Grammar of the Internet Information Literacy

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The impact of the Internet is powerful and growing daily. It is the information source of choice of a growing number of students, parents and teachers. In his book, seminars and conferences Alan November talks about the need to help students develop an understanding of the "grammar" of the Internet and the skills needed to validate information they access via the Internet. As Alan states in his book; "Too many young people believe if they see it on the Internet, it must be true."

At presentations around the world, educators have asked Alan for resources and web sites to help them teach their students to think critically about the Internet. The goal of this area of our site is to provide that resource. We need your help to accomplish that goal.

Grammar of the Internet

Resources, lessons and ideas

Understanding a Web Address
Reading a web address can help you understand where you are on the Internet and with whom you are connected. It can also help you find additional resources within a web site. (Arthur Butz Example.)

Locating the Owner of a Web Site
Who owns this web site? What group supports this site? Sometimes ownership is obvious. Sometimes it will surprise you.

Who Links to this Web Page or Web Site
Knowing who links to the web page or web site can help you determine if this is a well respected web site.

Who Made Money on My Search?
Free or Fee! The Internet is quickly changing. Understanding how money is being made on the Internet can help you better understand what you are reading. (NEW:For a full chart of how search engines are connected and who sells ads to whom visit:http://ihelpyou.com/search-engine-chart.htm You can view all of the relationships or click on the list of search engines on the left to view individual search engines.)

Links to Information Literacy Web Sites
Know a good Informational Literacy web site? Have good resources on your site that you would like us to link to from here? Send the information to jim@classroomhelp.com

Sites with a different version of the "truth"
How well informed are your students to deal with sites containing revisionist history, misrepresented facts, and dubious facts?

Another Dark Side of the Web
After the 2002 Congressional Elections a man from Seattle, Washington bought the domain name rights to US Congress men and women. Later he tried to sell the domain names on E-Bay.

Scams, Hoaxes, and Urban Legends

	Student Activities and Teacher Resources:
Meta-Web Information - Understanding the Web address Search Tips and Tools Learn how you and your students can improve your searching techniques. Meta Tags Learn how web developers use Meta Tags to bring you to their web site.	Student lesson from Alan's book: Invent a Domain Name Searching Using Google Examining Search Engines Examine the Meta Tags for several sites. How are they the same? How are they different? What are the most unusual tags you found?
	Who is the Author and why was this site created? An activity for students. Ownership of a web site can be found at - Who is..http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
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This site was modified on Sunday, April 4, 2004

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