Summer thrill day one

Summer Thrill!Digital Literacy Learning

Auxilium Nava Jyoti

English Medium School

Thinking Schools Academy 1

Why do we use the internet? What words do you

think about when you talk about the internet?

Words & the Internet


What is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 = Tools that help you interact with others on the Web to:

Collaborate

Research

Create

Communicate

Share

Buy and Sell


Web 2.0 Tools


Internet Usage over 24 Hours(represents the activity of 460 million IP addresses)

Carna Botnet, Internet Census 2012, March 24, 2013 via Flickr, Creative Commons LicenseThinking Schools Academy 5

This Week at Summer Thrill!

We will conduct a Research Project using the internet and Web 2.0 tools. We will:

Learn the best ways to do research on the web

Publish our work in the blog: Thinking Schools Academy, India

Use text, photos and video to create a Prezi

Work in small groups to conduct research, discuss ideas, and write about what we learn


Day One: Develop Research SkillsDigital Literacy Learning

1 PREPARE to SearchCreate good questions to locate information

2 SEARCHLocate and Access information using search

engines (and search tips)

3 DECIDE WHAT TO READEvaluate and Analyze web sources

4 DECIDE WHAT TO USESynthesize information from 2 or more sources

5 PRACTICE Let’s practice together


Take time to decide what you want to know:

• What would you like to find out about?

• What categories of facts would you like to collect?

• What specific information will you look for?

• How many websites will you visit?




Assignment: Your teacher would like you to prepare a presentation about the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

What would you like to find out about?

[Group 3]

What categories of facts would you like to collect?

[Group 4]

What specific information will you look for?

[Groups 1 and 2]

Let’s Practice!




Let’s Practice!

What are someKEYWORDS

from your group?



Write a good question.

A thin question has a one or two word answer. It is usually a yes/no question or a recall of information. It is helpful for finding facts.

What is… When… How many…

A thick question is a question that needs more than a one or two word response. It causes a person to think and there usually is not a right or wrong answer. It helps you really understand something interesting about a topic.

Why… How come… I wander… What if…



Let’s Practice!

When was the Taj Mahal built?

I wonder why someone would build such a huge building in the middle of India?





Let’s Practice!

Work with your group to write 2 good THIN questions and 2 good THICK questions.

Use the words and phrases that we have already listed on the board to help you.




When Searching for Information:

• Decide which search engines and key word searches would be best to use

• When results come up, how do you choose the best sites to go to?

• How do you know the information you find is true? What makes a site reliable?


2 SEARCH: What’s a URL?

URL http://www.google.co.in

top level domain nameprotocol

hostsecond-level domain name

country code


2 SEARCH: Common Top Level Domains

.com commercial enterprise

.edu educational institution

.gov U.S. government

.mil U.S. military

.net network access provider

.org usually a not-for-profit organization

.in country code for India


2 SEARCH: What is a Search Engine?

Search Engine = a searchable database of internet files collected by a computer program.

The computer program is called a , ,

or .

Types of Search Engines

General Search Engines: looks all over the web to collect pages from the free web. Google is a general search engine.

Meta Search Engines: searches more than one search engine to get answers.

Subject Search Engines: searches a topic or type of content (like a blog or movies or travel). Thinking Schools Academy 17

2 SEARCH: What is a Search Engine?

Six Good Search Engines for Students

Google

SweetSearch

DuckDuckGo

SearchEDU

Quintura

Zuula

General searchwww.google.com or www.google.co.in

Designed for students www.sweetsearch.com or www.4me.sweetsearch.com for young children

Instant Answers and Privacywww.duckduckgo.com

All results are .eduwww.searchedu.com

Displays a Tag Cloud with keywordswww.quintura.com

Searches web, images, news & blogs with separate tabs for each categorywww.zuula.com


http://www.google.com

http://www.google.co.in

http://www.sweetsearch.com

http://www.4me.sweetsearch.com

http://www.duckduckgo.com

http://www.searchedu.com

http://www.quintura.com

http://www.zuula.com

2 SEARCH: Search Tricks

Use many keywords

Using many keywords = better results.✖ Taj Mahal✔ The architecture of the Taj Mahal

