Teaching Using the Internet in Your Classroom

Teaching Using the Internet in Your Classroom

The World Wide Web

1. Browser - software used to access information on the internet. (Netscape, MS Internet Explore)

2. Hypertext - (also known as hyperlinks, or links) - text or pictures that allow you to open related web pages by clicking on them with your mouse.

3. URL - Uniform Resource Locator, also known as a web address.

http://www.webcrawler.com

hypertext transfer protocol world wide web domain name top level domain

4. http - hypertext transfer protocol - a communication standard established for the World Wide Web. It ensures that different computers are communicating in the same language when sending and receiving web pages.

5. domain name - usually stands for the name of the institution that owns the site.

6. top level domain - defines the kind of site or institution you are dealing with.

Examples of top level domains .com Commercial sites .edu Educational institutions .mil Military .net network organizations .org Non-profit organizations .gov Government agencies, departments, and institutions .jp Japanese site .uk United Kingdom site .us United States site

7. htm or html - HyperText Markup Language, programming code used to communicate on the internet.

8. Search Engines - data bases of web pages which are

categorized by subject and key words. (Excite, Lycos, Webcrawler, Yahoo, Google,Ask Jeeves)

9. Bookmarks or Favorites - The name and URL of a web

page which is stored in a folder in your computer. 10. Icons - graphical representations of functions carried out

by the application.

Search Engines

Types of Search Engines The Search Engine: Used to search for specific

information using keyword searches to search its database.

The Subject Guide Information Index: Used for searching general topics, this engine uses a set of topic menus and sub-menus

The Metasearch Site: This search engine sends a search to a number of search engines to search their databases for the information requested.

Simple Searching Rules Use the word AND when you want information about two or more key

words together. Some search sites may use the + symbol instead. Example: chickens and eggs OR chickens +eggs

Use the word NOT when you want information about one key word and no information about the other. Some search sites may use the - symbol instead. Example: chickens not eggs OR chickens -eggs

Use quotation marks around the names of people, places, or a phrase. This makes sure that the words appear right next to each other in the web site Example: “Chicken eggs”

To help find a picture of something, type in image: (what you are looking for) Example: image: chicken

To find a definition of a word, type in define: (what you want defined) Example: define: chicken

Blogs

A blog (or weblog) is a website in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed with the newest at the top.

RSS

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) are web feeds provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content

http://www.argusleader.com

WIKI

The term wiki is a shortened form of wiki wiki which is from the native language of Hawaii, where it is commonly used as an adjective to denote something "quick" or "fast".

http://www.wikipedia.org

PodcastingPodcasting is the distribution of audio or video files, such as radio programs or music videos, over the Internet for listening on mobile devices and personal computers. Podcasting's essence is about creating content (audio or video) for an audience that wants to listen when they want, where they want, and how they want.

http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting

Lab 1 : Searching Lab

Complete Lab 1 on the Lab Handout sheet

5 Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages

1. Accuracy of Web Documents 2. Authority of Web Documents 3. Objectivity of Web Documents 4. Currency of Web Documents 5. Coverage of the Web Document

Accuracy of Web Documents

Can you tell who the author is? Is there an email address to contact that

person? What is the purpose of the document and

why was it produced? Is the person qualified to write on the

subject? Author/Webmaster?

Authority of Web Documents

Is the publisher listed or is it the webmaster?

Does the publisher list their credentials? Is the domain of the site valid and coincide

with the information? .com, .org, .gov, .edu, .net

Objectivity of Web Documents

Does the page meet its goals and objectives?

Is the information detailed Are the opinions expressed biased? Is the page cluttered with advertising? Is the audience appropriate for the

information?

Currency of Web Documents

When was the page produced? When was it last updated?

Was it within the last 6 months? How up to date are the links? Is the information on the page outdated?

Coverage of the Web Document

Are the links evaluated and do they complement the main document?

Images and text in balance Is the information properly cited on the page? If the page requires special software for viewing

are you missing a lot of info without it Does the author provide the software? Is it free or is there a fee to obtain the software?

Web Page Evaluation SheetAccuracyWho wrote the site? Can you contact the person?Is the author listed or just the webmaster?

1 2 3 4 5

AuthorityWho published the document?What institution published the document?Qualifications listed?

1 2 3 4 5

ObjectivityDoes the page meet its goals/objectives?How detailed is the information provided?Is the authors information biased?Is the page a full of advertising?

1 2 3 4 5

CurrencyWhen was it produced?When was it last updated?Are the links updated?Do links work?

1 2 3 4 5

CoverageDo links complement theme?Are the images and text well balanced?Is the information properly cited?

1 2 3 4 5

1 = Lowest

5= Highest

Examples of Citing Web Resources MLA Style General:Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Site Name. Article date.

Organization Name. Date of access <URL> With AuthorDoe, John. “Chicken Eggs.” John Doe’s Chicken Eggs. 10 May 1971.

JD Chicken Eggs Inc. 15 Jan. 2005. <http:jdeggs.com>. With no author and no page date“Chicken Eggs.” Eggs and Chickens. JD Chicken Eggs Inc.

15 Jan. 2005. <http:jdeggs.com> Citing From a Web site Database like InfoTracLastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Periodical Name.

Periodical Date: Page numbers. Database Name. Date of access

<URL>

LAB 2: Evaluating Web Pages


Teaching Information Literacy Skills Teaching Literacy Skills can be taught by a series of skills

1.Know when there is a need for information to solve a problem or develop an idea. (Comprehension)

2. Find and identify information needed (Comprehension/Analysis)

3. Analyze the information found (Analysis and Evaluation)

4. Organize the information (Application) 5. Use the information effectively to address the

problem or task (Synthesis) 6. Communicate information and evaluate results

(Application and Evaluation)

LAB 3: Information Literacy Skills Activity Plan


Develop Internet Safe Lessons Once you have taught the techniques of and skills of

searching and analyzing information to students, you can begin using the Internet in your lessons

Tips for developing Internet safe lessons 1. Never start lessons by having students only use

search engines 2.Require students to find very specific information,

not just surf 3.Always require students to write down the URLs of

sites they use for reports in a bibliography format 4. Don’t send the entire class to the same site at the

same time 5. Try to preview sites before students visit them

LAB 4: Internet-Safe Lesson
