Summer thrill day one

Summer Thrill!
Digital Literacy Learning

Auxilium Nava Jyoti
English Medium School

Thinking Schools Academy 1

Words & the Internet
Why do we use the internet? What words do you
think about when you talk about the internet?


What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 = Tools that help you interact
with others on the Web to:

Collaborate
Communicate
Research
Share
Create
Buy and Sell

Web 2.0 Tools


Internet Usage over 24 Hours
(represents the activity of 460 million IP addresses)

Carna Botnet, Internet Census 2012, March 24, 2013 via Flickr, Creative Commons License

This Week at Summer Thrill!
We will conduct a Research Project using the
internet and Web 2.0 tools. We will:

 Learn the best ways to do research on the web

 Work in small groups to conduct research, discuss ideas,
and write about what we learn

 Use text, photos and video to create a Prezi

 Publish our work in the blog: Thinking Schools Academy,
India


Day One: Develop Research Skills

1 PREPARE to Search
Create good questions to locate information
2 SEARCH
Locate and Access information using search
engines (and search tips)
3 DECIDE WHAT TO READ
Evaluate and Analyze web sources
4 DECIDE WHAT TO USE
Synthesize information from 2 or more sources
5 PRACTICE
Let’s practice together

1 PREPARE to Search

Take time to decide what you want to know:

• What would you like to find out about?

• What categories of facts would you like to collect?

• What specific information will you look for?

• How many websites will you visit?


Let’s Practice!
1 PREPARE to Search

What specific information will
What would you
you look for?
like to find out
about?
[Groups 1 and 2]
[Group 3]

Assignment: Your teacher would like you to prepare a
presentation about the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

What categories of
facts would you like to
collect?
[Group 4]


Let’s Practice!
1 PREPARE to Search


What are some
KEYWORDS
from your group?


1 PREPARE to Search

Write a good question.

A thin question has a one or two word answer. It is usually a
yes/no question or a recall of information. It is helpful for finding
facts.

What is… When… How many…

A thick question is a question that needs more than a one or two
word response. It causes a person to think and there usually is not
a right or wrong answer. It helps you really understand something
interesting about a topic.

Why… How come… I wander… What if…


Let’s Practice!
1 PREPARE to Search

Assignment: Your teacher would like you to prepare a presentation
about the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

When was the Taj Mahal built?

I wonder why someone would build such a huge
building in the middle of India?


Let’s Practice!
1 PREPARE to Search

Assignment: Your teacher would like you to prepare a presentation
about the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

Work with your group to write 2 good THIN questions and 2 good
THICK questions.

Use the words and phrases that we have already listed on the board
to help you.


2 SEARCH

When Searching for Information:

• Decide which search engines and key word
searches would be best to use

• When results come up, how do you choose the
best sites to go to?

• How do you know the information you find is
true? What makes a site reliable?


2 SEARCH: What’s a URL?
top level domain name
protocol
country code
URL http://www.google.co.in
host
second-level domain name


2 SEARCH: Common Top Level Domains

.com commercial enterprise

.edu educational institution

.gov U.S. government

.mil U.S. military

.net network access provider

.org usually a not-for-profit organization

.in country code for India

2 SEARCH: What is a Search Engine?

Search Engine = a searchable database of internet files
collected by a computer program.

The computer program is called a , ,
or .

Types of Search Engines

General Search Engines: looks all over the web to collect pages from
the free web. Google is a general search engine.

Meta Search Engines: searches more than one search engine to get
answers.

Subject Search Engines: searches a topic or type of content (like a blog
or movies or travel). Thinking Schools Academy 17

2 SEARCH: What is a Search Engine?

Six Good Search Engines for Students

Google General search
www.google.com or www.google.co.in
SweetSearch Designed for students www.sweetsearch.com or
www.4me.sweetsearch.com for young children

DuckDuckGo Instant Answers and Privacy
www.duckduckgo.com

SearchEDU All results are .edu
www.searchedu.com

Quintura Displays a Tag Cloud with keywords
www.quintura.com

Zuula Searches web, images, news & blogs with separate tabs
for each category
www.zuula.com

2 SEARCH: Search Tricks
Use many Using many keywords = better results.
✖ Taj Mahal
keywords ✔ The architecture of the Taj Mahal

Use To search for phrases, use speech marks.
✖ History of the Taj Mahal
“speech marks” ✔ “History of the Taj Mahal”

Use a + sign Use a + for words which MUST be in the results.
✖Taj Mahal Architecture
✔Taj Mahal +Architecture

Use a – sign Use a − sign to NOT include a certain word.
✔Taj Mahal −Musician

Spell Correctly Spelling is very important. If you spell incorrectly you will
not get good results.


Let’s Practice!
2 SEARCH: Use the Tricks
✔ Decide what your group wants to know about the Taj Mahal. Use the
questions you wrote earlier.

Q: What are the important architectural features
of the Taj Mahal?
✔ Use your keywords, phrases, THIN and THICK questions to develop some
search tricks for your group.

Keywords:
Taj Mahal, architectural features, monument, India, Agra, build, palace, marble,
architect…

THIN: What materials were used to build it? How many people helped build it?

THICK: What does the Taj Mahal represent to India? To the World?
Is symbolism a part of the architecture? Academy
Thinking Schools 20

Let’s Practice!


Write down a question that you want answered.
Use a good question
What materials were used to build the Taj Mahal?
Use many keywords The architectural features of the Taj Mahal
Use “speech marks” “Materials used to build the Taj Mahal”
Use a +sign Taj Mahal +Architecture +Symbolism
Use a –sign Taj Mahal –Musician


Let’s Practice!

