BootCamp

Research Boot Camp = District 70 Parent Institute = toc

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 * Presentation Slides**

> Presenter: Erin Wyatt, ewyatt@d70schools.org
 * Participant Links**
 * Exercise #1 -[| Kermit the Frog Challenge] - keep track of your strategy
 * [|Google]
 * Exercise #2 -[| Action Zone Index]
 * Think Critically - [|Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus]
 * [|District Website]

A LITTLE BACKGROUND [|Recent study] of Illinois college students found: Format agnostic (Abram & Luther, 2004) - information is information is information
 * Other Resources**
 * Google is the search tool of choice
 * many used the tool poorly
 * when other tools used, expected them to work just like google

**Search Strategy**
Better Searches = Better Results Searching is a THINKING activity. The more thoughtful you are about the search, the less time you'll actually have to spend searching. Preparation pays off.

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Use your results! Learn new keywords, get leads to other sources, keep learning as you go!

**PoweringUp Your Searching** BOOLEAN Logic - AND, OR, NOT Advance Search Features in [|Google] MixUp Your Searches using different tools

**Try It: Search Games** Other Search Challenges can be found [|here].

Wikipedia is not EVIL. Read for background knowledge, build keywords, and USE the references and links to get deep into the original sources. Check out the article on [|Pluto] as an example of the rich reference materials available.
 * Use Stepping Stones for Research**

Databases Blog Posts News Articles Facebook or Twitter Updates
 * Right Tool for the Job**

Going off the Deep End: Welcome to the Invisible Web
Deep or invisible web is content not available through search engine results. What's in the deep web?
 * contents of databases
 * dynamically generated content - example a search on the Library of Congress website
 * materials that are private or password protected

Cook Library Resources - [|Database page] College of Lake County - [|Database page]

Customize the Web
Create Your Own [|Custom Search] media type="custom" key="13856880" Search Alert RSS Feeds - Let the Info Come to You

[|Google Scholar] - [|preferences]

**Search Engines**
//Use to search the Web.//
 * _ Search Engines _

[|AltaVista] [|Ask Kids] [|Ask.com] [|Bing] [|Gigablast] [|Google] [|HotBot] [|Lycos] [|Yahoo] [|Yippy]

[|WolframAlpha] || _ Meta-Search Engines _ //Use to search across// //multiple search tools.//

[|Dogpile] [|MetaCrawler] || _ Directories / Web Portals _ //Use to search lists of// //Websites/resources selected// //and organized by people.//

[|Google Scholar] [|Kids Click!] [|ipl2: information you can trust] [|ipl2 For Kids] [|ipl2 For Teens] [|Re-QUEST dot Net] [|Yahoo! Kids]

. . || //Use to search Websites relating// //to specific subjects.//
 * _ Subject Searches _

[|Best History Sites] [|The National Science Digital Library] ..... || _ Image and Media Search _ ............ //Use to search for images.//

List of resources for Copyright Friendly Images || _ Other Tools _

[|IMSA Search Wizard] - Use to build advanced queries to fine tune Google searches ||

**Cool Down**
Questions & Comments

Works Cited Abram, Stephen, and Judy Luther. "Born with the Chip." //Library Journal//. 129.8 (2004): 34-37. Print. Cuts, Matt. "How Search Works." Google. YouTube. 4 Mar. 2010. Web. 6 Oct. 2011. http://youtu.be/BNHR6IQJGZs> jdizzle. //Robert Preston Chicken Fat. YouTube//. 13 April 2008. Web. 6 Oct. 2011 < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFofqe26t-4&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active> Kolowich, Steve. "What Students Don't Know." //Inside Higher Ed//. 22 Aug. 2001. Web. 6 Oct. 2011. < http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/08/22/erial_study_of_student_research_habits_at_illinois_university_libraries_reveals_alarmingly_poor_information_literacy_and_skills> LeFever, Lee. "RSS in Plain English." //Common Craft. YouTube//. 23 April 2007. Web. 6 Oct. 2011 < http://youtu.be/0klgLsSxGsU> Vincente, Danard. //Search-Engine-Marketing. Flickr.// 12 July 2007. Web. 3 Oct. 2011 