College Research Class Is:

Our Final

Class was fun. The final was easy but, long. It tested me on various topics. We learned about Boolean Operators. We also learned about search tools. We learned about getting R.E.A.L. as well as the 7 step research strategy. College research class is fun and useful.

Getting R.E.A.L. Part 2

Read the URL.
Evaluate the Content.
Ask about the author and owner.
Look at the links.

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2997966/R.E.A.L.

Final Review 3: 7 Step Research Strategy

Define your topic and note initial keywords. Locate background information and identify additional keywords. Choose the proper search tool. Translate your question into an effective search query. Perform your search. Evaluate your search results. Refine your search, if needed.

Final Review 2: R.E.A.L.

Read the URL
Examine the content
Ask about the author and/or owner
Look at the links

Final Review 1: Search Tools

Internet Search Tools

• The World Wide Web is enormous.
• People created search tools to navigate it.
• The search query tells the search tool what you are looking for.
• There are 4 kinds of search tools:
• Search Engines
• Crawls the web using spiders
• Metasearch Engines
• Search multiple search engines at once
• Subject Guides/Web Directores
• Offer a hierarchically organized directory to help you find relevant search results
• Specialty Search Tools/Databases
• Search the deep/hidden web.

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Today we reviewed the use of the "+" symbol. The "+" symbol is used to prevent stop words from being stopped. This is what we learned today.

What did you understand most/least from today's lesson/independent practice?

Today we also took a test. I felt the test was easy. The only problem I had was the wording of the tenth question which, eventually made sense.

What did you understand most/least from today's lesson/independent practice?

Today we learned about Boolean logic. I found the lesson easy after reviewing my notes. Basically, the three words can make your search more advanced. That's what I understood most.