The ability to search the internet efficiently and effectively  to target the information you need is a skill worth developing.  The tips in the links below will help you develop good search techniques.

1. How to use search like a pro: 10 tips and tricks for Google and beyond

2. Digital content — finding, evaluating, using and creating it

See the first 2 sections on:

• • How to find quality digital content
  • How to evaluate digital content

3.  Online Research Skills for High School Students: Tips and Strategies: TPL Teens

From Toronto Public library in Canada this site has lots of good advice and the short  2-4min vid clips are worth a look if prefer a video demo

• • How Library Stuff Works: How to Choose Keywords

• •  How Library Stuff Works: Boolean Operators (AND OR NOT)

• • How Library Stuff Works: Boolean Modifiers “”, *, ( )

• • Using Top Level Domains in Your Research (such as .com, .org, .ca)

• • Evaluating Sources CRAAP test

Online Verification Skills Series: Mike Caulfield

 Video 1: Introductory Video (3min 13)

          Video 2: Investigate the Source (2min 44)

Video 3: Find the Original Source (1min 33)

Video 4: Look for Trusted Work (4min 10)