1. Linda Cooper – September 2007 Using the Internet Linda Cooper

2. Linda Cooper – September 2007 Accuracy of Information Who made it? – look at URL – contact info? When? – is there a date? Last update date? Why? – to inform, to sell, to entertain? Is it biased? Do links work? If in doubt - check information against another website

3. Linda Cooper – September 2007 Reliability of Information Is it Fact or opinion? Bogus information – is it plausible? www.genochoice.com

4. Making Sense of the URL www.lvs.ascot.sch.uk www - world wide web Lvs.ascot - domain name sch - school website Uk - website situated in the uk Org – non-profit organisation such as a charity Ac – academic institution such as college or University Com – commerical orgainsation – usually an international one or US based Co.uk – company or commercial organisation in UK De – german fr - france

5. Searching Effectively Be specific – think about what you are looking for Use a few key words Use quotes to narrow searches Check spelling! Do not use punctuation in search terms Images – image of …………..

6. Linda Cooper – September 2007 Using Google Advanced Search