INTERNET RESOURCES &
MICROSOFT WORD
Roberto Gallardo & Jamie Varner, Mississippi
State University Extension Service
Jennifer Nabzdyk, Mississippi Library
Commission
November 26, 2012
WORKSHOP OUTLINE
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Internet Resources
Online Services
 Online Datasets
 Search Engines
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Word Basics
 Word – Resume Building
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INTERNET RESOURCES – ONLINE SERVICES
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USA.GOV
Serves as a one-stop shop for government websites
and services
 Provides list to government agency websites
 Provides list of online services
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IRS – Tax Forms
 National Center for Education Statistics
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Search for schools, colleges, and libraries
MS.GOV
Serves as a one-stop shop for government websites
and services
 Provides list of online services
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INTERNET RESOURCES – ONLINE SERVICES
INTERNET RESOURCES – ONLINE SERVICES
INTERNET RESOURCES – ONLINE SERVICES
INTERNET RESOURCES – ONLINE SERVICES
INTERNET RESOURCES – ONLINE DATASETS
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CENSUS.GOV – U.S Census Bureau:
Demographic and economic data for the nation,
states, counties, census tracts, block groups, etc.
QuickFacts (State Facts for Students)
 County Business Patterns
 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
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BEA.GOV – Bureau of Economic Analysis: Access
economic data for nation, states, and counties
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Customized Fact Sheets
County Health Rankings: Access health-related
data for states and counties
 SRDC Community Profiles
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INTERNET RESOURCES – ONLINE DATASETS
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EXERCISE – Find the following for Hinds County
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Total population
Race breakdown
Child poverty rate
Median household income
Paid employees
Per capita personal income
Health outcomes state ranking
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH ENGINES
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Specialized websites that can help you find what
you’re looking for on the world wide web
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Google
Bing
Yahoo
Identical objective (search the web) – different
approach (search algorithms) resulting in more
relevant results
 Search tips
 Judging online information
 Use bookmarks (favorites)
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Computer bookmarks (browser)
 Cloud-based bookmarks
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Source: Goodwill Community Foundation
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH RESULTS
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH RESULTS
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH RESULTS
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH RESULTS
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH RESULTS
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH RESULTS
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH TIPS
Safe Search
 Word definitions
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Numeric ranges
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florida vacation –disney
Exact phrase – use quotes
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phonebook:555-555-5555
Excluding words
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1950…1960
Phone numbers
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define:word
“Mississippi Library Commission”
Results by document type
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filetype:ppt
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH TIPS
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Results by site
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Search related words
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~college (higher education, university)
Specific words in the title
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site:nytimes.com
intitle:workshop
Search by author
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author:jennifer
Google scholar
 Google calculator (6+6)
 More resources
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Source: Goodwill Community Foundation
INTERNET RESOURCES – SEARCH TIPS
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EXERCISE – Find the article with the following
information criteria using Google operators or
advanced search
NY Times article
 College or related
 Specifically test scores (not SATs)
 Written between 2008 & 2010
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Source: Hack College
INTERNET RESOURCES – JUDGING INFORMATION
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Top-level domain
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.gov; .org; .edu
About us section
 Information current or outdated
 Overall “looks”
 Use your browsing experience
 ALWAYS conduct additional research on the topic
or website to double check
 Use snopes.com; trusted source for verifying
internet rumors
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Source: Goodwill Community Foundation
INTERNET RESOURCES – JUDGING INFORMATION
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EXERCISE – Judge the following website to find
out if the information is reliable
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www.dhmo.org
Source: Goodwill Community Foundation