This slideshow was created to help students with some search tips. The last slide provides students and teachers with online resources to help practice searching the web.
6. Keep it Simple
• Less is more
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• Leave out punctuation
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• Use descriptive words
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• Capital letters don’t
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matter
7. Ignore or Include
• Use the minus sign to
• Use the minus sign to
eliminate words
eliminate words
-- Salsa recipes -tomato
Salsa recipes -tomato
• Use quotes to include
• Use quotes to include
words like “and” and “the”
words like “and” and “the”
-- Titles of books or movies
Titles of books or movies
8. Hoosier’s Hints
• If the website is inappropriate press the back button
• If the website is inappropriate press the back button
IMMEDIATELY
IMMEDIATELY
• Don’t share your bad search results with friends
• Don’t share your bad search results with friends
• Use the phrase “for kids” at the end of your search.
• Use the phrase “for kids” at the end of your search.
Web address for specific URLs without spaces. Search when you know the topic but don ’ t have a specific website in mind.
Advertisements can get in the way. Skip over these results. Scroll down to find the first result with its link highlighted blue and underlined. Below the link there is usually a “ snippet ” of text from the site. Last, the web address, or URL, is indicated in green.
Start small and add words to your search as you go. Punctuation doesn ’ t matter. So, leave it out. Use descriptive words to find exactly what you want. Not “ ringtones ” but “ celebrity ringtones ” Capital letters don ’ t make a difference in search results.