Session 2: Internet Searches
Objectives:    Activities:

 Warm up - Go to the Internet site you plan to share with others, explore it more, be ready to tell us about what you like about it and how you plan to use it with students.

l.Fnding out about Search Engines.  Visit the following sites for search engine information

Rockingham Cyber Search - Virginia county Internet site with live search engines, search help, and how to write bibliographic citations for Internet research

Blue Ribbon Learning Sites on the Web - places to go for help with reference, research, and many lesson plans

Kathy Schrock's Educator's Guide to the Internet - sites and search engine information, slide shows for training available

Community Learning Network - Frequently Asked Questions about Internet Searches

2. Conducting a Proper Internet Search  - Practice with Infoseek and Altavista (both use "OR" as the default )

    (l) What is being done by Congress to reform campaigns?

    Proper search: _____________________________________
 
    (2) I'm interested in knowing how the glut of Ph.D. grads is affecting the job market?

    Proper search: _______________________________________________

    (3) How much of a problem is university crime?

    Proper search: ______________________________________________

    (4) I'd like for students to find information about slavery?

    Proper search: _______________________________________________

    (5) Can I see the reviews of novels of Joyce Carol Oates?

    Proper search: _______________________________________________

    (6) I need a picture of Bill Clinton?

    Proper search: _______________________________________________

    (7) What are some websites on the Holocaust?

    Proper search: _______________________________________________

      (8) My question: ______________________________________________

    Proper search: ________________________________________________

Answer Key:

l. +campaign  +reform  +Congress
2. +Ph.D  +glut   +"job market"
3. college   university   campus    +title:crime
4. title: slavery            or   url:slavery
5. title:"Joyce Carol Oates"
6. image:clinton.jpg
7. url:holocaust

3. Understanding Copyright and Bibliographies for Internet Activities. Click on "On-line Tutorials and Presentations"  then click on "To Copy or Not to Copy"
    My notes on copyright issues:

4. Other reference materials on the Internet for student searches:

    My notes on other Internet references:
5. Visit several ASK An Expert  sites on the Internet (see handout).  My notes here:

6. Practice downloading files and pictures from the Internet to a disk, be sure to record the source of your file or photo below:
 
 

Note:  Having students print massive amounts of info from the Internet is not as helpful  or appropriate as having them ask specific questions and find specific information with specific bibliographic references - more critical thinking  is involved and the activity is less likely to become a project in plagiarism.

7. Work on your Collection of  Internet Resources and Ideas  - Be ready to share a draft of a lesson plan with class tomorrow for Warmups

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