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MODULE IN E-TECH LESSON – 3
TECHNOLOGIES (E-TECH) QUARTER – 3

CONTEXTUALIZED ONLINE SEARCH AND RESEARCH SKILLS

GRADE 12 Internet Research is a research method in collecting and gathering

information via internet by using search engine such as google.
Search Engine is a program that allows users to search for content on
internet.

LESSON – 3 QUARTER – 3 Examples of Search Engine

Google Aol Search Wow Baidu

Web Crawler Yahoo! Search MyWebSearch Wolframalpha

CONTEXTUALIZED
Bing Info Dogpile DuckDuckGo
Ask Infospace Contenko Internet Archive

Searching the Web

ONLINE SEARCH Getting the correct and reliable information is our goal in internet research.
We may rely on the capability of search engine but sometimes it may not give us the
correct information because of the keywords we entered into a search engine.

AND RESEARCH There are techniques in searching information that can be applied in search engine
in order to get a better result. Some search engines allow combination of words and
logic connectors of AND, OR, and NOT.

SKILLS Tips on Improving Search and Research Skills

1. When searching online, narrow your topic. Identify the key concepts or
PREPARED BY: important ideas. Assuming that you would like to search for the answer to
MR. ARJAY COSTELO
ANGCAYA, LPT
this question:
“What precautionary measures should you observe when you In this case you may remove the phrase “pay attention to” and then type the
are loggedin in a public computer?” following in the search box:
Precautionary measures OR preventive measures AND observe AND
Do not type the whole question in the search box. Typing the whole logged-in or signed-in AND public computer.
question often leads to a large number of and inappropriate search results.
From the question, the keywords are: precautionary measures, observed, This gives you another set of search results.
logged-in, public computer.
Keywords are terms that are used in by most search engines to find related If you think you have found what you are searching for, then you may stop
Documents. here. Otherwise, you may proceed with these other techniques.

2. Put the word “AND” between each keyword to create a search 5. Use the plus (+) sign for a more specific search. Just type + before a
string. keyword to indicate that the word after the sign is a required word that must be
found in the search.
You may type the following in the search box: Example: +preventive measures
Precautionary measures AND observe AND logged-in AND
public computer 6. Use the minus (-) sign for a more specific search. If you want to
exclude a word from your search, place a minus sign just before (without any space)
You will notice a decrease in search results. the word you want to exclude.
Example: public computers -personal
3. Identify synonyms of the key words. Not all databases or articles use
the same words to describe a topic. Group similar words together by using the 7. Use wildcards for a broader search. Wildcard characters (*) let you find
word “OR” for a quick and relevant search. variations of a word.
Example: measur*
In the case of our example: the synonyms of some of the keywords are:
Precautionary measures – preventive measures 8. Use quotation marks to find phrases or names. Enclose the phrase or
Observe – pay attention to names that you want to search in quotation marks.
Logged-in – signed-in Example: “precautionary measures"

You may type the following in the search box: 9. Use several search engines. Search engines are programs that look for
Precautionary measures OR preventive measures AND observe OR documents based from specified keywords and return these documents where the
pay attention to AND logged-in OR signed-in AND public computer keywords were found. Major search engines include Google, Yahoo (which
uses Google), AltaVista, Bing, and Lycos.
This gives you another set of search results.

4. Review the first pages returned. If these are not helpful, change your
keywords for a better description.
 it depends on the information needed. For some topics you want current
information. For others, you want information near the time it became
Evaluating Websites known. The links should also be up-to-date. There should be no dead links.
To help you evaluate the website’s credibility, here are the questions that
you need to answer: Tips for Effective Internet Research by George Mathews
1. Know what kind of research you want to do.
1. What is the domain type of the website? 2. Make a list of keywords you will use in your search.
3. Enclose keywords in quotation marks.
4. Use the minus sign (-).
5. Try specialized search engines.
6. Skim through search results web pages.
7. Bookmark
8. Review your bookmarks.

