Keywords

• Students who find it difficult to find key words for an Internet search can actually type in a question.  The keywords are usually in the question itself.  This works for most students.
   

• Choosing key words can be challenging.  For this activity, try combinations of the following words: email, etiquette, guidelines, rules. 

  • Placing quotes around a group of words will mean that you want to complete the search of the words together, not apart. 

  • Using a comma as a separator between words indicates that you are looking for sites where different combinations of the words appear.

  • Also, don’t forget your Boolean search skills.  The addition of the work AND, NOT, or OR can help you locate the information more efficiently. 

  • Click here for an example.

   

• Skim through the sites that you locate from the search.  Keep track of the ones that you want to use for the assignment.  You can add sites to your "favorites" to help you keep track of the sites you want to use. 
   

• Return to Goal 1: Guidelines or to the Search Tutorial when your search is complete.