1. Effective Internet Research

2. Step One Pre-research is a game plan – The internet is TOO BIG – Gives you a frame work – Brainstorm – Possible questions – Keyword lists – Sites to visit

3. Step Two- Get Online Follow your pre-research game plan Check for validity Take notes Gather citation information

4. Validity Test Is the information relevant to my research?Y/N Is the information up to date? Y/N Does the site have an author? Is the author qualified?Y/N Is the information objective and unbiased?Y/N Does the website look professional? Y/N

5. Internet Citation Author/Editor Last Name, First Name. Name of Site. Publisher/Sponsor, Date Created. Medium. Date Accessed. Note: MLA does not require adding the web address. Check with your teacher. If you do add it, put it in [brackets] at the end of the citation.