KEY TERMS of RESEARCH
LOCATE THE RIGHT SOURCE
EVALUATE THAT SITE!
SEARCH ENGINE KNOW-HOW
NAME THAT TOOL
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A book about a person's life may be used for research. What is the name of a true story of a person's life?
A biography
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What is the database you used to create your scavenger hunts?

JSTOR

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If an author is not listed on a web page, you can try to find some other source to credit. What is this other author source?
A company or organization.
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When using Google, it's important to remember that the results will be: a. up-to-date b. in alphabetical order c. all advertisements d. by the best authors on the topic e. questionable content that should be evaluated
What is e. questionable content that should be evaluated
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This tool allows you to:automatically generate bibliographies, collaborate easily with other researchers online, easily import papers from other research software, find relevant papers based on what you’re reading, access your papers from anywhere online

Mendeley

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What tool can you use to organize your notes into categories and save your citation information?
Graphic organizer
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When using an encyclopedia and looking for Helen Keller, what volume of the encyclopedia would you want to use?
K for Keller (you look for the person's LAST NAME).
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Websites with this domain (URL ending) are usually more reliable sources. 

org

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What is a section of a search engine that helps you shape your search by entering specific categories of key words?
The advanced search
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 First released in 2006, it is a free web-based word processor in which documents can be created, edited, and stored as part of a suite of free web applications.

Google Docs

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What is it called when you steal someone else's work by not giving them credit on your works cited page?
Plagiarism
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What the acronym for the test we used to evaluate sources?

CRAAP

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If you are unsure if a web site is quality or not, you can look at part of the web address to help you decide. What is this area of the web address called?
The domain
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When you have decided which search engine you like best, it is a good idea to: a. take the time to learn all of the tools available there and how it works b. use it as your search engine always no matter what c. share it with friends
a. take the time to learn all of the tools available there and how it works
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Collect, share, and interact with information from anywhere on the web. It's all accessible through the browser extension and saved to your online account.

Diigo

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Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox are examples of what kind of internet tool?
Browsers
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What type of online resource gives you the highest quality information?
A database (or subscription database)
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Which of the following is NOT to be considered when evaluating a web site? a. reading level b. author c. if there are bright colors used d. if the information is up to date
c. If there are bright colors used
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If you are using a search engine to look for information, and you get results that are not quite what you wanted, you may need to do what? a. add more or different key words b. use a different browser c. hit the I'm feeling lucky button d. use a graphic organizer
a. add more or different key words
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Free online study guides on a wide variety of subjects, anything from famous literary works of the past century to the present day.

Spark Notes

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What is another word for a works cited page in your report?
Bibliography
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If you are trying to find information NOT from a database on the web, what tool do you use to find possible web sites to use?
Search engine
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If a web site is published by a company or organization, you should look to see if the company is only presenting information to make its organization look good. What is it called when a web page is only offering one side of an issue?
Bias
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What is the name of the application that is used to view any type of web site?
Browser
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Collect, manage, and cite your research sources. Lets you organize data into collections and search through them by adding tags to every source. This is a computer program, but there's a browser extension that helps you send data to it.

Zotero

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