPf00Jkqg

http://www.google.com/librariancenter/downloads/Tips_Tricks_85x11.pdf

http://www.google.com/librariancenter/downloads/Tips_Tricks_85x11.pdf

http://www.google.com/librariancenter/downloads/Tips_Tricks_85x11.pdf

http://21cif.imsa.edu/tutorials/micro/mm/searchbox/

The Quality Information Checklist http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm

Evaluating a Web Site
Step 1:
Is the information in the web page related to your
QUESTIONS and the LEARNING INTENTIONS?
Return to
YES NO
searching.
Step 2:
Is the web page made by a recognized EXPERT,
ORGANIZATION or QUALIFIED person?
Return to
YES NO
searching.

Return to
YES NO
searching.
Step 3:
Begin NOTE MAKING.
Step 4:
Find another source of information (digital, print or
person) to CROSS-REFERENCE your information.

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NOTE TAKING & MAKING CONCLUSIONS
Facts about:
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NOTE TAKING & NOTE MAKING
What? When?
Who?
Why?
Where? How?

http://www.searchcloud.net/ http://viewzi.com/
http://www.delicious.com/ http://www.compfight.com

Google Custom Search

Photo Credits
http://21cif.imsa.edu/tutorials/micro/mm/
www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/
searchbox/
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/groups/
http://ictnz.com/SAUCE.htm
information_literacy/sp/sp/model.html
http://www.fno.org/dec99/rcycle.html http://infolit.unitecnology.ac.nz/3doors/
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