In your GROUP:

✔ Decide what your group wants to know about the Taj Mahal. Use the
questions you wrote earlier.

✔ Use your keywords, phrases, THIN and THICK questions to develop some
search tricks for your group.

Use a good question Write down a question that you want answered.
Use many keywords Write two examples
Use “speech marks” Write two examples
Use a +sign Write two examples
Use a –sign Write two examples



When Looking at a Website:

true?

• What makes a site reliable?

• If you don’t find what you want, what do you do?



Once you search,
Which websites should you look at?

Look at the
Domain Name is it .com? .edu? .org? .net?
Skim through the entries and look for your
Skim keywords.
Do you see your keywords?

Quick read the first two lines of the
Scan description to see if it relates to your topic.


Let’s Practice!
SEARCH: The architectural features of the Taj Mahal.


Quick Answers

Wikipedia

.com

.com


Let’s Practice!
SEARCH Again: The architectural features of the
Taj Mahal.


Architecture
Taj Mahal
India

“specialists in every
.edu architectural field were
recruited for the task”

“Architectural
elements from
Images
Persia, Islamic,
and Indian
cultures”


How do you know the information is true?

Who wrote the Look for an ABOUT link that tells you about the
information? writer. Can you email them?

When was the
page updated? Look for a DATE on the page.

Does the page include references to where the
Are there information came from?
references? Can you CHECK the info. on another site?

Is there Is the site trying to sell you anything? Are there
advertising or advertisements on the page. Can you see any bias?
selling?

References

.edu
Nikhil Chatakondi
University of Alabama
Student

Important links

Last update


When Looking at a Website:

true?

• What makes a site reliable?

• If you don’t find what you want, what do you do?


3 DECIDE WHAT TO READ Let’s Practice!

 Choose a search engine
 Choose your search tricks
 Choose a website
 Complete the chart in your group.

How do you know the information is true?
Who wrote the
information?
When was the page
updated?

Are there references?
Is there advertising or
selling?


Synthesize information from 2 or more
sources

What information will help you answer your
questions?

• Are there ideas that we would like to compile
from different sites?

• How do we decide what information is most
important?

• Where could you find additional information that
would help you?

4 DECIDE WHAT TO USE: Strategies
DOWNLOAD or PRINT out 3 articles that you would like to use so that you can
highlight information or write on the article.
READ each article. HIGHLIGHT or UNDERLINE important ideas or facts that help
answer your research question.
In your group, TALK TOGETHER about what you have learned.

On small paper, or post-it notes, SUMMARIZE anything you highlighted in 3 – 5
words.
ORGANIZE these words into CATEGORIES or ideas. Give a name to each group.

Think about how these groups of words can TELL a STORY that answers your
question.
WRITE the story in your own words.

Make a list of the SOURCES you used: website, image or multimedia.
Put this list at the end of your story.

READ and HIGHLIGHT


Organize ideas into Categories
Facts about Size

• The main base is 40 meters tall Decorative Elements
• The largest dome is 45 meters tall
• The main spire on the dome is 11 “Graceful, slender” minarets on all
meters tall four corners

The Taj is symmetrical Main archways chiseled with words
from the Holy Qur’an
There are 22 spires on the entry gate
to symbolize the 22 years it took to The Taj is covvered with Islamic
build decorations

Reference: Reference: Dr. A. Zahoor and Dr. Z.
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~noliver/indi Haq, 1997, Taj Mahal, Mausoleum
a/TajMahal/tajmahal.html of Mumtaz Mahal
http://www.islamicity.com/culture/t
aj/

Write the story in your own words.


4 DECIDE WHAT TO USE: References

Include a reference list of from the sources you
used.
Web Page
Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (Date of Publication). Title of article. Retrieved
from http://web address

Zahoor, A. Haq, Z. (1997). Taj Mahal, Mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal. Retrieved
from http://www.islamicity.com/culture/taj/

Image
Artist’s Name. “Photo title.” Photograph. Location. Date of Photo. Web.
Date taken from web.

Nathan Jones. “Taj Mahal.” Photograph. Flickr, Creative Commons, 8
October 2006. Web. 24 March 2013.


Day One: Develop Research Skills

1 PREPARE to Search
2 SEARCH
Synthesize information from 2 or more sources
5 PRACTICE
Let’s practice together

Day Two: Research a Topic

1 Censorship & Plagiarism
2 ThinkQuest: Your group will research a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in India
3 You will: Synthesize your research

4 You will: Gather photos, video and web resources

5 You will: Write about what you have learned


Day Three: Create & Share

1 You will: Make a Prezi with your group
2 You will: Upload to our Blog
3 You will: Share and Comment
4 Then we will celebrate!


Summer Thrill


Reference List

Internet Tutorials: Your Basic Guide to the Internet
http://www.internettutorials.net/
This site is maintained by a retired university librarian and includes concise
explanations of all things internet, plus a compilation of internet search engines,
organized by category, for guiding research.

The TICA Project @ University of Connecticut & Clemson U.
Teaching Internet Comprehension to Adolescents
http://www.newliteracies.uconn.edu/iesproject/

The Big6 Research Steps
http://big6.com/pages/lessons/articles/sites-to-teach-the-big6-research-steps.php
A tutorial on using The Big6 Research Steps to develop students’ technology skills.


Reference List

Images
Carna Botnet, Internet Census 2012, March 24,
2013 via Flickr, Creative Commons License
Ludwig Gatzke, Web 2.0,, February 3, 2013 via
Flickr, Creative Commons License
Ruslan Enikeev, The Internet Map, April 4,
2012 via Flickr, Creative Commons License


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