Lesson 3

EMPOWEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
CONTEXTUALIZE ONLINE
SEARCH AND RESEARCH
SKILLS
LETS’S START WITH A
PRAYER…
ONLINE
SAMPLE
ACTIVTY
Do an Online Search to
answer the given
question using any
search engine . Provide
the required data Below.
Write your answers on a
separate sheet of papers.
Search Engine:_______________________
Keywords:____________________________
Number of Search Results______________
SITES used to answer Questions:
1_____________
2_____________
3_____________
Answer to the question:
Question: When do you say that an information contained in
web pages is credible or not?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Search Engine:www.Google.com
Keywords:Computer
Number of Search Results: 9,220,000,000 results
SITES used to answer Questions:
1.https://www.britannica.com/technology/computer
2.https://
edu.gcfglobal.org/en/computerbasics/what-is-a-computer/1/
3.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/computer
Answer to the question:
Question: When do you say that an information contained in
web pages is credible or not?
_______if the web domain ends in .edu,.gov
and .org
_________________________________________________
TIPS ON IMPROVING SEACH AND
SEARCH SKILLS
Online search and research are more than just
‘googling’
typing a word in Google and then clicking the search
button. It is
a skill that every internet users should know to do
smart searching and this starts with improving search
and resaerch skils to get better results.
TIPS ON IMPROVING SEARCH
AND RESEARCH SKILLS
1.When searching online, narrow your topic. Identify the key
concept or important ideas. Assuming that you would like to search for
the answer to question:
“What precautionary measures should you observe when are

logged-in in a public computer?”
From the Question, the keyword are: precautionary measures,
observed, logged-in public computer
Keywords are terms that are used in by most search engines to find
related documents.
2.Put the word “AND” between each keyword to create a search
string.
You may type the following in the search box:
Precautionary measures AND observe AND logged-in AND public computer
You will notice a decrease in search result as shown below.
3. Identify synonyms of the keywords. Not all databases or articles use
the same words to describe a topic.
Group similar words together by using the word “OR” for a quick and
relevant search.
In the case of our example: the synonyms of some of the key words are:
Precautionary measures- preventive measures

Observe- pay attention to.
Logged-in signed-in
You mat type the following in the search box:
Precautionary measures OR preventive measures AND observe
OR pay attention to AND logged-in OR signed-I AND public
computer
This gives you another set of search results:
Review the first pages returned. If these are not helpful, change
your keywords for a better description.
In this case you may remove the phrase “pay attention to” and then
type the following in the search box”
Precautionary measures OR preventive measures AND observe

AND logged-in or signed-in AND public computer.
This gives you another set or search results.

If you think you have found what you are searching for
them you may stop here.
Otherwise, you may proceed with these other
techniques
5. Use the plus (+) sign for a more specific search.
Just type + before keyword to indicate that the word after the sign is
required word that must be found in the search
Example:+preventive measures
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) the word you want to exclude.
Example: public computers -personal

7. Use wildcards for a broader search.
Wildcard characters (*) let you find variations of words.
Examples: measur*
8. Use quotation marks to find phrase or names.

Enclose the phrase or names that you want to search in quotation
marks.
Example: “precautionary measures”
9. Use several search engines.

Search engines are programs that look for documents based from
specific keywords and return these documents where the keywords
were found. Major search engines include Google, Yahoo, Bing and etc..
EVALUATING WEBSITES.
To help you to evaluate the website’s credibility, here the questions that
you need to answers:
1.What is the Domain type of websites?
If it is a personal websites, then you should further

evaluate the websites.
2. Who wrote the article?
Check if the author’s credentials or affiliations are listed so you can tell
whether or not the author is qualified to write the topic. Check also the
publisher of the article if it is a reliable publisher. Make sure that the
author provides e-mail or a contact address/phone number.
3. What is the purpose of the document and why was it

produced?
It is also important to check the document’s purpose and why it was
produced. The document should provide accurate information and must
be objective in presenting it. Some websites produce documents for the
purpose 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 author or connections.
4. When was the document published and updated?
The document should be regularly updated. As to the freshness of the
date, it depends on the information needed. For some topics you want
current information. For others, you want information near the time it
became known. The links should also be up-to-date. There should be no
dead links.
THANK YOU!
Do you have any
questions? Or
Clarification? THANKS!!
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EMPOWEMENT

Number of Search Results: 9,220,000,000 results

SITES used to answer Questions:

“What precautionary measures should you observe when are

Precautionary measures- preventive measures

Precautionary measures OR preventive measures AND observe

This gives you another set or search results.

6. Use the minus (-) sign for a more specific search.

Example: public computers -personal

8. Use quotation marks to find phrase or names.

Example: “precautionary measures”

9. Use several search engines.

If it is a personal websites, then you should further

3. What is the purpose of the document and why was it

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