Other Search Engines
There are other Search Engines that you can use to find to your information for the project. Here are some examples:
Wolfram Alpha - http://www.wolframalpha.com/
NC WiseOwl - http://www.ncwiseowl.org/
ipl Information you can trust - http://www.ipl.org/
The internet Archive - http://archive.org/index.php
Pick one of the above search engines and explore it by searching for "Cherokee Indians"
1. List 3 websites that come up by doing this search.
2. Now go back to google and search the same words "Cherokee Indians". Do any of the 3 you listed come up when you search on google?
FINIDING RELIABLE SOURCES:
Choose one of the websites from your search and answer the following questions. Make sure and write down what website you choose.
1. Who published the website? Look at the ending of the site: .com (commercial or business) .org (organization) .edu (educational) .gov (government)
2. Does the website have a lot of adds and is it trying to sell something? If so, it may contain bias information.
3. Is the website well maintained? Look at the copyright date and see when it was updated last.
4. Is the focus on information? Do images pertain to the article?
Don't forget when researching you must put the information into your own words and cite your sources or it is PLAGERISM! Your grade will be affected if you plagerize.
Now that you know more about researching on the internet --- You are ready to begin!!!
Wolfram Alpha - http://www.wolframalpha.com/
NC WiseOwl - http://www.ncwiseowl.org/
ipl Information you can trust - http://www.ipl.org/
The internet Archive - http://archive.org/index.php
Pick one of the above search engines and explore it by searching for "Cherokee Indians"
1. List 3 websites that come up by doing this search.
2. Now go back to google and search the same words "Cherokee Indians". Do any of the 3 you listed come up when you search on google?
FINIDING RELIABLE SOURCES:
Choose one of the websites from your search and answer the following questions. Make sure and write down what website you choose.
1. Who published the website? Look at the ending of the site: .com (commercial or business) .org (organization) .edu (educational) .gov (government)
2. Does the website have a lot of adds and is it trying to sell something? If so, it may contain bias information.
3. Is the website well maintained? Look at the copyright date and see when it was updated last.
4. Is the focus on information? Do images pertain to the article?
Don't forget when researching you must put the information into your own words and cite your sources or it is PLAGERISM! Your grade will be affected if you plagerize.
Now that you know more about researching on the internet --- You are ready to begin!!!