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=**Week 14: Using Search Engines**=
 * **Post one entry to your blog.**
 * **and two comments to classmate's blogs**

In this lesson you will learn to use search engines like Google effectively. You will also review how to avoid plagiarism as you search online.

Be sure to click on each link as you move through the tutorial. There are LOTS of different search engines. Check this [|Search Engine List]if you are curious about them. Most people use Google. You are going to use [|Google] -- because is is the biggest and most used [|Sweet Search] -- because it is designed for students to use, and [|DMOZ] -- because the sites are indexed by human beings.
 * First: View this tutorial on [|Web Site Evaluation]**




 * Second: View this tutorial on [|Avoiding Plagiarism]**



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 * Third: View this presentation**

Follow the tips from the presentation to select the best search terms. Choose THREE of these questions. Use your search term skills. Find a result that answers the question completely and well enough that you could do a report using that site.
 * What rights do students have under the First Amendment?
 * What is the state of teen health in the nation today?
 * What are the all time classic book favorites of teens?
 * How has teen involvement in the political process changed over time?
 * What changes do young people want in their school or education systems?
 * What issues matter most to teens today?
 * What have schools done to "go green"?

Enter your "winning" search term in this Google form. We will share the results spreadsheet at the end of the week. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dDVvUmJHd3BDZlQxcGpua0FnTzVSQVE6MQ