Introduction
• Name: Mr. Christopher “Kit” Fuderich• Born: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
• High School: Geneva, Switzerland
EducationMasters of Education (M.Ed), Learning, Media and Technology, University of Massachusetts, School of Education, Amherst, MA, 2012.
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 2008.
International Baccalaureate Diploma, International School of Geneva, Founex, Switzerland, 2004.
TESOL Certification, International Language Institute, Northampton, MA, July 2012.
Interests:
• Soccer• Snowboarding• Tennis• Golf• Psychology• Religion• Philosophy• Art• Yoga
Brainstorm Interests:
Today’s Lesson: Internet Search Terms
Keywords: To help yield research results.Search Engine: Google
GOOGLE USES: Internet Backlinks to determine page relevance
Algorithm: determines relevance depending upon the key words used during a search
“Digital Natives”
Yes you are….
“Boolean Logic”
And/Or/Not“Cars” and “Trucks”
Look at the # of search results for each!
Phrase Search
“ “Phrase found within the web-link
“First green is gold”“So out of love”
Google finds the exact phrase within the quotes
Wild Cards + Truncations
"A penny * is a penny earned.“ Now try without quotations
Truncations: straw*:
strawstraws
strawberrystrawberries
Invest* : investor/invest/investing and invest
Proximity Search
AROUND(#)AROUND operator lets you specify the maximum number of words that separate the two names.
“Steve Jobs” “Andy Rubin”“Steve Jobs” AROUND(3) “Andy Rubin”
Words are closer in text rather than scattered within the text.
Capitalization
• Proper Nouns Lucky for you (or maybe unluckily?) Google
deals with this!
Ex: POODLES or PooDleS or POODLEs
Ex: blue ivy
Inurl:
• URL = web address (www.)Inurl: snowboarding
Search a Domain
Site: .edu//.org//.gov
• For categorization purposes/registration• Domain name is intended to be a memorable
"nickname" only
• Try this:Site:.edu “Umass” “psychology”
Databases
• Google Scholar
Yeah….but let’s consider these:
• PsycINFO• ERIC
Key Words: “full text” or “abstracts”
Distinguishing the validity of sources
Use Simple Language
Examples with Medical Conditions
Group Collaboration:Lets think of a Research Question!
Click the Link:
Our Amazing Document!
1. We will write an outline2. Do some research
3. Copy and Paste Info under the appropriate heading in our ouline
4. Include site URL’s as a reference
WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST DURING THE END OF YOR SEMESTER!!