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Internet Search Techniques and e-Safety Class 8

multiple meanings. The need for AND NOT often becomes apparent after you perform an initial
search. If your search results contain irrelevant results (e.g., Saturn the car rather than Saturn the
planet), consider using AND NOT to filter out the undesired websites.

5. Implied Boolean: PLUS & MINUS (+ & -)
In many search engines, the plus and minus symbols can be used as alternatives to full Boolean AND
and AND NOT. The plus sign (+) is the equivalent of AND, and the minus sign (-) is the equivalent of
AND NOT. There is no space between the plus or minus sign and the keyword.
NOTE: AltaVista's Simple Search requires the use of plus and minus rather than AND, OR, and AND
NOT.
+welding +process
+Saturn -car
couch sofa

Ethical Citation:
it's important to cite sources you used in your research for several reasons:
• To show your reader you've done proper research by listing sources you used to get your
information.
• To be a responsible scholar by giving credit to other researchers and acknowledging their
ideas.
• To avoid plagiarism by quoting words and ideas used by other authors.
• To allow your reader to track down the sources you used by citing them accurately in your
paper by way of footnotes, a bibliography or reference list.

What is Digital Citizenship?

If you are a citizen, this means you belong to a group of people. You could be a citizen of your
classroom or your neighbourhood. Being a digital citizen means you are a part of the group of people
that use technology to communicate. There are rules that you need to follow when you are a digital
citizen, to protect yourself and to protect others.

What is Digital Resilience?

A digitally resilient person will be able to:
• Understand when they are at risk online.
• Know what to do to seek help.
• Learn from their experiences.
• Recover when things go wrong.

Cyber Bullying:
Cyberbullying is bullying that occurs online, often through instant messaging, text messages, emails,
and social networks. If someone is repeatedly unkind or harasses another person online, then they
are a cyberbully. Cyberbullying usually involves people you know. It is often accompanied by
traditional, offline, bullying.

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