Questions within 10_1 Assignment:

Introduction: I created this presentation after I created my Wikispace WebQuest for my 10_2 assignment, only for this one, I geared it towards the parents. I find it incredibly necessary for parents to know how to use the Internet, what websites are good ones to use for various projects, how to utilize the information found, and to be of an assistance to their child when he or she is given a research project. I’ve worked with a few parents who literally had a difficult time locating the power button on their child’s MacBook, but I’ve never once made them feel inadequate about their lack of knowledge, but rather work with them to help them build up the foundation that’s necessary for them to become stronger information searchers, as I do with their children.

I believe that the reviews that I created within this presentation can result in the parents learning the information, especially if they take notes on the various sections throughout. On the 18th slide, I present a “Test Your Knowledge” in which I ask parents to write down the elements that I teach to them within this presentation. I then go over it with them as a group. I also leave time for Questions & Answers, as I feel that it’s important to allow for people to inquire about the unknown and uncertainties that they may have over something that was just taught to them.

Information Searching

Ms. Sarah Wentworth

K-12 Library Media Specialist

Greenville Schools/Union 60

April 21st, 2011

Instructional Goals: At the competition of this presentation, parents of our middle school students will have an understanding of what can be found within the various layers of The World Wide Web, the 5 most commonly used URL endings, and what a “Good Website” contains.

All screenshots used within this presentation follow the fair use guidelines and are cited at the end.

(Pezzuolo “Module 4: Invisible Web”)

The World Wide Web

Web Layer 1: Generic Websites

• Websites are easy to locate by a search engine (Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Ask)• Simple go to one of these (or similar search engine) and search for website• www.bestbuy.com• www.starbucks.com• www.ford.com

• Specialized/Individualized websites for a specific topic or element – also found by using search engines

• www.tvguide.com• www.mapquest.com• www.weather.com

Web Layer 2: Niche Websites

• Information is changing and updated on a day-to-day basis

• Login user names and passwords needed for posting and sharing

• www.wikipedia.com• www.etsy.com • www.smugmug.com

Web Layer 3: Database Websites

• Private content only accessible through a paid membership/subscription

• Login user name and password always required

• www.paypal.com• www.bangor.com• www.nytimes.com

Web Layer 4: Private Websites

Let’s Review “The World Wide Web”

• Layer 1: Generic Websites• Go to a search engine, type in topic, hit search, and locate desired website

• www.starbucks.com

• Layer 2: Specialized/Individualized Websites• Go to a search engine, type in specific topic, hit search, and locate specific website

• www.weather.com

• Layer 3: Database Websites• Posted information is always changing and being updated – need login and password

• www.wikipedia.com

• Layer 4: Private Websites• Accessible only through paid membership/subscription – login and username required

• www.paypal.com

URL Endings

• Every website has an address• The address is called a URL• URL is an acronym for “Uniform Resource

Locator” (Hock 294).• There are 5 commonly used URL endings:• .com• .gov• .edu• .net• .org

Does anyone want to take a guess as to what each stands for?

• Various companies or profitable organizational companies

• Google is a company that makes profit by selling advertisements on other websites that link back to its own website, www.google.com

(Google.com)

.comCommercial

• Internet Service Providers or individually created websites• www.school-libraries.net is a website that lists a director of different

links to websites and webpages that were created by individual librarians for librarians.

(Core-Collections.net)

.netNetwork

• Private Academies

• Public K-12 Schools

• Universities

• Colleges

(Maine.edu)

.eduEducation

• Any governmental agency or entity• National or State offices• Not to be confused with government branches of military (.mil)

(Maine.gov)

.govGovernment

• Organizations that are non-profit in their funding

• Content on their websites and pages within are usually free of advertising.

(Wikipedia.org)

.orgOrganization

Let’s Review:“URL Endings”

• .com is the URL ending for “Commercial”• Various companies or profitable organizations

• .net is the URL ending for “Network”• Internet Service Providers or individually created

• .edu is the URL ending for “Education”• Private or public schools, colleges and universities

• .gov is the URL ending for “Government”• Government agency, entity, or official

• .org is the URL ending for “Organization”• Nonprofit organization

A “Good Website”

Unknown date?

Pop up advertisements?

Unknown author?

Flashing banners?

Unknown title?

Hard to read fonts?

Unlisted sources?

A “Good Website”

• Author – who wrote the information?

• Title – what is the information about?

• Source – where does the author work?

• Date – when was the information written/published?

• Purpose – why was this information written?

(Hock 15-17)

Test Your Knowledge

1.) How many layers are there within The World Wide Web?

2.) List the names of the layers.

3.) Tell what kinds of websites you can find within each layer.

4.) There are 5 commonly used URL Endings. Can you list all 5 and tell me what they stand for?

5.) What makes a “good website?” If you get stuck, think of the 5 W’s.

Let’s share our answers

Wrap Up / Q&A

During today’s presentation, we learned that….

•There are 4 layers of The World Wide Web:• Generic, Specialized/Individualized, Database Content, and Private

•There are 5 commonly used URL Endings:• .com, .net, .edu, .gov, and .org

•There are 5 items that make a “good website:”• Author, Title, Source, Date, and Purpose

Are there any questions?

Works Cited

“Google.” Google.com. Google, Inc., 2011. Web. 21, April 2011.

Hock, Randolph. The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook; A Guide for the Serious Searcher. New

Jersey: Cyber Age Books, 2010. Print.

“Maine.gov.” Maine.gov. InforME, 2010. Web. 21, April 2011.

“Maine’s Public Universities.” Maine.edu. University of Maine System, 2011. Web. 21, April 2011.

Pezzuolo, Judy. “Module 4: Invisible Web.” LSC 5540: Information Search, Retrieval, and Presentation

Strategies. Rev. Spring 2011. Mansfield University SL&IT, n.d. Web. 21 April 2011.

“School-Libraries.net.” Core-Collections.net. The H.W. Wilson Company, 2011. 21 April 2011.

“Wikipedia.” Wikipedia.org. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2011. Web. 21 April 2011.