Use“speech marks”

To search for phrases, use speech marks.✖ History of the Taj Mahal✔ “History of the Taj Mahal”

Use a + sign Use a + for words which MUST be in the results.✖Taj Mahal Architecture✔Taj Mahal +Architecture

Use a – sign Use a − sign to NOT include a certain word.✔Taj Mahal −Musician

Spell Correctly Spelling is very important. If you spell incorrectly you will not get good results.


2 SEARCH: Use the Tricks


Let’s Practice!

✔ Decide what your group wants to know about the Taj Mahal. Use the questions you wrote earlier.

Q: What are the important architectural features of the Taj Mahal?

✔ Use your keywords, phrases, THIN and THICK questions to develop some search tricks for your group.

Keywords:Taj Mahal, architectural features, monument, India, Agra, build, palace, marble, architect…

THIN: What materials were used to build it? How many people helped build it?

THICK: What does the Taj Mahal represent to India? To the World?Is symbolism a part of the architecture?




Let’s Practice!

Use a good questionWrite down a question that you want answered.

What materials were used to build the Taj Mahal?

Use many keywords The architectural features of the Taj Mahal

Use “speech marks” “Materials used to build the Taj Mahal”

Use a +sign Taj Mahal +Architecture +Symbolism

Use a –sign Taj Mahal –Musician




Let’s Practice!

✔ Decide what your group wants to know about the Taj Mahal. Use the questions you wrote earlier.

✔ Use your keywords, phrases, THIN and THICK questions to develop some search tricks for your group.

In your GROUP:

Use a good question Write down a question that you want answered.

Use many keywords Write two examples

Use “speech marks” Write two examples

Use a +sign Write two examples

Use a –sign Write two examples



When Looking at a Website:

• How do you know the information you find is true?

• What makes a site reliable?

• If you don’t find what you want, what do you do?


Once you search, Which websites should you look at?


Look at the Domain Name is it .com? .edu? .org? .net?

SkimSkim through the entries and look for your keywords. Do you see your keywords?

ScanQuick read the first two lines of the description to see if it relates to your topic.


3 DECIDE WHAT TO READLet’s Practice!

SEARCH: The architectural features of the Taj Mahal.


Quick Answers

Wikipedia

.com

.com


Let’s Practice!3 DECIDE WHAT TO READ

SEARCH Again: The architectural features of the Taj Mahal.


ArchitectureTaj Mahal

India

.edu“specialists in every

architectural field were recruited for the task”

“Architectural elements from Persia, Islamic,

and Indian cultures”

Images


How do you know the information is true?

3 DECIDE WHAT TO READ

Who wrote the information?

Look for an ABOUT link that tells you about the writer. Can you email them?

When was the page updated? Look for a DATE on the page.

Are there references?

Does the page include references to where the information came from?

Can you CHECK the info. on another site?

Is there advertising or

selling?

Is the site trying to sell you anything? Are there advertisements on the page. Can you see any bias?


.edu

References

Nikhil ChatakondiUniversity of Alabama

Student

Last update

Important links


When Looking at a Website:

• How do you know the information you find is true?

• What makes a site reliable?

• If you don’t find what you want, what do you do?



How do you know the information is true?


Who wrote the information?

When was the page updated?

Are there references?

Is there advertising or selling?

Let’s Practice!

Choose a search engine Choose your search tricks Choose a website Complete the chart in your group.


4 DECIDE WHAT TO USESynthesize information from 2 or more

sources

What information will help you answer your questions?

• Are there ideas that we would like to compile from different sites?

• How do we decide what information is most important?

• Where could you find additional information that would help you?


