I believe that I am a better than average searcher. I have been researching for many years. There is so much information available today. I find that it is hard to narrow down the information and not get overwhelmed with it all. However, with all of the information that is out there, it takes a little time to find information that is accurate and reliable. I feel like I can help students perform adequate searches because I am usually familiar with topics that they are conducting research on. I feel like I use the same search patterns as the students. I begin all searches with Google, Wikipedia, and YouTube. However, when using Google, I usually use Google Scholar in order to find scholarly articles, and when using Wikipedia, the first thing I look at are the sources at the end of the article. I am hoping to learn more about searching and how to teach students to search more efficiently.