web literacy
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Web LiteracyEnriching Classroom Instruction
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What are components of the Internet?• IP Addresses
• Domain Names
• URLs
• Web Browsers
• Home Pages
• Links
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How to read a URL
www.nike.com
World Wide Web
Company Name
Top Level Domain
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What are Top Level Domains?
• .com=commerical• .edu=education• .gov=government• .org=organization• .net=network
• mil=military• .sch=school• .k12=k-12 institutions• .ac=academic• Others listed on handout
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Dissecting Practice
• www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
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Other Characters to Consider
• / (Slash)-Subdirectory indicator
• ~ (Tilde)-personal opinion
• www.pubweb.northwestern.edu/~abutz/intro
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Let’s Practice
• www.zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
• bigredhair.com/robots/index.html
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Question
• What skills should all teachers have to be Web literate?
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Search Engines
• Roam the web and collect information
• Cookies and keyword searches ($$)
• Regular search tools– Google, Yahoo, etc.
• Specialty search tools– NoodleTools, Tek Mom’s Search Tools for
Students, Ivy’s Search Engine Resources for Kids
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Specialty Search Tools
• NoodleTools– www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/
• Tek Mom’s Search Tools for Students– www.tekmom.com/search/
• Ivy’s Search Engine Resources for Kids– www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html
• Google Scholar– www.scholar.google.com
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Other Searches
• Blog Searches– Technorati: www.technorati.com– Google: blogsearch.google.com
• Podcast Searches– Podscope: www.podscope.com/– Blinkx: www.blinkx.com/– Everyzing: www.everyzing.com– Apple: www.apple.com/itunes/
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Question
• How can you use the sale of keywords in a lesson?
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Get REAL
• Web Material Validation
• 4-Step Process
–Read the URL
–Examine the Content
–Ask About the Author and Owner
–Look at the Links
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Read the URL
• Three Basic Questions– Do you recognize the domain name?– What is the extension in the domain name?– Are you on a personal page?
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Examine the Content
• Critical Thinking Exercises for Students– Let’s try one!– http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/
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Ask About the Author and Owner
• .gov and .edu are fairly reliable
• .org, .net and .com can belong to anyone
• Use student question and activity sheet
• easyWhois: www.easywhois.com/ or www.domaintools.com (advanced)
• The Wayback Machine: www.archive.org
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Look at the Links
• Two types of links– Forward Links– Back Links
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Forward Links
• Links on a website directing visitor to other pages
• Ask two questions:– What are the URLs of the forward links?– Do the domain names change?
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Back Links• Links to a site from external sources
• Ask three questions:– Who is linked to the Web site?– Why are they linked? What is the purpose?– What do other sites say about the material on
the site?
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Back Link Tips/Tools• Use link command on AltaVista-reveals
back links– link:http://www.dhmo.org
• Use host command in conjunction with link command– link:http://www.dhmo.org + host:edu
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Practicing Back Link Tool
• Using AltaVista and the link tool, find how many back links there are to your school.
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Other Internet/Technology Tools
• Podcasts– Self created– www.apple.com/iTunes
• RSS– Real Simple Syndication– Collection of real-time, up-to-date resources
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Other Internet/Technology Tools
• Wikis– Living encyclopedia
• Blogs– Web Log…online conversation/discussion
forum
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Question
• Which of the Internet tools will I use in my classroom next week and how will I use it?
• What 21st Century skills will be infused in the activity?
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Question
• Last Question…I promise!
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Are These Your Students?