7. What did you learn from reading someone else's blog? Did it help you write your own blog entry?

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1st step to an internet research strategy

The 1st step to an internet research strategy is to define your topic and note initial keywords. Write down a sentence or two summarizing your your research topic. Noting keywords and phrases also helps know exactly what your researching. If necessary define the keywords and find general information about your topic.

2nd step to an internet research strategy

The 2nd step to an internet research strategy is to locate background information and identify additional keywords.If you know very little about the topic you are researching, using encyclopedias, periodicals and reference sources are a good way to look it up. These sources can provide keywords to use in your search. If you come across useful keywords, jot them down so you can use them in your search query. 

3rd step to an internet research strategy

The 3rd step to an internet strategy is to choose the proper search tool. A majority of society nowadays turn to the internet to research information on a topic. In order to get an abundant amount of information choosing the right search tool is necessary. Many people turn to Google or Yahoo! or all the other big named search engines for information. Using school databases are also a great search tool to look for information. 

4th step to an internet research strategy.

      The 4th step to an internet research strategy is to translate your question into an effective search query. Identifying keywords is key to translating what you want to research into a search query. Search engines and Meta search engines can interpret keywords. Keywords help narrow down you information to specifics you were looking for. 

Stop Words & Synonyms

Today, we learned about stop words. Stop words are words that aren't used to search information. The part of speech that has stop words are articles, conjunction/propositions, adjectives/adverbs, and verbs/pronouns. Having the keywords will help gain better results in your research. Today, we also learned about synonyms. Using synonyms are a good way to look for information on your topic. 

The 5th step for an internet search strategy.

6th step in an internet research strategy

7th Step For An Internet Search Strategy

9. Did you have a need for information today? If so, how did you go about finding it?

Today, I needed to help my sisters with a report about George Washington. In order to find a lot of information, I used the site: command in order to narrow down sites. Also, I used the invisible web to look up information about George Washington. In order to figure out if the websites were real or a hoax, I scrolled down to the bottom of the page and looked for the person who owns the website and when was the website last updated.

2. What did you learn? What material was new to you? What were the three most important things you learned in today's lesson/independent practice?

Today we learned about the 4th step in an internet research strategy. The 4th step is to translate your question into an effective search query. A query is very similar to a question. There are 7 steps to creating an internet research. The 1st one is to Define Your Topic And Note Initial Keywords. The 2nd one is to Locate Background Information And Identify Additional Keywords. The 3rd step is to Choose The Proper Search Tool. Having steps to find information is very useful.