1. To become a critical internet searcher, one can use search engines like Google and Bing, learn about academic directories, and ask librarians about specialized search engines. Bookmarking or saving useful websites is also recommended. 2. Literacy volunteering opportunities include working with organizations helping to build schools, stock libraries, or support education. Colleges and families may also have volunteer roles. 3. When conducting an information search, one should determine the topic, use search engines like Google or Bing, and skim results to find sources most relevant to the topic.

1. Emily bland
1What are some of the ways to become a Critical Internet searcher?
I can become a critical internet thinker by using search engines such as google.com or bing.com,
also by learning about academic directories. I can ask librarians about unique search engines
that colleges subscribe to such as the Lexus Nexus and info Trac. I can use search strategies, by
bookmarking, or saving the best sites.
2 Complete the questions on Slide #32
What effects go beyond your world?
Some effects that go beyond my world are that of reading and writing some people can’t do it
and most of the time it’s because of a disability and you’ll just have to work hard at it to succeed
and move forward.
How can you become a literacy volunteer in your community?
I can become a literacy volunteer in my communityby finding an organization that is helping to
build schools, stock libraries, and support education. I can also find out what the college offers
or even my family
What can you learn from Gary’s case about SQ3R and being an information literate reader?
I learned that it is important to know about learning disabilities, and I also learned about
helping people who are having problems reading and writing and that I can help them.
3 Explain the ways that you would use to conduct an information search.
When conducting a search I start by figuring out what it is that I need to search and thy I go to
the search engines google.com, or bing.com. Then I skim though the results on the page and try
and see which one is closest to what my topic is about.