Electronic Notes

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Electronic Notes

• The Time Efficient, Environment Friendly
• Research Method

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My User Account Folder

• Notes are like any other document you save to
  work on later.
• So, open up a word file, and save as.
• Give your notes document the topic name.
• Before you click save, make sure you are in
  YOUR NETWORK DOCUMENTS FOLDER.

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Leave Your Notes Document Open!

• You can click back here from time to time to take
  notes today. AND, well come back here at the
  end.

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Open Internet Explorer
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Smart Searching

• If you cant find what you want, put it in your
  notes, and start using the information within 15
  minutes, YOUR SEARCH CRITERIA WAS WRONG!
• LESS THAN 20 WEBSITES found usually is a Good
  Search.

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Browsing, Research, and Evaluation Skills
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Searchin

• Go to www.google.com
• Pick a topic that interests you today and type
  the topic in the search field. Click, .
• How many websites did your search retrieve? Too
  many, right?

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Use Quotation Marks

• Put quotation marks around your search topic
  flowers. Click, .
• Still too many web sites?
• Within the quotation marks be more specific
  red and yellow tulips. Click, .

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Advanced Search Criteria

• Most search engines, like Google, have an
  advanced search button. Look for it.
• An advanced search will go beyond quotation marks
  and use and (), or, not as well as other limit
  criteria.
• Use your topic for today and do an advanced
  search.

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How To Save Paper Handouts

• Managing Favorites and Bookmarks
• Saving and Copying Images
• DiRuscio, pp. 87-90

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Favorites and Bookmarks

• Same Thing By A Different Name
• Internet Explorer
• Netscape Communicator
• Internet Explorer is more notetaking friendly

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Saving A Favorite

• Find a web site you want to go back to again some
  time.
• Click in the Favorite
  Menu.

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Making A Favorite Folder

• Click in the Favorites Menu.
• Click in the Favorites Menu, New
  Folder.
• Name the Untitled Folder.

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Organizing Favorites

• Click in the Favorites Menu.
• Drag related web sites into the appropriate
  folder.
• Organize within the folder as necessary.
• Use a divider?

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Save The Favorite List to Your User Documents
Folder

• If you dont save the list to your folder, it
  will be gone the next time you login and launch
  Internet Explorer.
• Click in the Favorites Menu.
• Click from the File Menu.
• Change the Name to the date you made that
  list.
• Once IN YOUR FOLDER, click .

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Save A Web Page,Save A Tree!

• This method is for the researcher who
• Is Short On Time (20 Minutes).
• Has Too Much Information.
• Needs Pictures For The Project.
• Writes Fast, But Is Reading Challenged.
• S Writing Hand Or Arm Is Broken.
• Generally, Is Reluctant Scholar.

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Saving A Page

• Find a web site you want for your project.
• Click from the File Menu.
• In the dialog box, make sure Format says Web
  Archive.
• Name the page appropriately.
• Once IN YOUR FOLDER, click .

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Save As Options

• Click from the File Menu.
• Click in the Dialog Box.
• WARNING! Each item check adds time to the
  download.
• FOR NOW, click .

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From The Web To The Notes Document

• Find a web site you want for your project.
• Highlight the address (URL).
• Click in the Edit Menu.
• Click to your open notes document.
• Click in the Edit Menu.
• Click back to the web site.
• Highlight some text.

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From The Web To The Notes Document (cont.)

• Click in the Edit Menu.
• Click to your open notes document.
• Click in the Edit Menu.

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Copying An Image To The Notes Document

• Find a web site with the image you want for your
  project.
• Highlight the address (URL).
• Click in the Edit Menu.
• Click to your open notes document.
• Click in the Edit Menu.
• Click back to the web site.

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Copying An Image To The Notes Document (Cont.)

• Find an image you would like to copy.
• Click and HOLD DOWN THE MOUSE on the image you
  want to copy.
• When the dialog box appears, choose
• Click to your open notes document.
• Click in the Edit Menu.

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Using BackFlip.com

• Avoid the hassle of remembering what is favorited
  or bookmarked where.
• Set up an account.
• Put the BackFlip It
• Icon in your browser tool bar.
• Begin BackFlipping.