4 DECIDE WHAT TO USE: Strategies

DOWNLOAD or PRINT out 3 articles that you would like to use so that you can highlight information or write on the article.

READ each article. HIGHLIGHT or UNDERLINE important ideas or facts that help answer your research question.

In your group, TALK TOGETHER about what you have learned.

On small paper, or post-it notes, SUMMARIZE anything you highlighted in 3 – 5 words.

ORGANIZE these words into CATEGORIES or ideas. Give a name to each group.

Think about how these groups of words can TELL a STORY that answers your question.

WRITE the story in your own words.

Make a list of the SOURCES you used: website, image or multimedia.Put this list at the end of your story.



READ and HIGHLIGHT



Organize ideas into Categories

Decorative Elements

“Graceful, slender” minarets on all four corners

Main archways chiseled with words from the Holy Qur’an

The Taj is covvered with Islamic decorations

Reference: Dr. A. Zahoor and Dr. Z. Haq, 1997, Taj Mahal, Mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahalhttp://www.islamicity.com/culture/taj/

Facts about Size

• The main base is 40 meters tall• The largest dome is 45 meters tall• The main spire on the dome is 11

meters tall

The Taj is symmetrical

There are 22 spires on the entry gate to symbolize the 22 years it took to build

Reference: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~noliver/india/TajMahal/tajmahal.html



Write the story in your own words.


4 DECIDE WHAT TO USE: References

Include a reference list of from the sources you used.

Web PageAuthor, A. A., Author, B. B. (Date of Publication). Title of article. Retrieved from http://web address

Zahoor, A. Haq, Z. (1997). Taj Mahal, Mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal. Retrieved from http://www.islamicity.com/culture/taj/

ImageArtist’s Name. “Photo title.” Photograph. Location. Date of Photo. Web. Date taken from web.

Nathan Jones. “Taj Mahal.” Photograph. Flickr, Creative Commons, 8 October 2006. Web. 24 March 2013.


http://web

Day One: Develop Research SkillsDigital Literacy Learning





4 DECIDE WHAT TO USESynthesize information from 2 or more sources

5 PRACTICE Let’s practice together


Day Two: Research a TopicDigital Literacy Learning

2 ThinkQuest: Your group will research a UNESCO World Heritage Site in India

3 You will: Synthesize your research

4 You will: Gather photos, video and web resources

5 You will: Write about what you have learned

1 Censorship & Plagiarism


Day Three: Create & ShareDigital Literacy Learning

1 You will: Make a Prezi with your group

2 You will: Upload to our Blog

3 You will: Share and Comment

4 Then we will celebrate!


Summer ThrillDigital Literacy Learning


Reference ListDigital Literacy Learning


Internet Tutorials: Your Basic Guide to the Internethttp://www.internettutorials.net/This site is maintained by a retired university librarian and includes concise explanations of all things internet, plus a compilation of internet search engines, organized by category, for guiding research.

The TICA Project @ University of Connecticut & Clemson U.Teaching Internet Comprehension to Adolescentshttp://www.newliteracies.uconn.edu/iesproject/

The Big6 Research Stepshttp://big6.com/pages/lessons/articles/sites-to-teach-the-big6-research-steps.phpA tutorial on using The Big6 Research Steps to develop students’ technology skills.

http://www.internettutorials.net/

http://www.internettutorials.net/

http://www.newliteracies.uconn.edu/iesproject/

http://www.newliteracies.uconn.edu/iesproject/

http://big6.com/pages/lessons/articles/sites-to-teach-the-big6-research-steps.php














Reference ListDigital Literacy Learning

Ludwig Gatzke, Web 2.0,, February 3, 2013 via Flickr, Creative Commons License

Carna Botnet, Internet Census 2012, March 24, 2013 via Flickr, Creative Commons License


Ruslan Enikeev, The Internet Map, April 4, 2012 via Flickr, Creative Commons License

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