Research on the world wide web & Recreation

People use the internet as a research tool to find unlimited information either for a project, a job or family tree. Students can access several online websites and databases to gather information for projects. It's very important for students to evaluate information they find on the internet as not everything on the internet is correct. Students should evaluate websites for content, authority, currency, bias and documentation and delivery. The URL will tell what type of organization produced the site; .com is a commercial site, .edu is an academic, .gov is a government site, .org is non-profit organization site, .net is a network or service provider and .mil is a military site.

Popular research databases include; EBSCOhost, ProQuest, LexisNexis and WorldCat . For job seekers searching for jobs useful sites include; Monster, Job Bank, TorontoJobs, and Beyond. For those researching there family tree helpful sites include; Ancestry, Familysearch , Rootsweb and Genweb.

Recreation

Adults and children use the internet for recreation such as playing games like Solitaire, Farmville and Candy crush. Listening and watching music videos on website like Vevo, meeting people on Facebook, Myspace or meeting people on online dating websites such as Match. Reading online newspapers example; Torontostar, Globe and mail, National Post and Toronto Sun.

 

Sources;
http://www.fno.org/jan97/websearch.html