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Is This Information True? In 2006, the verb to google, was officially added to
Take Action! the Oxford English Dictionary. Google is one of
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Do you believe everything you read on the Internet? In a world where anyone can publish on the web, not
all information is created equal. Much of the information you find on the Internet is reliable, accurate and the leading search engines on the Internet, Study Skills
true… but much of it is also biased, misleading and false. When it comes to information on the web ask and is used to find information on just about Series
yourself the following questions: everything. As the Internet becomes the main No. 3
Who is the Author? Check for contact information somewhere on the page. source of our information, we can get overloaded
What can you tell from the URL? Look to see if the URL shows a company name or group. from access to so much content. With a risk of
getting misinformation, we need to develop new
What is the purpose of the web site? Check if this site is trying to inform, persuade, or sell to people, skills to wade through the huge amounts of data
or if it is geared to a particular audience. available to us. How do we know what is valid?
Is this information accurate? See if the information can be verified on another site. Look for spelling How do you find the one thing you’re looking for among
mistakes, grammatical errors, or typos that would indicate a less reputable site.
thousands of entries? How do you make a decision with so much information to use?
Is the information reliable and credible? Check on the organization providing the information.
Is the information current? Check that the information on the site is updated.
Get Organized Search Engines
Exercise: Doing an Online Search
Pick a job you’d like to have in the future and go online to find the following information: A job While humans organize
and catalog information by
description, starting salary, and contact information for a company where you could work. Print out a When it comes to using the Internet subject, search engines rely
copy of the information from the websites or list the web addresses where you found the information effectively, people must be able to: An Online Search How to Do
below. List the keywords you used for your searches. Conduct research on computer programs called
spiders or robots to crawl
Keywords/Search Phrases How many different searches did you Evaluate information (think critically the Web and log the words
have to do to find all the information? about the information they find) on each page. With a search
Use that information to make a decision engine, keywords related
How many websites did you visit?
People tend to have trouble with the to a topic are typed into a
Job description address Did you use links from within a web following issues: search “box.” The search
page to find the information? Y / N engine scans its database
Evaluation - Inaccurate information or and returns a file with links to
Starting salary Company and contact info: believing everything they read
How long did it take your to complete your websites containing the word
research? Identification - Inability to distinguish or words specified. Because
different types of information these databases are very
Searching - Knowing how to really find large, search engines often
Additional Resources: information
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All Rights Reserved. Creating Your Career Portfolio: At- Plagiarism - Understanding citation and Without search strategies or
www.learnovation.com A-Glance Guide for Students respecting copyright. techniques, finding what you
Career Transitions Workbook need can be like finding a
needle in a haystack.
