Online Research

What is the main purpose of a copyright?

• To protect the user of a creative work

• To protect the buyer of a creative work

• To protect the creator of a creative work

• To protect the copier of a creative work

If you find a great website as a source for your English project, which of the following is true?

• You can copy and paste the text, but not the images, into your report

• You can't use any of the information on the site without permission

• You can use information on the site as long as you cite it properly

• You don't have to cite your source if you only use short quotations

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If you wanted to learn about George W. Bush's term as governor of Texas--but not his term as U.S. President--what would be the best phrase to search under? 

• "George W. Bush" + Texas + President
• "George W. Bush" Texas Not President
• "George W. Bush" + Texas - President 
• George W. Bush - Texas - President

What is the main advantage of using online sources in addition to printed materials?

• Online sources have more trustworthy information than printed sources

• It's faster and often easier to access online sources

• Online sources are the easiest sources of information to cite in a bibliography

• The Internet contains more information than books

Anyone can create a webpage or add content to message boards and other forums. How does this affect the overall accuracy of online information?

• It makes online information quite accurate as a whole

• It has little or no effect on the overall accuracy of online information

• It fills academic and government websites with mistakes and inaccuracies

• It makes it harder to verify the accuracy of online information

Which of the following is a telltale sign of an untrustworthy online source?

• Grammatical mistakes

• A plain-looking logo

• Links to other sources

• Lots of text with very few graphics

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What can you conclude about a website if it ends in .gov?"

• It's the professional website of one of the 50 U.S. governors

• It's run and maintained by the U.S. government

• It's run by the government of one of the member countries of the United Nations

• It's meant to be viewed by government employees only

Which of the following is probably the most trustworthy online source?

• TheMessageBoard.com

• PeopleSpace.com

• TheUSA News.org

• TommyB's.net

True or False: With most websites, you don't have to read the entire page to find what you're looking for. You can just skim the page instead.

• True
• False

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In Google, how should you phrase your search if you want to exclude a certain word from your results (for example, "chocolate")?

• dessert (exclude: chocolate)

• dessert ~chocolate

• dessert -chocolate

• dessert NOT chocolate

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RL.5.1

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