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Young tech-savvy students may know a lot about instant messaging and playing games online, but when it comes to doing online research, even they need a few hints. Enter the short, to-the-point booklets from Children's Software Press, particularly the latest update of the best selling Student Guide to Research on the World Wide Web by James Lengel. This booklet has it all-from describing the differ... More

Young tech-savvy students may know a lot about instant messaging and playing games online, but when it comes to doing online research, even they need a few hints. Enter the short, to-the-point booklets from Children's Software Press, particularly the latest update of the best selling Student Guide to Research on the World Wide Web by James Lengel. This booklet has it all-from describing the difference between a subject directory and a search engine (and when to take advantage of each) to offering advice on what "homework help" Web sites can add to the research process. Advising students to take what's found on the Web with "a grain of salt," it urges them to consider the source and accuracy of the information they find online. The author suggests three stages for pre-planning a Web search, which helps save young researchers time, effort, and frustration. Also extremely useful are the explanation and easy reference chart on how to narrow a Web search by combining words and symbols, and the discussion of how-to make a "hot list" of Web sites that can travel between home, school, and group work sessions. Simple directions for saving text and pictures using either the Explorer or Netscape browser are another feature that make this booklet a valuable primer for every young Web navigator.

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