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Where does information come from? What does it look like? How can we use it?

Where does information come from? What does it look like? How can we use it?. Types of information. Information in many different forms. Facts, figures, maps, quotes, images, news stories etc – what else can you think of?. Why do we need information?. To get answers to questions.

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Where does information come from? What does it look like? How can we use it?

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  1. Where does information come from? What does it look like? How can we use it?

  2. Types of information Information in many different forms. Facts, figures, maps, quotes, images, news stories etc – what else can you think of? Why do we need information? To get answers to questions To increase our understanding To learn more about something

  3. What does all this information mean? Information helps us to make sense of the world we live in.

  4. RURU

  5. Search Engines

  6. Effective Searching Follow the tips below to improve your search results. A phrase or words that appear together in quotation marks will reduce the number of random websites and make the search more focused. “teenage pregnancy” Eliminating non-essential words will improve the quality of your searches. How many people are homeless in Australia Should be Number homeless people Australia

  7. More than one key word Use the + sign to search for web pages with more than one key word. Adding a plus to your search will ensure that all your results include the key words. For example, if you wanted to find out about recycling paper in Cardiff, you can improve your search by typing: Recycling+Cardiff+paper Removing words Include a - (minus sign) against words you don't want included in search results Put a - sign in front of any words that you don't want to be included in your search results.

  8. Free images Websites that offer free images: http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ http://www.freeimages.co.uk/ http://www.coolclips.com/ http://www.scran.ac.uk/

  9. Statistics on the Web StatisticsWebsiteUK - statisticshttp://www.statistics.gov.uk/ Local government statisticshttp://www.direct.gov.uk/ Census statisticshttp://www.statistics.gov.uk/census/ Environmental statisticshttp://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ Food statisticshttp://www.food.gov.uk/ Health statisticshttp://www.dh.gov.uk/ Met Office weather statisticshttp://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ Tourism statisticshttp://www.visitbritain.com/research Welsh Statistics - https://statswales.wales.gov.uk/‎ NHS Wales - www.wales.nhs.uk/statisticsanddata

  10. Reliable Web addresses and suffixes .com - The "standard" ending to web address often used by commercial organisations http://www.microsoft.com.org - Generally used by not for profit organisations http://www.oxfam.org.co.uk - A company's website based in the UK http://www.bbc.co.uk.- A government organisation, e.g. The BBC http://www.flintshire.gov.uk - a local government website http://www.bham.ac.uk//.ac.uk or.sch.uk University, schools and colleges

  11. More reliable sources Daily Post BBC Wales Online .GOV

  12. Reliable If you’re not certain if information is reliable, you can check it in other places to see if the information matches.

  13. Up to date No information should be more that 3 years old. Unless you are showing a trend over time e.g. change in teenage pregnancies over the last 20 years.

  14. Relevant Stick to your areas of focus when researching. (check in your investigation planning sheets). Make sure the information is related to your title.

  15. Useful Look for information that you can read and understand Check with your teacher if information seems too complex – they may be able to help you look at it in a different way. Make sure the research contributes to the story you are trying to tell!

  16. Useful Information comes in all shapes and sizes Maps Source: WWW.Guardian.co.uk

  17. Useful Trends over time Source: http://fullfact.org/articles/underage_teenage_pregnancy_rates It’s really important to keep a record of where your info has come from

  18. Useful News paper stories Source: Daily Post Newspaper

  19. Useful Reports Sources: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171766_300029.pdf

  20. Favourites • Don't risk losing the web address of a really useful website. If you find a useful website, make sure you add it to your list of favourites. To do this: • click the Favourites button at the top of your browser • select Add to favourites • choose the folder you want to save the page to

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