Addison Trail High School

Search Box Strategy

Successful searchers apply strategies with disciplined focus. Using a search strategy is the difference between browsing the Internet and searching the Internet. One systematic approach is called the Search Box Strategy. When you enter something in the search box, see what you get, and continue the process until you find what you are after, you are using the basic Search Box Strategy.

Steps in the search box strategy: define kewords, search scan, find or keep revising.

Refining Your Strategies

Searchers who have refined the Search Box Strategy will carefully choose keywords, do a preliminary search, scan the results for clues, and persistently revise search terms until they find what they seek. You can become a power searcher by practicing this strategy.