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Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world
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2 Searching

Now that you have thought about your current information landscape, it is time to look at how you can navigate it. For the following activities, you will use Google to search for information on a topic. You may like to also try using another search engine and comparing the results.

Activity _unit6.2.1 Activity 3 Searching for information on Facebook privacy

Timing: 10 minutes
  • Open Google [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] in a new tab or window and search for information on how to set your privacy options on Facebook. (You may be able to speak instructions for your device to search using a digital personal assistant such as Siri or Cortana, as an alternative to typing it.)
  • Find two resources: one text explanation and one video explanation.
  • For each resource, establish: who put the information there, when it was added and how well it seems to match what you are looking for.
  • Reflect on the search process you have just been through: what words did you use, and how long did it take you to find the relevant information?