Search Skills
A software program designed to help users find information stored on the internet or within a database. Google and Safari are examples of this type of software program.
What is a search engine?
Britannica online gives facts about many topics in alphabetical order. Is it a reference resource classified as an encyclopedia or a dictionary?
What is an encyclopedia?
A website ending in .edu usually belongs to this type of place.
What is a school?
Words typed into the search bar, which are words or phrases that capture the core topic of your content, are referred to as
What are keywords?
You should never share this information online with strangers.
What is personal information?
This search engine lets you type questions to find answers online.
What is Google or Safari?
You can use this resource to find the definition of words, but it will not give you facts about the word. It is known as an encyclopedia or a dictionary
What is a dictionary?
Alexandria houses digital research databases and educational resources designed for use by whom?
What are students?
Refining search terms allows you to
What is to improve results or narrow down the focus?
You should ask this trusted person before using a new website.
Who is an adult/teacher/parent?
Name of our school's library software. You use it to get to the links I share in Google Classroom.
What is Alexandria?
When reporting your research, you should remember to give credit to your
What is the name of your source or the citation information?
A website with lots of spelling mistakes may not be this.
What is reliable?
If you are researching sharks, this word would be a good keyword.
What are sharks?
If something online makes you uncomfortable, you should do this right away.
What is telling an adult?
This research tool shows pictures, maps, and facts all together online, and is known as a dictionary or encyclopedia.
What is an online encyclopedia?
Books in the nonfiction section give this kind of information.
What are facts?
You should check this on a website to see who wrote the information.
Who is the author or author Bio section?
Typing too many words into a search box can
What is making searches harder?
Creating a strong password helps to
What prevents a security threat?
This Google digital tool can be used to create a presentation. You used it this year to create an Animal presentation.
What is Google Slides?
Digital reading app to borrow books on your iPad.
What is Sora?
What is trustworthy?
Your research topic is the habitats of dolphins. Instead of typing "Tell me everything about dolphins," a better keyword search would be
What are dolphin habitats?
Before clicking a link online, you should make sure the website is
What is safe/trusted?