1+Web+Literacy

 Effective Search Practices
-Ozone depletion in Australia from a government website (Not sure, try this.) -A presentation file that is related to your subject matter and from universities in the U.S. (Not sure, try this.) -A black and white image that's labeled for reuse to download on to your computer. (Not sure, go here.)
 * Develop a search plan.
 * Teach students to use advanced search techniques.
 * Teach students to use more advanced and more specialized search engines. (Give Ask.com, Answers.com, Noodletools and Boolify a try.)
 * //Activity//: Use advanced search techniques to find the following:

 Validating Resources - Get REAL: 4 Steps to Validating Information

 * R = Read the URL (e.g. The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus.html)
 * E = Examine the Content
 * A = Ask about the Author and Owner (e.g. look up **martinlutherking.org** on www.easywhois.com)
 * L = Look at the Links
 * //Activity//: Use the REAL Steps to validate these websites.

November Learning - Information Literacy Resources

Before going to break, @Create a Google Account (If you don't already have one)

[|Search] [|Google News] [|Posters] for your classroom.
 * The Crib Sheets:**

Search Education Lessons by Google Certified Teachers Classroom Activities 15 Second Search Tips Videos (from Google)
 * Tutorials**


 * **Web Search** ||
 * * Search Features
 * Real-Time Search
 * Web Search [|Support]
 * Wonder Wheel
 * Timeline
 * [|Advanced Search]
 * Don't miss File Type and Usage Rights.
 * Don't forget to learn the [|Google Operators] like Define: and others.
 * Google Calculator Operators
 * Google Insights for Search ||
 * **Multimedia Search** ||
 * * [|Image Search] [|Support >]
 * Similar Images
 * [|Video Search] [|Support] (See also Audio Indexing from Google Labs)
 * Search Stories  (YouTube) - Check our David Hay's Search Story
 * [|Map Search] [|Support]
 * Check out [|Street View in Yosemite Valley]!
 * [|More on maps...] ||


 * Web Search Suggested Activities:**
 * Use the Google Wonder Wheel to help you narrow down your search terms on an upcoming curricular unit
 * Use [|Advanced Search] to find a copyright friendly resource to use with one of your classes.
 * Using Google Insights for Search compare trends in searches in the US to another country and determine why there is a difference.
 * Create your own Search Story


 * Academic Search Tools:**
 * [|Book Search] - [|Support site for Books>]
 * Search [|Dr. Wagner's Library]
 * [|Scholar Search] - [|Support site for Scholar] (Don't miss the "cited by" feature!)
 * [|News Search] - [|Support site for News] (See also [|News Timeline] and InQuotes from [|Google Labs].)
 * [|Fast Flip] (new from the Labs folks)
 * [|Blog Search] - [|Support site for Blog Search]
 * Image Search - [|Similar Images] and [|Image Swirl]

Extra Activities:
 * 1) Create news alerts for your school (or workplace) and your name.
 * 2) Searching Images by usage rights
 * 3) Language Tools for translating your materials into various languages
 * 4) Google Scavenger Hunt! Click [|here] to get the file in a format that will be happy on both PC's and Macs. Once home, feel free to print and share with your students. Need help? Check Google's Search Feature page.

Other Resources for Images and Video o [|Search Creative Commons] o [|The Internet Archive] (Examples: India in 1959; MLK Interview; Sun Basics) o [|Library of Congress] - Explore Primary Sources (Prints and Photographs) o [|TeacherTube] and [|YouTube] - [|TubeTV]