Research+Tools

Are you using the right words or symbols to help you research the Internet: This was taken from this site: [] > Using quotation marks will help to find specific phrases involving more than one word. For example: "Martin Luther King" > Adding a + sign before a word means that it MUST be included in each site listed. For example: + Florida + taxes > Adding a - sign before a word means that it will NOT appear in the sites listed. For example: + Washington -DC > Asterisks can be used for wild-cards in some search engines. For example: Mexic* will look for Mexico, Mexican, Mexicali, etc.
 * Research Tools on the Internet:**
 * Quotation Marks ( " )
 * Addition Sign ( + )
 * Subtraction Sign ( - )
 * Asterisks ( * )

[] Dictionary and Thesaurus
 * Using Search Words for a Topic:**

[] Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Thesaurus and Rhyming Dictionary.

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Research+Tools This lists a lot of research Tools with the links.
 * Searching the Internet for resources:**

[] This resources covers many categories and can be used for all age groups of learners.
 * Here is a great wiki just for "Digital Research Tools".**

[| http://www.wolframalpha.com/]
 * Wolphram Alpha:**

//How to use Google with all the bells and whistles!// []
 * Google Search Tools!**

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