OBJECTIVES
Upon
completion of this lesson, the students will be able to: |
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Access
three Internet sites. |
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Understand the need to question information found on the Internet. |
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Research a question using the Internet. |
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Recognize discrepancies among Web sites. |
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Compare Web site information to printed information. |
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Determine the different purposes of various Web sites. |
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Brainstorm indicators that determine a web site’s credibility. |
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Begin
to make judgments as to which sites could be used as acceptable resource
material for the research paper. |
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MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT |
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Computer lab with Internet access. |
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LCD
projector and screen or Smart Board. |
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The
Web article entitled “Why We Need To Evaluate What We Find on the Internet”
(by D. Scott Brandt, Associate Professor, Purdue University).
http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/~techman/eval.html |
TIME
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2
class periods or 96-100 minutes of instruction. |
PROCESS
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Day
1 – Learning the Need to Evaluate Web Sites.
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Read and discuss the article “Why We Need To Evaluate What We Find on the
Internet” (by D. Scott Brandt, Associate Professor, Purdue University).
http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/~techman/eval.html
. Sample discussion questions are listed below:
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Who can
publish on the Web?
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Who can be published
on the web?
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Can you tell
immediately what the purpose of a particular site is?
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How do we know it is
reliable information?
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Does anyone edit or
check this information for accuracy?
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What do you think
could be possible differences between information found on the World Wide
Web and information found in print?
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To aid in the
discussion other information can be found by accessing the following Web
sites:
http://www.ivcc.edu/eng1001/credibility.htm
www.webcredibility.org
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/filigree/kotmel/credible.html |
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Ask students the following question:
What is the correct way to cite a Web site when using the MLA citation
method?
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Working in pairs or
individually, students should use search engines to find Web sites that
discuss MLA citations. They should find two different Web sites that cover
this information. Allow approximately 8-10 minutes.
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After 10 minutes,
ask if any students found any Web sites that answer the given question. Ask
if there are any discrepancies in regards to the MLA style of citing Web
sites.
(If they found some
discrepancies, put those web sites on the big screen and discuss the
differences. If they did not find any sites with discrepancies, use the
sites below to illustrate the point that sometimes the "facts" on different
websites contradict each other.)
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http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite8.html
- Incorrect MLA Web site citation (problem: didn’t use reverse indention).
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http://www.bible.org/cite.htm
- Incorrect
MLA Web site citation (problem: no url given).
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http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm
- Correct MLA web site citation |
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The
students should take the information and compare the MLA style of Web site
citation to the information found in their research guides (print copy of
MLA style of Web site citation). Determine which ones match and which do
not. |
HOMEWORK
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The students should write
an MLA style citation for the Web site that shows the correct MLA style of
Web site citation. |
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In preparation for DAY 2, the students
should write out the definitions to the following terms.
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Propaganda
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Advertising
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Advocacy
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Recreation
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Education
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Information/News |
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Day
2 – Learning to Recognize the Purposes of Different Web Sites.
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Discuss the meanings of the terms defined in their homework assignment from
DAY 1. |
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Discuss the different
reasons people and/or businesses create pages for the Internet. Show the
visual, content, and domain differences using the corresponding Web sites
below:
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Propaganda
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http://globalresearch.ca/articles/KUP206A.html
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Advertising -
http://www.clothesline.com/staindetective/
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Advocacy -
http://www.buydomains.com/
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Recreation -
www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R3/FOX/FOX.HTM
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Education
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http://www.uiuc.edu or
http://www.lakeland.cc.il.us/index2.cfm
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Information/News –
http://www.usatoday.com/ |
HOMEWORK
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The
students should find a site depicting each kind of Web site discussed and
be able to distinguish the differences among the sites. |
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The
students should be able to present those differences in an informal
discussion on the next day. |
