Information Literacy

Beth Markov What we Information Search will Literacy Engines cover: E-Learning Understanding Being able to Having a set of that not all discern between criteria to know information on a credible when and when the internet is source and a not to believe always reliable. not-so credible what you read source. on the internet. Why should you be information literate?

However, just like Nowadays, we can get anybody can search for on the internet and find information on the answers in the blink of internet, anyone can an eye with a simple add information to the search. internet.

Information Literacy can Information Literacy can help you make your help you take away the research more efficient, highest quality which leads to higher information from the quality papers and internet. projects. Search Engines

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• Dogpile is a metasearch engine, so it uses multiple search engines at once after you search a term. • It was started in November of 1996 • It was started by Aaron Flinn • The mascot’s name is Arfie. You can search for different types of media with these buttons. Hit this button to get results!

I selected images and typed in my search term And just like that, Dogpile retrieved pictures of my favorite Jedi! From the images screen, I just tapped the web button

These are things related to my search. You can change your search up here.

And hit that Go Fetch button! Here it shows my recent searches in case I want to go back to one of them quickly. • Formed originally just as Bing on June 3, 2009 • This is a crawler , so this is the kind of website a metasearch site would use to collect its Bing information. • It is owned by the Microsoft corporation. Just like any search engine, type your search in this box. Here are some trending searches. But as soon as you start typing, the trending searches become suggestions for your search term. Let’s check out his biography

And here we have quick links to more information about my favorite historical figure. Look at that, we don’t even have to click on any websites for a brief overview! A great feature if you just want an answer to a quick question! And of course, pictures! • Formed in 1994 • Its search function uses Bing, however Yahoo does have control over the way it displays the Yahoo searches and what information is included. • For this reason, it looks similar to Bing, but the information retrieved can be different. Here are some popular searches. Just like before, here are some search suggestions. And here right after hitting that magnifying glass, we have some basic information about my favorite wizard! And of course, like any good search engine, it’s easy to find pictures. This is the results screen for an image search in Bing. If you go between this slide and the last one, you can see the pages are similar but not exactly the same. Search Engine Limitations

A search engine is a There are good sites great tool for No matter what and bad ones, and retrieving search engine you we will go over some information, but use, you must still be ways to decide what unfortunately it careful about the are good sources cannot judge the information retrieved. and what are bad validity of that ones. information for you. Domain Names Credible contributors: People or organizations that will be experts on the topic you are searching.

A date of publication for the information to show how recent the information is relative Good to the date of your search. websites Things with a .edu, .org, or .gov websites are typically the easiest to trust to have good information.

This does not mean that you cannot use a .com website, you just have to make sure that you can trust the information. Frequent misspellings, punctation errors, or grammatical errors

Bad You cannot find who contributed to the website, or the person or group websites to contribute is not an expert.

Be careful of websites that are heavily sponsored, as sponsors can affect the information presented. E-learning is the use of internet tools to support classroom learning. E- Learning Can be done in school or at - What is home. it? Usually presents information in an engaging way to make learning fun. E-

Learning: To supplement To further To be a more what you are explore topics already learning well-rounded that interest you. Why use in class. learner. it? Started in 2008 by Sal Kahn.

E- Contains videos narrated by tutors Learning: to help you with a myriad of topics.

Kahn The videos are well made with clear notes that are written on the board as the instructor explains what they Academy are talking about.

The ability to pause or go back and listen to certain things multiple times helps to solidify knowledge about a subject. Click Here! Put your birthday in here. Put in your email address and your name, then create a password. Select your grade

I’m an adult learner, so I’ll select this one. I chose Organic Chemistry to study first and look at all those lessons they offer!

Here you can keep track of your learning! Let’s pick this video. Each Lesson is broken into easy to follow topics. You don’t even have to leave the screen to keep learning. Run by PBS to provide free learning to students.

Includes interactive segments about popular topics E-Learning: in science. Nova Labs The site is easy to use and fun.

The videos and activities are all devised by experts in the various scientific fields, so all the information is factual and up-to-date. This is Nova Labs. A great resource for learning about scientific concepts!

Let’s take a look at RNA A brief intro gets you ready to learn.

Click to start! You can log in if you want, but it works the same if you continue by clicking ‘Guest Pass’.

There are videos for help if you need. There are pop ups to teach you The controls to play. are easy to use and well explained. And it celebrates when you finish a puzzle successfully! Show what you know! Ready for a quiz?? What is the dog’s name on Dogpile?

Arfie Ralphie

Gary Sir Barkington III What button do we press to search the web on Dogpile?

Sic ‘em! Go Get It!

Use the Force, Arfie! Go Fetch! What is a limitation to all search engines?

They only pop Search engines are all the same, so it’s hard to up bad sites. tell them apart.

They can’t tell a good There are no source from a bad source for you. limitations. Why should you be careful when taking information from a sponsored website?

Sponsors can affect the A sponsored site is never information going onto a made by a professional. website.

A sponsored site doesn’t care There’s no reason to be about facts. careful with a sponsored site. Who creates the games and activities on Nova Labs?

Whoever wants to add to the site. PBS BBC Experts Which domain name is the most trustworthy in most cases?

.exe .net .edu .com When was Kahn Academy Started?

2008 2007

2009 2006 What is E-Learning?

It’s just online It’s a video game homework

It’s a supplement for It’s expensive classroom learning. What kind of search engine is Bing?

Crawler Meta

Beta Trawler Which search engine is used by Yahoo?

Google Bing

It is its own Dogpile search engine

Okay, Vlad, I get the point. The stakes are high. Let me try again. I’m Information Literate!

Let me take that quiz again!