La Busqueda en el Internet

Is the information REAL? November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. R = Read the URL 1. Do you recognize the domain name?

Read the URL 2. What is the extension in the domain name? Common Extensions are:.k12 – Schools in the USA.edu – Educational organizations (most US colleges).ac – Academic institution (not used in the US).com - commercial.org – any organization.gov – government.net - network.mil - military November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Which 3 extensions do we need to be careful about because they can be owned by anyone?.com.org.net Read the URL: Extensions November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Read the URL 3. Are you on a personal page? Be careful of: A proper name in the url A tilde (~) The words = users, people, members November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

What does each extension mean? What can you tell about the site from just reading the domain name?

E = Examine the Content For each site that you visit, answer these questions. Web site Is the information on the site helpful? Yes/No Does the site have more resources and links? Do the links work? Yes/No Is the information correct? Yes/No Are the facts different from information I have found elsewhere? Yes/No November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

A = Ask about the author & owner 1.Is the author’s name provided? 2.Is there a contact person or an address provided? 3.Is there biographical information provided about author? 4.Does the author seem knowledgeable? Is he or she an expert in the field? 5.What kinds of results do you see when you do a search on the author’s name? November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Validating Information Use these sites to determine this info: = owner directory (besure to remove the and / or = search engine rank, owner history, registrar data, traffic report = Wayback machine November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

L = Look at the Links 1. Forward link: a link FROM your website TO a page on someone else’s Web site. – You leave the original Web site and move to another and the URL appears in your browser’s address bar – Example: From to November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

L = Look at the Links (Forward links) What are you looking for in forward links? -A pattern of reference -A range of links that take you to other universities, museums, government research sites, etc. -Lots of different authors November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

L = Look at the Links 2. Backward link: a link FROM someone else’s website to a page on your Web site. - a digital thread that comes from another site that is invisible - the Web site author cannot control who links to their pages - Ex: SPHS Info Ctr page links to teacher webpages

L = Look at the Links (Backward links) Why are backward links important? -Gives you perspective about the quality of information -External links potentially provides a range of thoughts or comments about a given page. November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

L = Look at the Links (Backward links) Why are backward links important? -Cross reference information -Establish who has linked to the page and what their purpose helps validate information November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

L = Look at the Links (Backward links) How do I find backward links? -Go to -In the search box type: Link:URL you are validating Ex: link: igh%20School/ November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Altavista Search link: Backward Link Findings: northtigers.co m/

L = Look at the Links (Backward links) Questions to ask yourself about the backward links you find: 1.Who is linked to the website? 2.Why are they linked? 3.What do other sites say about the material on the site? November, Alan. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.