1. Encyclopaedia vs. Internet Benefits & Drawbacks

2. Encyclopaedia Find information QUICKLY Find information QUICKLY Information is TRUE Information is TRUE Information is WELL- ORGANIZED Information is WELL- ORGANIZED Information may not be completely CURRENT Information may not be completely CURRENT Only accessible in LIBRARY Only accessible in LIBRARY

3. Internet Information may NOT BE TRUE (Who is the source?) Information may NOT BE TRUE (Who is the source?) Can be DIFFICULT TO FIND good information Can be DIFFICULT TO FIND good information May find INAPPROPRIATE SITES mixed with good ones May find INAPPROPRIATE SITES mixed with good ones Can be used from any computer Can be used from any computer MAY be more CURRENT MAY be more CURRENT

4. Use GUIDE WORDS Guide words at the TOP of the page help you locate topic Guide words at the TOP of the page help you locate topic BOLD WORDS within the ARTICLE help you locate important information BOLD WORDS within the ARTICLE help you locate important information WHAT are you looking for? Keep referring back to your ASSIGNMENT! WHAT are you looking for? Keep referring back to your ASSIGNMENT!

6. Taking NOTES ONLY write TREASURE words, NOT TRASH words. Short words & phrases. ONLY write TREASURE words, NOT TRASH words. Short words & phrases. ORGANIZE in sections or cards ORGANIZE in sections or cards Don’t PLAGIARIZE! Don’t PLAGIARIZE! CITE your SOURCES for all your notes! CITE your SOURCES for all your notes! BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY

7. Taking NOTES Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian voyager and merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia through China, visiting the Kublai Khan in Beijing. He left in 1271 (he was a teenager at the time) with his father (Nicolo Polo) and uncle (Maffeo Polo); they spent about 24 years traveling. [Nicolo and Maffeo had previously made a trip to China, from 1260- 1269, during which the Kublai Khan (the conqueror of China) requested holy oil blessed by the Pope.] Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian voyager and merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia through China, visiting the Kublai Khan in Beijing. He left in 1271 (he was a teenager at the time) with his father (Nicolo Polo) and uncle (Maffeo Polo); they spent about 24 years traveling. [Nicolo and Maffeo had previously made a trip to China, from 1260- 1269, during which the Kublai Khan (the conqueror of China) requested holy oil blessed by the Pope.]

8. TREASURE WORDS Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian voyager and merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia through China, visiting the Kublai Khan in Beijing. He left in 1271 (he was a teenager at the time) with his father (Nicolo Polo) and uncle (Maffeo Polo); they spent about 24 years traveling. [Nicolo and Maffeo had previously made a trip to China, from 1260-1269, during which the Kublai Khan (the conqueror of China) requested holy oil blessed by the Pope.] Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian voyager and merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia through China, visiting the Kublai Khan in Beijing. He left in 1271 (he was a teenager at the time) with his father (Nicolo Polo) and uncle (Maffeo Polo); they spent about 24 years traveling. [Nicolo and Maffeo had previously made a trip to China, from 1260-1269, during which the Kublai Khan (the conqueror of China) requested holy oil blessed by the Pope.]

9. REVIEW ENCYCLOPAEDIA can be EASIER and MORE RELIABLE ENCYCLOPAEDIA can be EASIER and MORE RELIABLE INTERNET can be more ACCESSIBLE but LESS RELIABLE INTERNET can be more ACCESSIBLE but LESS RELIABLE Always review your assignment! What are you looking for? Always review your assignment! What are you looking for? Write only TREASURE words Write only TREASURE words CITE SOURCES (Bibliography) CITE SOURCES (Bibliography)