One session on the mechanics of searching well — the piece The Research Process deliberately skips.

AND, OR, NOT, exact phrases, truncation. Your student builds real searches with each and refines them until the results are usable rather than ten thousand rows long.

It works in any search engine, but it matters most in a library database — which indexes vetted, often paywalled material the open web cannot reach. Most public libraries give cardholders free access from home, and if your student has never used one, this session is the introduction.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Written by a school media specialist with an M.S. in Instructional Technology. Built to be taught by a parent with no background in the subject.