English 12 Demo

(While it may not seem like much, this is one of the most important units for what comes up later.)

By now you've certainly used a search engine to find something that you were looking for. Unfortunately, it's likely that you are probably not using your searches to their full potential. It also may be likely that you are unaware of the many Electronic Databases you have access to and why you should know and care.

Step 1: First we'll take a look at search engines in: Internet Searching

Step 2: Time for a crash course in Electronic Databases Info

Step 3: What about determining the reliability of your resources? Purdue's Online Writing Lab will let you know how to check for credibility. There are also terms like Validity and Logic when dealing with arguments that you'll want to understand before moving on to your assignment.

Regardless of which source you choose you'll want to look for some of the following:

• Is it recent?

• Does the author identify him/herself? Provide contact info?

• Provide a source for the information?

• Is it free of spelling & grammatical errors?

• Does it match with what you currently know and what other sources say?

Step 4: Show me what you've learned Assignment: Search Engine vs. Electronic Databases

Step 5: Now that you can find good information quickly, it's important that you know how to cite your sources. (If you already know how then this will be easy! ) Review: Citing your sources and take the quiz. It cannot be stressed enough how important this will be as you move forward.

Participation: Search Engine vs. Electronic Databases Forum

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