Transcript Purpose: What`s It Trying to Do?

Finding It On the Internet
Put the “stuff” that
starts with www in
the Address bar.
Not
here
Not
here
Type what you are
searching for in the
Search bar.
Choose Your Search Terms
• Be specific! or you’ll
end up with a lot of
garbage.
• Use quotes around
words that go in order or
make a phrase.
• Use plus sign for
words that must appear
in your information.
• Use minus sign for
words that should not
appear in your information.
green beans not just beans
“jennifer pitt”
“heart disease” +women
squash -racquet
So You’ve Found It!
But is it
good?
Think about what you’ve found.
• Purpose of the
information?
• Author of the
information?
• Currency of the
information?
Purpose: What’s It Trying to Do?
Most Web sites are designed to:
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Sell (services and products)
Present Information
Influence and Promote Ideas
Entertain
Many sites do several of these at
once.
Author –
Anyone
• What are the author’s
qualifications?
Is he an authority in that field?
can post
a web page
• Who is publishing this?
.com = commercial
.org = non-profit
.edu = educational
.net = network provider
.gov = federal government
.mil = military
Is the Information Too Old?
• Does this type of
information change
over time?
The Battle of
Bunker Hill
Cancer Research
• Find out when the
information was
written or posted to
the web.
A medical article written
five years ago may be okay
if it was posted this year.
And remember . . .
ALWAYS
Cite your sources!
For questions about this presentation,
you may contact
Donna Meeks
Media Specialist
Stephens County High School
Toccoa, Georgia 30577