2. http://www.nasa.gov/home * Http:// is the protocol that shows it is an internet address. Most, but not all contain www, which stands for world wide web. * Nasa is the domain name, the name of the computer or server to which you connect. *.gov is the domain abbreviation or domain designator (tells what kind of group owns the server * /home is the path which leads to a specific webpage

3. *.org=organization *.gov=government agency *.com=business *.net=network *.k12._.us=public schools *.mil=military agency *.edu=university

4. * Google * KidRex * All the Web * Ask Jeeves * Yahoo * netTrekker * Fact Monster * Pics 4 Learning * Bing * Dogpile

6. * WHO * Wrote the pages and are they an expert in the field? * WHAT * Does the author state is the purpose of the site? * WHEN * Was the site created, updated, last worked on? * WHERE * Does the information come from? * WHY * Is the information useful?

7. * Go to the following website * http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/webevaluation http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/webevaluation * Then spend the next 10-15 minutes going over the tutorial. This will serve as the basis for our next group activity

8. 1.Each group of people will receive websites. 2.As a group use the checklist for website credibility. 3.Be able to justify your assessment

9. Dihydrogen Monoxide http://www.dgmo.orghttp://www.dgmo.org Dangerous Chemicals http://www.equilibra.uk.com/dangerous.shtmlhttp://www.equilibra.uk.com/dangerous.shtml RYT Hospital http://www.rythospital.com/2011/http://www.rythospital.com/2011/ United Hospital http://www.allina.com/ahs/united.nsf/http://www.allina.com/ahs/united.nsf/ Dog Island http://www.thedogisland.com/http://www.thedogisland.com/ The Burmese Mountain Dog http://descy.50megs.com/akcj3/bnb.htmlhttp://descy.50megs.com/akcj3/bnb.html Dogs and More Dogs http://www.pbc.org/wgbh/nova/dogshttp://www.pbc.org/wgbh/nova/dogs

10. Boiler Plate http://www.bigredhair.com/boilerplatehttp://www.bigredhair.com/boilerplate Ripley’s Believe it or Not http://ripleys.com/http://ripleys.com/ The Jackalope Conspiracy http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htmhttp://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm Conspiracy Theory http://people.howstuffworks.com/conspiracy-theory.htmhttp://people.howstuffworks.com/conspiracy-theory.htm Stick Insects http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Stick_Insects/http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Stick_Insects/ Bingham’s Rare insects http://www.binghamheritage.org.uk/natural_history/wildlife_and_flora/rar e_insects.php http://www.binghamheritage.org.uk/natural_history/wildlife_and_flora/rar e_insects.php All about Martin Luther King, Jr http://www.martinlutherking.orghttp://www.martinlutherking.org Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Site http://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htmhttp://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm Central Park, NJ http://centralpark-ny.ushttp://centralpark-ny.us Great Sand Dunes, National Park http://www.alamosa.org/things-to-do/scenic-wonders/the-great-sand- dunes

11. * According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to “Plagiarize” means: * To steal or pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own. * To use (another’s production) without crediting the source * To commit literary theft * To present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.

13. * Go to the following website * http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/ * Then spend the next 10-15 minutes going over the tutorial. This will serve as the basis for our next group activity