Agenda Last class: Internet browsers, searching Today: Internet Literacy Lab –Computer Lab
Internet Literacy Lab Purpose –Assess information on websites for reliability –To make website citations and references –Internet searching Procedure –Do the lab
Lab Procedure Pick a topicA vs B (don’t copy) Find many TYPES of websites about it –Blog, wiki, forum,.gov,.com,.edu,.org, etc. Analyze each website –URL? –Who wrote it? Why? When? –Domain name = Publisher? Appropriate? –References / Comments / Contact? –What do YOU think?
Example Topic: Vancouver vs Toronto URL: Type: Forum Who? Someone with new job moving here When? August, 2009 Why? Asking for help, opinions Publisher? Lonelyplanet.com, YES Ref / Contact / Comments? No, Yes, Yes What I think: Good info from local people