3.+Internet+Research

=Unit One: Internet Research=


 * //Focus://** Using the Internet Effectively For Academic Research

//**Time:**// Approx. Cycle 1 To Cycle 3 (August 21 - Sept 22)


 * //Content To Be Learned//**

URLs and search engines can be read and used effectively to identify the best available information on a given topic.
 * 1) It is important to save sites you use for research into your Favourites. There are a variety of ways to do this.
 * 2) Organizing your Favourites effectively can help you disseminate information
 * 3) Locally saved bookmarks vs. using a Web 2.0 site to save them online.
 * 4) The quality & type of information found on websites can often be identified by the URL extensions (i.e. ".gov")
 * 5) Research can be more effective by using search engines properly
 * 6) All information found on websites are not equal or unbiased


 * //Skills To Be Learned/Reviewed//**
 * 1) Using Search Engines
 * 2) Setting up and using a Web 2.0 bookmarking site to save favourites
 * 3) Creating folders in favourites
 * 4) Saving and accessing sites to & from favourites and also from a Web 2.0 bookmarking site.
 * 5) Deleting folders & Saved sites
 * 6) Identifying quality websites
 * 7) Copying & Pasting information
 * 8) Modifying information to put into your own words
 * 9) Formatting documents
 * 10) Referencing researched material

[|Internet Vocab Poster.pdf] [|Internet searchtips.pdf] [|Internet Website_Address.doc] [|Internet orgfavs.pdf]
 * //Order of Learning Activities//**

//**Assessed Task & Rubric:

Helpful Videos**//

Here is a video to introduce the concept of using search engines properly: media type="youtube" key="CWHPf00Jkqg" height="340" width="560" align="center"

Here is another one to explain Social Bookmarking using Delicious:

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