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The Internet and Effective Internet Searching (Tips for Kids (Do not…
The Internet and Effective Internet Searching
Internet History:
*1836- the telegraph was the first method of sending messages over long distances.
*1969- ARPANET was invented to help the government communicate within its departments.
*1974- The first public internet was marketed by telenet,
Internet Timeline
Search Engines/ Browsers:
Browsers are used to access various websites, documents, and web pages. E.g. Firefox, Safari, and Chrome.
A Browser is needed to open the internet, and the internet is needed to use a search engine.
Search Engines utilise exact keywords and find documents which contain these keywords. It is used to find specific information E.g. Google and Yahoo.
Effective Searching
Use quotation marks to search for exact phrases e.g. "Emperor Penguins"
Use the Boolean phrase AND when you want a source to contain both words. e.g. Unhealthy eating AND heart disease
Use keywords to find information instead of whole sentences. E.g. search for "life cycle of dogs" instead of "what are the stages in the life cycle of a dog?"
Quick tips for better searching
Tips for Kids
Do not publish personal information/ addresses online
Do not use the same password for every website
Use the internet in a respectful way
Tips for kids
How to evaluate online information:
Research to ensure the author of the website or document is reliable
When searching for assignment resources use academic sources such as Google Scholar or Encyclopedia Britannica
Check the date the information to ensure it is relevant
