Search Engines and Research

Search Engines and Research

Darsh Kapadia and Lily Watson

• Knowing what a credible source is can help you learn properly

• Makes your argument more credible

Avoiding Misinformation

• Understanding how to find a good source can shorten research time

• Knowing what you have access to helps is VITAL

Faster Search Results

How can Digital Literacy Help with Research?

How to Use Google Search Better

Knowing how to word your search and how to use features can help you find better sources faster​

• Descriptive Keywords

• Exact Phrases (" ")

• Exclude words (-)

• Site specific search

Useful Search Engine Shortcuts!

• Search Operators

• Phrasing

• Google Autocomplete

Doing the Research

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Kahoot!

Practice using Google search functions
https://create.kahoot.it/details/dd4d09bd-9555-487b-bcbc-117048ac282f

Poll

How many of you have done a research project before?

• I have!

• I haven't...

• I like reading random things online!

What makes a good source?

• You are writing an argument

• Sources have something to say about a topic

  • You have to find which ones say important things

Relevance

• Diversity of ideas

  • peer reviewing helps prevent harmful bias

• Peer reviewing ensures research methods proper

Peer Reviewed!

Word Cloud

What are some words that describe a good research source?

Research topics

3. How is digital advertising growing businesses and is it ethical?

4. Does technology make us more or less lonely? How so?

1. What is augmented reality vs virtual reality and what are their uses? Think Apple Vision Pro vs Metaquest.

2. Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence in medicine

Open Ended

Find one to two credible sources you can for your topic:

Type in this format:

Prompt #_: web link

1. 1. What is augmented reality vs virtual reality and what are their uses? Think Apple Vision Pro vs Metaquest.

2. 2. Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence in medicine

4. 3. How is digital advertising growing businesses and is it ethical?

6. 4. Does technology make us more or less lonely? How so?

Store your sources in a Google Doc!

We're going to use these later to make presentations when we work with Google Suite (docs, slides, sheets).

It's Not All Research...

Knowing how to use search engines well helps in everyday life.

• How to word things when searching in search engines helps you search in data bases

• Organizational skills

• File management

• Knowing what sources are credible and what sources are not

• JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/

• EBSCO: login using Chicago Public Library

Free Databases

• Purdue Writing Lab

  • Comes with citation format; essay format

  • https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/index.html

• Zotero (desktop app)

Formatting things

Some Useful Resources

Open Ended

Any Questions?

Open Ended

Feedback to improve the lessons?