Online Research Skills by Hannah Trierweiler Hudson

1. Check Your Sources
2. Ask Good Questions
3. Go Beyond the Surface
4. Be Patient
If it is a personal website, then you should further evaluate the website. 5. Respect Ownership
6. Use Your Networks
2. Who wrote the article?
Check if the author’s credentials or affiliations are listed so you can tell Copyright Issues
whether or not the author is qualified to write the topic. Check also the There are millions of information that we can get from the internet. Some of
publisher of the article if it is a reliable publisher. Make sure that the author this information are free but others are not. They are protected by a copyright law.
provides e-mail or a contact address/phone number.
What is Copyright?
3. What is the purpose of the document and why was it produced? Copyright is a protection given to the owner of the rights in an original work
It is also important to check the document’s purpose and why it was such as books, musical works, films, paintings, and other works, and computer
produced. The document should provide accurate information and must be programs. This original work is called intellectual property which is protected under
objective in presenting it. Some websites produce documents for the purpose Republic Act 8293 known as the “Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines”.
of motivating users to buy products. If this is the case, information might be
biased. However, bias is not necessarily bad but you need to investigate the Copyright Infringement
author or connections. This happens when the copyrighted work is use by other person without
permission of the author or copyright holder. Any person who is infringing the right
4. When was the document published and updated? protected work would be liable under the law. An example of this is the case of M.Y.
The document should be regularly updated. As to the freshness of the date, Intercontinental Trading Corporation (MITC), Tedwin T. Uy, Allianz Marketing and
Publishing Corp. (Allianz), and Fujian New Technology Color Making and Printing
Company, LTD (Fujian) against St. Mary’s Publishing Corporation (SMPC). Manila
regional trial court ordered Fujian and its partners to pay P24.7 million for the
damages and cost of litigation for copyright infringement to SMPC. Fujian and its
three local partners was guilty of printing, copying, reproducing, importing,
distributing and selling of original and revised textbooks that they have illegally sold
to Department of Education in Zamboanga, Municipality of Cabuyao in Laguna and
Municipality of Matnog in Sorsogon without the approval of SMPC, the copyright
owner of the textbooks.

Fair Use
Research is important to the students and other people. Most of them rely
on the information that they can get online. Although this information is protected by
a copyright law but we can still use this information without permission in a limited
way under certain condition and purpose.
Fair use is the use of copyrighted material for comment, teaching, criticism,
news reporting, research, scholarship, and other similar purpose is not an
infringement of copyright.
Example of this is when you post a quote from a person in your Facebook
wall. Include the name of person who owns the quote in your post. Another example
is when you copy image from internet, give credit to the creator of image. The
copied image should be use for educational purpose not for commercial use.
In fair use, 5% of the content of reference can only be copied. If 20% or
less of reference copied, there must be a secondary use agreement and fee. And if
20% or more of reference copied, it requires purchasing of creative work.

Guidelines for Fair Use

1. Majority of the contents created must be yours.
2. Give credit to the owner.
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3. Don’t make profit of the copyrighted work.

MR. ARJAY COSTELO ANGCAYA, LPT

SUBJECT TEACHER
 9. Share your password with anyone.

10. Think before you click.

ANSWER SHEET

LESSON: 3 QUARTER: 3

NAME OF STUDENT:
GRADE LEVEL AND STRAND: SCORE:
SUBJECT: EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES (E-TECH)
I. Evaluation / Application
Directions: Write “True” if the statement is true and write “False” if
the statement is false.

1. We are allowed to copy the works of other people without asking

permission.

2. All Information from the internet are free.

3. Search engine is an application used for searching the web.

4. All information from the internet are reliable.

5. Google is an example of search engine.

6. Child pornography is a form of cybercrime.

7. Committing crime on the internet is not punishable by law

8. Do not open suspicious email.