1. Agenda Last class: Internet browsers, searching Today: Internet Literacy Lab –Computer Lab

2. Internet Literacy Lab Purpose –Assess information on websites for reliability –To make website citations and references –Internet searching Procedure –Do the lab

3. 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?

4. Example Topic: Vancouver vs Toronto URL: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1804717 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