Online Research Flashcards
(13 cards)
A research method that involves the collection of information from the internet.
Online Research
a tool to successfully perform the research…
internet
web
browser
chuchu
a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user
used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.
Search Engines
Kinds of Search Engine
Yahoo
Google
shopping.com
askjeeves
Search Techniques and Strategies
1 Vary your Search Engines
# 2 Use specific keywords
# 3 Simplify your search term
# 4 Use quotation marks
# 5 Remove unhelpful words
# 6 Refine your search operators
# 7 Avoid Search Pitfalls
Tips on doing online research
clarify
search
delve
evaluate
cite
the process of verifying information in non-fictional and fictional text in order to determine its veracity (accuracy) and correctness
- use to check accuracy of the facts, news, information for possible fake content
fast checking sites
fast checking sites
** FactCheck.org
** Checkdesk
** Full Fact Finder
** Emergent.Infor
** Churnalism
** LazyTruth
** Twitterwrong
** tumblrwrong
sites that report errors on
your content for easier correction
- sites that has the capability to notify anyone who
post wrong content online
Fast Correction Site
Fast Correction site
** MediaBugs
** Retwact
** Report an Error Alliance
- sites that report errors on
your content for easier correction - sites that has the capability to notify anyone who
post wrong content online
fast correction sites
- verify digital photo
- ensure the originality of the photo
Image Authenticity Tools
Image Authenticity Tools
** TinEye
** Google Images ** FourAndSix
